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

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

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…

Mestre Boneco | BJJ

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 PA 008

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

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

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

Chris Williams

Los Angeles mortgage originator Chris Williams worked for private industry and the federal government before opening his business…

Lucy Tseng

Lucy Tseng

From Life and Resilience Coach Lucy Tseng’s introductory packet: “I can be very casual or very professional…

Katie Welter

Katie Welter

How do you juggle? ​​“I’ve always done it. About three years ago I set dedicated business hours…

Geneva and Jonathan Solomon

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

Apryl Sims

As manager of Simply Wholesome a Los Angeles health food store and restaurant Apryl Sims has several suggestions for suppliers and…

Sibyl Walton

Sibyl Walton

When the owners pay attention to the marketplace, art galleries can be profitable…

Antonieta Edwards

Antonieta Edwards

The road that led out of teaching and into self-help coloring books seemed an interruption, at first…

Resiliency Training

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

Michael Ferrera

Bespoke menswear designer Michael Ferrera combines the precision of artificial intelligence with the tradition of hand sewing…

At Morris Media Studios

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

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…

JOE COLLINS

Joe Collins

Joe Collins is running for election to the 43rd Congressional District in California. After spending thirteen and a half years in the United States Navy, he wanted to continue to serve his country and chose the…

Patrick Erlandson

Patrick Erlandson

“The area of human trafficking I work in is prevention. By examining the family culture, especially the role of fathers, we can identify markers in…