John Diskin and Rita Capponi, Grand Central Palm Springs
September 25, 2019When John Diskin and Rita M. Capponi moved to Palm Springs with dreams of opening a restaurant, they didn’t imagine…Don & Jake McPeck, Mess Hall Canteen
June 19, 2019Don McPeck started his business with only an idea. His gourmet food truck, Mess Hall Canteen, got started thanks to…Meredith Pizzi, Roman Music Therapy Services
April 24, 2019Meredith Pizzi started playing trumpet in the fifth grade and joined her school’s jazz band. It was after a performance…Angela Bicos Mavridis, Tribalí Foods
January 30, 2019Angela Bicos Mavridis, a San Marino, California resident, comes from an entrepreneurial family. Her father owned a drive-thru that served…Manuel Guerrero, Hope Cafe and Creperie
October 24, 2018Manuel Guerrero grew up surrounded by a family of entrepreneurs. He embraced this spirit and chose to pursue his entrepreneurial…Marcia Charles, Pinky Rose Boutique
August 29, 2018Marcia Charles has worked in fashion for her whole life. When Marcia was 15-years-old, she started working at department store…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…With Love Market & Café, Faces of Entrepreneurship Winner
May 18, 2018Andrew McDowell was laying on the beach in Cancun, reading My Business, My Mission – the story of businessmen and…Bethany Smith, B Team Solutions
June 1, 2016Paul LaRocco, LaRocco’s Pizzeria
August 20, 2015Despite having run two successful restaurants, banks considered Paul LaRocco's pizzeria "too new" because he was self-employed. Thankfully, Pacific Coast…