Our city is home to so many incredible businesses and so we asked the founders how they came up with the ideas for their businesses and have shared their responses below.

Steve Grebner | Voice Over Artist and Consultant

It all started as kind of an offshoot of my original job. As part of both the Marketing/Product Development and IT leadership of a large insurance company, there were many occasions when a need for education and or training were required. Read more>>

Adalgisa and David Nico | Nico Authors Bringing National Parks to Life book series

We love national parks and other national lands, such as seashores and monuments. Two years ago, we camped at Death Valley National Park for the first time and became fascinated by the pupfish that live in the middle of one of the harshest environments on Earth.  Read more>>

Kristin & Jamie Schuppert | Co-Founders

It really started when we were getting settled into our apartment in Venice back in 2019. We wanted to decorate with authentic home decor, but found that the pieces we really loved were way out of our budget. Around that same time, we took a trip to visit a friend in Turkey and fell in love with the beauty and character of the ceramics by local artisans. Read more>>