Gladys Mondragón, Sunshine Organics
December 14, 2022Gladys Mondragon is co-owner of Sunshine Organics farm in Watsonville. With the help of Tania Zuniga from Kitchen Table Advisors,…
Dawn Russell, Treats for Chickens
June 24, 2020Treats for Chickens hatched in 2009 in West Petaluma, California. Those who knew Dawn thought she had simply lost her…
Sandra Ann Harris, ECOlunchbox
April 15, 2020ECOlunchbox had a well-established multi-tiered distribution network but the demand for its green consumer products was stronger than the small…
Lindsey Ott, Mama Tong
January 9, 2020Ever since she can remember, Lindsey Ott has loved babies and everything that has to do with the miracle of…
Liza Spiridon, Cali Strong Candles
September 11, 2019During California’s recent wildfires, Registered Vet Technician Liza Spiridon was living on the Central Coast but knew people in the…Zea Sonnabend, Fruitilicious Farm
April 10, 2019Zea Sonnabend's organic farming bona fides cannot be overstated. With an MS in Plant Breeding from Cornell University and 35…Matt Maxwell, BoltAbout
March 27, 2019The idea to start BoltAbout came to Matt Maxwell in November 2015, when he was frustrated by public transportation options.…Jen Musty, Batter Bakery
November 28, 2018Jen Musty launched Batter Bakery in 2008 after two years of working on her plan and recipes. Since then, Batter…
James Holtslag, The Heart and Trotter
July 19, 2018Civic San Diego provided Accion San Diego, a nonprofit microlender, $400,000 in lending capital from the Civic San Diego Loan…
Abraham Lopez, YucaTech Technology Solutions
May 22, 2015Abraham Lopez immigrated from Mexico in 1998, and worked hard to master English and earn an Associate's Degree in Computer…
