We are so inspired by the businesses in our community because of how many of them are committed to helping to make the world better than it is today. Check out some great businesses below and how they are helping others.

Amanda de la Madriz | Life + Mindset Coach for Moms

I want to create a movement where all moms truly believe that they are good parents. Amazing moms who yes, make mistakes! But who aren’t constantly trying to achieve perfection, because it results in feeling like you’re always failing. Perfection is impossible, and aside from loving and caring about your children, there really isn’t a bar for being a good parent (not really)—it’s all just a story we tell ourselves. I want to teach all moms everywhere how to have their own backs. I help them better manage the overwhelm and burnout in their mom lives, from a place of self-love, acceptance and belief that THEY are the ones in control. Read more>>

Nicolette Spear | Painter

I believe when you portray something in art that corresponds to something in the inner human, or the society at large, you create a kind of release or freedom from the oppression that you may be exploring. I do that with oil. I’m trying to create a recognition of pain and then to release it through resonance and beauty. I feel that our technology has advanced very quickly and that our minds cannot keep up with its constant demands for attention and energy. It is my gift to society to provide processing of this new paradigm. I spend countless hours in the studio processing in the most raw way that I know how, putting paint to canvas. Read more>>

Hiroko Aoyagi | Licensed Midwife

It is evidenced based that midwifery care improves birth outcomes. Midwives provides care that lowers mortality, preterm, cesarean rate and many other complications. I experienced home birth with the support of midwives and I can say that not only midwives helps in better outcomes but also their emotional support will help guide parents to confidently embark on their parenting journey and will empower them in long term. I strongly believe that midwifery care is the public health that helps and save community and the world. Read more>>

Anthony McDuffie Jr. | Author, Motivational Speaker, Poet and Founder of Grit, Grind and Glory

In October 2023, I visited Chowchilla Women’s Prison with the intention of inspiring hope, resilience, and redemption by sharing my story. My movement and book, Grit, Grind, and Glory, had a profound impact on the incarcerated women at Chowchilla Women’s Prison during my visit. It helped them realize that their stories are just as important and valid as anyone else’s. It provided them with the inspiration to pursue a path of positivity. It showed them that, like me, as someone who had been previously incarcerated, they too can write books, share their narratives, and use their stories to inspire hope and empower others. Read more>>

Tanya Young | Afro-Indigenous Writer

The goal of First Nations Storytellers is to reclaim and restore the lost identities and history of Indigenous tribes of North America. We are supporting the mental health and cultural integrity of Native American descendants. Our intention is to recall and represent each pre-colonial tribe in its home area to reconstruct the map of the Americas which we call Turtle Island. Read more>>

MICHAEL KITANO | Executive Chef/Mentor/Owner

My business (hapa meals) brings people together to try new and a very eclectic style of cuisine. People from different backgrounds get together and enjoy what I create. Read more>>