Phoenix 01.04.2018

Lisa Reinhardt

When I was 24, I went to Asia to study meditation. Eleven years later when I returned to the US, I could see that people were searching for the the same things I had observed living among some of the greatest meditation masters of the 20th century – peace, happiness and wisdom. Read more>>

Daga Kawalec

Born and raised in Poland, family was in the furniture business in Europe(production, export, marketing, sales). I came in to the United States in 2002(traveled, lived in FL), in 2003 I moved to Scottsdale and started working in the Interior Design industry. One time client looking for oriental rug asked me to help them design their new sofa and they loved the outcome. Read more>>

Dave Gary, Charge Michael

Dave and Charge taught drum lessons at a local music for a number of years before deciding to go out on their own and open a brand new music lessons facility. But it had to be better. The ownership at most local music stores won’t sacrifice retail space to make room for a stage. Read more>>

Brant Miller

At the heart of Vintage Statements is a creative couple who loves to spark inspiration within their clients’ homes. Brant and Marie Miller thrive on the excited conversations their pieces elicit from houseguests. Their vision is that once those guests learn where the piece was created, they can’t wait to learn more about who made it. Read more>>

Alison Smith

I studied many different spiritual practices; meditation and yoga, before I discovered Hypnotherapy. I knew there was a of part of my soul that needed healing and guidance. Hypnotherapy has helped me to become a better person, live a healthier life, and has healed my soul. Read more>>

Marten Tellez

I started djing in high school for Friends. I got the nickname Kingbee due to my fascination with Queen Bee “Lil Kim”. Friends would call me this and the name just stuck. From there I kept on listening and ejoying music, supplying friends and family with cds monthly of all the hottest tracks (in y opinion) – which was mostly in case I happened to be around I had them within arms reach, or always had something I wanted to listen too. Read more>>

Jenna Workman

As a mom of 2 young princesses, ages 2 and 4, our lives and passions revolve around fairytales and happily ever after. While planning our first family trip to our favorite theme park Jason, my husband, and I were struck with the realization that we weren’t going for the rides, we were going just for the experience of witnessing our daughters as they saw their first and favorite princess. Read more>>

Jared Kavlie

When I was young I collected sports cards like many young boys do. After some time collecting, I got frustrated with how little return I would get on the cards that I would purchase. I began riding my bike to Spring Training games here in Phoenix and starting getting cards in my collection autographed by the athletes to boost the value. Read more>>

Jill Christenholz

The idea for 5 Arts Circle came out of the blue…or rather the greens! While golfing in 1999, my foursome was comparing the arts in the Valley to those in our hometowns. Arts funding was notably lower here. I challenged them to secure private donations for the arts and that’s how 5 Arts Circle was born. Founder Howard Hirsh. Read more>>

Miguel Samaniego

Although I’ve been working on motorcycles since my teens, it didn’t strike me until 2011 that this was something I would do for a living. Working on motorcycles in my garage has been a lifetime routine. As I worked with the door open, music on, and in my element, a neighbor pulled up on his motorcycle. We began to chat and he asked if I could customize/fix his bike for him. Read more>>

Candice Cherry

“A girl should be two things: Who and What she wants.” -Coco Chanel This inspirational quote embodies the belief behind my business and dreams. I, Candice Cherry, am the founder and Chief Jeweled Officer of all things that sparkle, The Queens’ Jewels. Growing up as an only child in St. Louis, Missouri, my loving parents always preached to me that I could do and be anything I wanted to. Read more>>

Dana Ramsey

I came across Paint Nite in Baltimore after completing military service in 2013. I was fascinated and met with the local licensee to learn more about coordinated paint parties. From there I decided to proceed forward with Paint Nite, and selected Phoenix, Arizona as a place to start this new chapter of my life. Taking a huge leap, I purchased a car, packed up what I could, and made the road trip to Phoenix. Read more>>

Ray Hur

Sakana started in 1994 becuase we saw a need for a reasonably priced, high quality sushi restaurant in the metro Phoenix area. We wanted to make Japanese’s food both approachable and affordable to everyone in the Valley. As with all restaurants there are ups and downs. But our biggest challenge has been building a solid team. Read more>>

