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Meal Delivery Subscription for Kids

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Meal Delivery Subscription for Kids: Yumble is solving problems for busy moms, dads, and picky palates. Welcome to the clean plate club!     Momming…

Beauty vs. Trafficking: A Mission Worth Fighting For

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Beauty vs. Trafficking: A Mission Worth Fighting For. MISSIO is an affordable luxury hair product brand that is fighting against human trafficking using weapons of…

A Platform for Positivity: FootSouls

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A Platform for Positivity: FootSouls. Custom insoles for your Converse and good vibes from an entrepreneur in your shoes.     Gone are the days…

Montemar Winery Santa Barbara County

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Montemar Winery Santa Barbara County. Former Spy Plane Salesman takes on viticulture.       He will be the first to tell you he’s not running…

Tapas Restaurant: Santa Barbara

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Tapas Restaurant: Santa Barbara. Enjoy the unique flavors of Spain, an unparalleled atmosphere, and unforgettable cocktail menu at Loquita.     On a charming corner…

WiFi Anywhere with a New Mesh Network

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WiFi Anywhere with a New Mesh Network: Mesh ++ is a Chicago-based startup testing their proprietary protocol in rural markets.     If there’s one…

The App that Finds Your Cofounder

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CoFounders Lab: The app that finds your cofounder. This business helps entrepreneurs build better.   Building a business on your own is a tough job…

The Best Scavenger Hunt App in the World

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Tour cities differently with the best scavenger hunt app in the world. Say goodbye to the backwards-walking tour guide and DIY!     Most fifth-graders…

Online Music Lessons for Kids in Foster Care

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A for-profit social impact company based in Austin, Texas is changing kids' lives through music. Care2Rock provides live online music lessons for paid customers in…

Los Angeles Muralist Heart Art

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Los Angeles Muralist Heart Art: Jennifer Korsen's signature heart art can be found in cities across America. The image represents community, collaboration, and resilience.  …

Where to go for Joe: Your Guide to the Best Coffee Wherever you Are

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 The best part of waking up…is in your cup. Wherever you are, wherever you go, look to this for your next cup of joe. Cheesy…

Persona Theory

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Photo by Jurica Koletić on Unsplash   There is no, singular defining trait of an entrepreneur. There is no mold. If there was a mold it would be…

Design-gineers

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What does STEL offer? Product design? Engineering? Brand expertise? Yes. Co-founded by industrial designer Pete Ducato, STEL is a one-stop-shop for innovation. With a fully-equipped…

PLUGGED IN: Increasing Accessibility for EVs

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At the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UC Santa Barbara, graduate student Heather Hochrein was tasked with writing a thesis with a…

A Dash of Culture + A Splash of Style

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While he didn’t know it at the time, in 2012, Alejandro Medina started down a road that would eventually bring the city of Santa Barbara,…

The Reel Deal

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For years, the seafood industry has taken flack from many sides, primarily for regulatory issues that result in overfishing, illegal fishing, long supply chains, and…

The Paradox of Success

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Many successful entrepreneurs will tell you not to fear failure, but to embrace it. Is failure not the antithesis of success? For the past two years,…

Millennial Millionaires

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Taylor Offer recalled buying and reselling tickets at age 16 outside the LA Clippers arena. He would start with the nosebleed seats, upsell them for…

Go-Go Gadget GoChair

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“Don’t fix what isn’t broken,” they said. “Break it and make it better,” engineer John Stump rebutted. He knew what he wanted to do ever…

Turning Taybles

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An innovative, bright mind with a knack for business and a “you never know unless you ask” mantra, Justin Nanfelt constructed his career with a…

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