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Send us Fan Mail Robert Simon was born at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. He is a Cal (UC Berkley) graduate and a Chez Panisse alum. He is inspired by all things sustainable and organic when it comes to food. Robert has judged wine for 12 years and operated two restaurants in Napa Valley plus four different locations in San Gabriel Valley. He has two kids, Max and Rachel, 27 and 28 respectively....

Send us Fan Mail Joanna M Jimenez was born in San Antonio Texas. She lived in Texas till the age of 6. Her family moved to Pasadena California in 1980 and that is where she completed high school. Joanna married her high school sweetheart right out of high school and had five children. Throughout her children’s education she volunteered in the PTA and was engaged in volunteering in her kids’ classr...

Send us Fan Mail Nancy Davidson is the Executive Director of The Foundation for Living Beauty, a Pasadena-based nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of women with cancer. After graduating from The University of Redlands, Nancy began working in the corporate world, but quickly learned that her passion was in helping nonprofit organizations flourish. She has spent the past 35 years...

Send us Fan Mail Joan De Souza has 20 years managerial experience as the Customer Service Manager at the Los Angeles Times, managing and leading more than 200 staff. She was a decision-maker responsible for implementing a firm wide circulation system, which became the central hub of the subscription and delivery process. She was also responsible for implementing such projects as the home delivery...

Send us Fan Mail Adela Angiuli has proudly served as Executive Director for the San Gabriel Educational Foundation since 2012. In this role, Adela leads the Foundation, with a focus on building strong partnerships and engagement within the San Gabriel community. She strives to support the creation and implementation of strategies and initiatives across the Foundation’s focus areas. Adela’s steadfa...

Send us Fan Mail Dawnee Pitzer, owner of Events by Dawnee, is an event planner who believes that creativity is critical to happiness and success. Realizing she had a passion for event planning back in 2007, Dawnee sought out a career in the event planning industry, allowing her to be creative, yet structured. With an eye for detail and design, Dawnee has drawn upon her organizational skills to hel...

Send us Fan Mail Brian Taylor is a Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning songwriter, aiming to use his background in business and entertainment to aid people in finding confidence in their own voices and stories. Brian grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. Before he came to California he worked the 9 to 5 job but not finding much purpose and passion for it. When he did go into a creative space, working w...

Send us Fan Mail Alex Bruno founded Bruno Group Inc. A legal firm that helps entrepreneurs and business owners in their growth by taking care of their legal needs. Alex is an entrepreneur himself. He understands the various responsibilities and time limitations entrepreneurs experience daily. Alex’s approach is designed to streamline a business’ legal needs, anticipate and eliminate potential issu...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer and Jasmin started their own clothing boutique for women of all sizes in late 2021. They believe all women are beautiful and that fashion is an expression and celebration of one’s personal style. When you look good you feel good. The name, Jentle Femme, came about by 2 cousin-sisters with individual styles that come together.  They dropped the “g” from the word gentle and...

Send us Fan Mail Vasyl Ghanimian, MS, LCSW, SEP (he/him) emigrated from the Philippines at three years old with his Filipino mother and Armenian father. His religious parents emphasized education as a pathway to financial independence. They pushed him to access opportunities available in the U.S. and succeed. Vasyl completed an AA from Pasadena City College in 2006. He transferred to UCLA and comp...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Trotoux is the Director of Collections and Interpretation at the Gamble House, where she joined the staff in 2017. A Pasadena native and an architectural historian by training, she has spent over 25 years of professional practice in Southern California as a historic preservation planner. The Gamble House (Greene & Greene, 1908) was built for David and Mary Gamble as a...

Send us Fan Mail Alyssa Rosenthal was born and raised in the peaceful mountains of Northern California. With the Trinity forest as her backyard, the family pets and wildlife as her best friends, Alyssa grew to know dogs as the truest companions, and nature as the best playground. She enjoys being outside most, never having a long term indoor job once in her life. Her first job was as a lifeguard a...

Send us Fan Mail Born in Las Vegas, raised in Kingman, AZ and now loyal Angeleno since 2002. Nathan's beer-evangelist journey began one fateful day in 2002 after moving to LA and ordered Stone's IPA. It was love at first sip. True to his inquisitive nature, and newfound patronage at Eagle Rock Brewery, he dove into the world of homebrewing and realized the creative nature of brewing, rec...

