Anthony Winston III, P.E. started Winston Engineering Inc because he wanted to make a positive impact on the construction industry and spend more time with his family. While he is originally from Chicago, IL, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with Emphasis in Power Transmission and Distribution…
James Khuri is a well-respected entrepreneur. He has been building successful businesses for over 20 years. Currently residing as CEO of nine companies, James proves he is a tenacious leader in multiple industries. His companies range from real estate to manufacturing and distribution, brick and mortar retail stores, and e-commerce…
David Malcolm is a real estate expert with over four decades of work experience. Since earning his real estate license while still in high school, he has managed numerous complex real estate, development, and financial transactions. He earned his real estate broker’s license in 1974 and later graduated from Harvard…
A UC San Diego alumni and second generation Latina, Alexa-Rae Navarro is the Executive Director of Startup San Diego, the official non-profit supporting the San Diego startup ecosystem. Prior to running Startup San Diego, she spent the last eight years in Los Angeles working at the intersection of tech, corporate,…
Few can claim to be as hard-working and successful in two vastly different industries at the same time as Javid Javdani. After moving to the US in 1982 in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, Javdani worked relentlessly as a young man out of high school to make ends meet…
A young African American male has gone from living in Carson, CA to helping businesses grow in Calabasas, CA. Aubrey Lang has defied all odds by making it out of an area typically associated with systematic oppression. After transferring, Aubrey would wake up at 5:00 AM every day to get…
Jenny Chang is the event planning mogul that the world of celebrations has long been waiting for. Recognized as one of the country’s ‘Top 50 Event Planners’ by PartySlate, and ‘Top 10’ in Los Angeles by Junebug Weddings, Jenny brings her distinctive and ever-evolving business strategies to break the boundaries…
Patrick Frank is the Co-Founder and COO of PatientPartner. This health technology platform enhances the patient experience for surgical candidates by pairing them with a “surgery mentor” who has been through the same procedure. Recently named Forbes “30 Under 30” in consumer technology, Patrick has spent his entire career scaling…
Daniel is the Founder of JavaBlue and is a full-time investor, actively buying and growing online business and real estate, and having full ownership in over 30 companies worldwide. Daniel owns businesses anywhere from online publishing, digital marketing, SaaS, e-commerce, and real estate. Daniel launched his fully privately owned investment…
Founder and CEO Joss Richard is an Emmy Award winning Producer who was born and raised in Toronto where she worked as a Television Producer before moving to Los Angeles. At the age of 28, Joss has won a Daytime Emmy Award and worked at Netflix, The Ellen DeGeneres Show,…
In 2016, Gary Polk became the Founder and first Executive Director of the Innovation Incubator at CSUDH. From the vision of its retired President, Wille Hagen, with his team he created an amazing business incubator that not only helped the Dominguez Hills students, but also the entrepreneurs throughout the Los…