Joe LaBrie

My father, Jim LaBrie, opened the first Bug & Weed Mart in 1979 in Mesa. He was working for a pharmaceutical company when he discovered a do-it-yourself retail store, specializing in bug and weed control, for sale. While he knew little about the industry, after speaking with the man at the store, he was confident he could do a better job and bought his first Bug & Weed Mart store. Read more>>

Kerry Oliver

I started in the music industry back in 1999 with my son’s band, whom I managed to an international touring level. After our successes, I started to manage other bands, soon realizing that the music industry, as a whole, was not headed in the direction I wanted it to go. I saw a lot of amazing talent being forced into “regular life”, giving up their musical dreams, because they had to get on with the reality of living. Read more>>

Kim Spector

I was born and raised in Scottsdale. My father was the first car dealer in Scottsdale. He instilled in me customer service and salesmanship at a very young age. I have known about Ultrasonic Cavitation for years and had read so many articles about it. But, no one in the US had it available. Read more>>

Louis Dolgoff

The Beer for Brains Foundation is a national, non-profit organization of craft-beer lovers, distributors and brewers, who are committed to: Raising public awareness about brain cancer; Engendering compassion for its victims; and Helping fund groundbreaking research leading to a cure. Read more>>

Doug Boyd

My creative path began in the mid 80’s when I left my home in Lewisville Texas and went to work for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as a clown. While travelling and working with the circus, I learned about work ethic, culture, professionalism and how to get creative when you didn’t always have the perfect tool or ideal situation. Read more>>

Greg Johnson, Peter Svedin

Lifetime is a well established home improvement company that has been doing business in Denver for over a decade. We specialize in high-quality replacement windows and doors that help homeowners save on energy costs. We felt that expanding to Phoenix would be the next logical step, our business has thrived in Denver because of our lifetime product warranty and service guarantee. Read more>>

Mark Cosmas

I have been a long distance runner for a long time and always quietly dreamed of owning my own running store. 8 years ago our first daughter passed away at 5 months old, SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). My wife Katie and I were obviously devastated. Read more>>

Tamra Wyman

I began working at a very young age for my parents. From helping out in their machine shop to manufacturing wooden toy barns for the Breyer model horses, I developed a strong work ethic and knowledge for business. My sister and I helped my parents in the toy barn business from assembling the barns, packaging little accessories and to helping with the shipment to retailers. Read more>>

Lorraine Tallman

Our sweet, jovial little girl, Amanda was 9 years old when she started experiencing severe headaches and flu-like symptoms. Our visits to the pediatrician all had the same outcomes – flu, stomach virus, possible anemia. Finally, just to appease me, her pediatrician pricked her finger. Read more>>

Chris Martin

I started off as a patient, and a chef, who created an edible line known as Zonka Bars. In 2012 i was raided for making my edible line when my business partner stole our products and sold them to a detective. Instead of him going to jail he signed a deal with the state of Arizona. Intern I went to jail and My wife and kids were involved and forever changed. Read more>>

Kate Sivolella

Poverty’s Pets was incorporated in 2005 under the direction of the Founder and Animal Advocate, Kate Sivolella and is a 501(c) nonprofit organization. With a mission of rescuing abandoned, neglected, and abused companion animals in low-income and underserved communities, Poverty’s Pets also provides education programs and veterinary care services (including spay/neuter) to families in the low-income areas of Phoenix, AZ. Read more>>

Marcy Maslov

Imagine getting an email with the title “Would You like to Love What You Do? After 25 years in the corporate world I was burned out. Although I was an accounting leader, I was not doing much accounting….. Instead I was helping my team manage their careers. Read more>>

Kevin MacConkey

I went to school for Marketing & Public Relations back in 2001. Through the years, I’ve used what I learned in college in my various positions though none were in a “marketing” field. Over the next 16 years, I worked as a chef, an artist & manager at a tattoo shop, and toured constantly as a musician. Read more>>

Danny McManus

As a kid growing up in Long Island, NY I was always drawn to filming and editing videos. From my dads vhs, to renting my school equipment, to finally getting my own hi-8 camera to film my friends skateboarding, any reason I could film was fun to me. I went to college at Arizona State University and got an education in broadcast journalism and film. Read more>>

Brandon Hampton

I bought the first four plex in 2010 and never looked back. I have been blessed to get around positive like minded people and continue to push myself. The road has been an ebb and flow. I walked into real estate extremely green but coachable. Read more>>