Send us Fan Mail Alberto Martinez has helped achieve maximum marketing, digital, web and social media results by providing thoughtful leadership and hands on experience in web3, video and content production, web design/development, digital and traditional marketing, Local/SEO/SEM and creative services. What sets him apart from others is his hands-on, day-to-day experience in Entertainment, Social...

Send us Fan Mail Young Kim is the creative director at 3DJ Pictures, an end-to-end production company based in Los Angeles. A vagabond who has lived in multiple continents, Young has called Pasadena home since 2020 —after moving to LA in 2014. Getting his LA industry start as a sound mixer and assistant camera for David Blaine’s magic specials, Young now works mostly in the commercial realm, partn...

Send us Fan Mail Joe Hanks is the owner of Brick City Boxing, an innovative boxing inspired high intensity fitness experience. The classes taught are designed by Joe Hanks himself, a world class professional boxer. His inspiration when designing the classes came by his journey through boxing gyms in ‘Brick City,’ that is Newark, New Jersey.  Joe was raised in Newark, New Jersey where he attended p...

Send us Fan Mail Barney Santos is the entrepreneur and founder of Gentefy Inc, BLVD MRKT, and Alchemy Craft. His mission is to inspire & empower the entrepreneurial spirit; one person, one business, one community at a time. It is his belief that through the platform of business, the use of creativity, and the strength of human empathy it is possible to accelerate innovation in all aspects of l...

Send us Fan Mail Frank Schipani is a self-taught coffee roaster that started Three Hats Coffee Company during the summer of 2020. Since starting Three Hats Coffee, it has always been his emphasis to roast high quality, specialty-grade coffee fresh and offer it at local farmers markets and online. His primary emphasis is to enhance your daily coffee ritual by providing you the best cup possible. Fr...

Send us Fan Mail Ray Rangwala has been in the dry cleaning business since 1985. He owns and operates Esteem Cleaners in Pasadena and Glendale. He is a business coach for other cleaners. Ray has facilitated several seminars for the Dry Cleaning Association in teaching his fellow dry cleaners of the secrets of environmentally safe "WET CLEANING" instead of the usual chemicals. He has made...

Send us Fan Mail Isai Bismark Cortez, a Los Angeles native, is the lead attorney for Bismark Tax, Inc. His practice area is concentrated in tax resolution. Isai earned his B.S. degree in Business Administration from the California State University – Northridge; a Juris Doctor from the Pennsylvania State University – The Dickinson School of Law; and a Masters of Law Degree (L.L.M) from the Universi...

Send us Fan Mail Phillip Ozaki’s culinary journey began not with utensils and ingredients in hand, but as a 16-year-old dishwasher in a Mississippi restaurant. With the freedom and trust given to him in his first job, he happily became more involved with the restaurant, picking up basic cooking skills over time before working his own station. From there, Ozaki’s passion for cooking took root and b...

Send us Fan Mail Daisy Flores is the daughter of the manager and cook at Tia Gladys Restaurant in San Gabriel. While growing up helping her father and family with the restaurant she learned a wide array of life skills, without her being entirely conscious of it. While attending college Daisy found a new appreciation for her time growing up at the restaurant with all the ups and downs. Not only can...

Send us Fan Mail Paul was born in Taos, New Mexico, and lived in Eastern Europe for two years from the age of 9. His family then moved to Dubrovnik, Croatia for a year and a half. When Paul was 19 he moved to Los Angeles with the dream of becoming an actor. After a year in the American Academy of Dramatic arts he left acting to become a youth soccer coach. At 30 years old he started his own busine...

Send us Fan Mail Ryan Christiansen is the Self-proclaimed Queen of Direct Response Marketing. She was born and raised locally in North East Los Angeles. She is the proud founder and CEO of NINE2FIVE Marketing, a Traditional Marketing Agency. If you have driven down any of the main streets in Los Angles, chances are one of the bus ads you saw, was placed by NINE2FIVE Marketing. As of August 2022, N...

Send us Fan Mail Brandon Rogers is an American comedian, actor, director, and writer. He was born on August 3rd, 1988 in Hayward, California. He was fascinated by cinema and acting at a very young age and decided to become an actor around the age of nine. After completing high school, he attended college in San Francisco. Before making his way down to LA, Brandon attended many film festivals in th...