Interviews
Archived Interviews 2014-2020
At this time I am no longer doing interviews because I am focusing on my next project. That said, if you are an entrepreneur, or you want to refer an entrepreneur to me, please contact me; I may return to interviews in the future.
Michele Summers
When podiatrist Michele Summers’ patients would come to her El Monte office, their mantra was “please fix my feet so that…
Quentin Holmes
Real Street Kidz was a collection of drawings for a line of tee
shirts I designed. In college, I saw a friend selling tee shirts…
Ahmad Simmons
Capoeira instructor Ahmed Simmons moved to Brazil six days after 9-11. He’d visited there before, invited by famed martial arts teacher Edna Lima…
BILLIONAIRE P.A.
Billionaire PA is a young man on a mission to inspire people to become wealthy and to share their wealth with others. The goal is to…
Ron King
“I built a relationship with the manager of this facility,” said visual artist and painter Ron King, as we entered a swanky downtown LA loft building, “and with a lot of the tenants— who then gave me good references…
Robert Hollis
Ask people, did you take your meds and they may not be sure. Ask did you have your coffee today and they can say definitely if they did or didn’t…
Chris Williams
Los Angeles mortgage originator Chris Williams worked for private industry and the federal government before opening his business…
Lucy Tseng
From Life and Resilience Coach Lucy Tseng’s introductory packet: “I can be very casual or very professional…
Katie Welter
How do you juggle? “I’ve always done it. About three years ago I set dedicated business hours…
Geneva and Jonathan Solomon
When the Solomons went on their first date the subject of firearms came up. Jonathan’s experience was positive…
Apryl Sims
As manager of Simply Wholesome a Los Angeles health food store and restaurant Apryl Sims has several suggestions for suppliers and…
Antonieta Edwards
The road that led out of teaching and into self-help coloring books seemed an interruption, at first…
Donna Tiz-Tate
Invited to sit in on a meeting of the Resiliency Training for African American Boys workshop, I pictured a classroom-like setting and feel…
Michael Ferrera
Bespoke menswear designer Michael Ferrera combines the precision of artificial intelligence with the tradition of hand sewing…
Felicia “The Poetess” Morris
Felicia “The Poetess” Morris starts her day with a walk or sometimes a hike. Then she’s off to Morris Media Studios…
Gilbert Buchanan
The State of California defines a small business as any licensed entity that generates revenues of from $10,000 to 15 million dollars over three years…