Business
Broken Yolk Café – Breakfast Is The…
“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” my mother often intoned. Her second frequent message about how to lead my life was, “focus on what you’re doing!” John Gelastopoulos must have been hiding behind the door because he certainly applied both messages to the way he built his business. Gelastopoulos founded Broken Yolk […]
Plant and Nurture Leaders
by Phil Lee The Chinese Proverb, “If your vision is for a year, plant wheat. If your vision is for 10 years, plant trees. If your vision is for a lifetime, plant people,” gives reason to leadership development. Do better by planting leaders. Planting and developing leaders takes more effort and resources than most owners, […]
Local Designer Creates Custom Made Items with Hawaiian Influence
Stefanie Graves of Ocean Beach, California loves Hawaii and she loves to sew. After the birth of her daughter, this former Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute biologist decided to take a leap and stay at home to pursue her craft business dream, hand-sewn paddle boarding and home products made from colorful Hawaiian-print fabrics. According to Graves, her […]
Special Delivery Receives Grant from The Thursday Club Juniors
“Special Delivery San Diego is very pleased and honored to announce that it has received a grant for more than $57,000 from The Thursday Club Juniors,” stated Ruth Henricks, executive director. “We are thrilled to receive this very generous award from such a wonderful local organization as The Thursday Club Juniors,” said Henricks. “This […]
Hughes Marino Names Controller
Hughes Marino, San Diego’s largest commercial real estate company exclusively representing tenants in lease negotiations and building purchases, has named Heather Fox as Controller. In her role, Heather is responsible for accounts receivable and accounts payable, and works closely with the director of finance in all aspects of the firm’s accounting and finances. Prior […]
What Does a Smoke Break Really Cost?
I was recently struck by how much money Americans spend on healthcare every year. The figure is astounding: almost 18 percent of all spending in our economy goes to health care. So I thought it might be interesting to break out some of the costs of one of America’s favorite bad habits: smoking. Of course, […]
Visitors to Reinvigorated Morena District Discovering Exciting New Shopping and Dining
Participating businesses give shoppers a chance at thousands in prizes during free June “Explore Morena” raffle promotion. It’s easy to win in the Morena District’s “Explore Morena” prize raffle from June 1-30. All people have to do is visit any of the dozens of businesses and drop in a business card or entry form into […]
Spring Time and Slowing Economy
Are Ideal Reasons for Game Changing Leadership! By Phil Lee Economic stagnation calls for changes in the way we have been doing business. It’s also; a natural season for spring cleaning and planting. Consider both realities as cover to “lead change together.” The benchmark small businesses, major corporations, and not for profit organizations regularly ask […]
Growing on Air
Imagine a plant that lives on air, requires very little attention, uses almost no space (It can even be grown vertically), and it can take both extreme heat and cold as low as 32 degrees. Paul Isley, co-owner of Rainforest Flora, spoke to the San Diego Horticultural Society about Tillandsias, also known as air […]
Carlos Orellana, Founder & CEO of GiftSender, to Attend Awards Night OC 2013 at Sutra
Orange County, CA- (Press Release) GiftSender™ founder and CEO Carlos Orellana will be attending “Awards Night O.C.” being held at Sutra Lounge on May 8, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. A former software systems analyst in the United States Air Force, Orellana has used his leadership skills and hands-on experience to develop multiple technology products and […]
