Most of the media often paints all businesses with a single stroke, but in our experience businesses are each unique and so many of them are focused on making the world a better place. We’ve highlighted a few such gems below.

Mirelle Roman

Over the years, I’ve learned to use my talents for the greater good. What once felt like simply offering a service has evolved into something much deeper. I no longer see my craft as just a treatment—I see it as a way to connect, support, and empower others.

As I’ve grown personally and professionally, my mindset has shifted toward helping in every way I can, even beyond the treatment room. I earned my teaching credential in beauty and have embraced the role of educator, not just to students, but to every guest who walks through my doors. I believe in sharing knowledge, not keeping secrets to myself. Read More>>

Barbra Dillon

At Fanbase Press, we believe that stories matter. Acknowledging the importance of stories and the impact of storytelling is at the core of the organization. Universal communication through stories allows us to examine the essentials of human existence, to understand ourselves better and to grow and/or heal, to pass on important values, knowledge, and lessons to the next generation, and to connect with one another through empathy and compassion. Read More>>

Erica Helphand

While OP 3 Events is an event production and fundraising consulting agency, everything about our business is geared toward improving the world because we almost exclusively serve non-profit organizations. Our impact begins with the hundreds of thousands of participants we support and the hundreds of millions of dollars we help our client partners raise. It might look like setting up signage, loading trucks, moving barricades, and recruiting volunteers, but don’t be fooled—we’re working to stop suicide, to pay for patient navigation and support programs, and to cure cancer, Alzheimer’s, Lupus, and diabetes. Read More>>

Crissy

As a yoga therapist and mental health worker, I offer a compassionate, body-centered approach to mental health and trauma recovery. Yoga Therapy provides personalized tools to cultivate resilience, balance emotions, and gently rewire patterns shaped by stress or trauma. The patients and clients that I work with have developed greater self-awareness, better emotional regulation, and an embodied sense of well-being to support long-term healing and transformation. Supporting the mental wellness for Angeleno’s has always been an important part of my work and mission. Read More>>