Adam Morales, Smokey Lips BBQ
January 26, 2024With more than two decades of experience in the culinary industry, Chef Adam Morales discovered a passion for barbecue that…
Mohammad, Tailoring and Alterations
November 7, 2023Mohammad fled Afghanistan with his wife and three children in 2010. They stayed in Turkey until they resettled in the…
Bosko and Maya Kante, ElectroSpit
June 16, 2023Pioneering music technology company ElectroSpit makes the world’s only lightweight, fully-portable, tubeless talkbox. This technology allows musicians to play various instrumental sounds…
Jose Mendoza, FiestaBowls
April 11, 2023FiestaBowls, located between 18th and 19th streets, is an example of the tenacity of the Mission’s business community. In challenging…
Xiomara Rosa-Tedla & Dagne Tedla, UnoEth
March 17, 2023After a trip to Ethiopia to visit family, Dagne Tedla brought a leather messenger bag as a gift for his…
Lorenzo Rota, Volare Aerial Imaging
November 29, 2022Lorenzo Rota recently graduated from West Business Development Center’s Startup Mendocino program. He provides specialized drone services for agriculture and…
Jorge Ochoa, Leonora Goat Dairy
October 26, 2022Meet Jorge Ochoa, owner of a goat dairy farm called Leonora Goat Dairy. Jorge grew up in Mexico where his…
Ken Granderson and Dale Dowdie, Black Facts
October 28, 2021BlackFacts.com is the longest-running data-driven repository of Black history on the internet. BlackFacts.com was created in 1997 by Ken Granderson…
Marcos Murrilo, Tapa the World
August 20, 2021Marcos Murrilo came here from Mexico in 1996. His first job in the U.S. was working at Tapa the World…
Soichi and Raechel Kadoya, Soichi Sushi
June 23, 2021Chef Soichi Kadoya was a highly respected fixture in San Diego’s sushi scene. After 25 years of training in Japanese…
