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I love a wedding because you can play everything from Frank Sinatra to the latest dance hit.
Wendy Walker DJ I was an absolute nerdy little kid, I loved music, I would on Saturdays listen to Casey Kasem Top 40, but I would write...
Nov 2, 2023


That’s what life’s about, being able to bring joy to other people.
Erica Pietrzyk Pietrzyk Pierogi | Detroit, Michigan I used to bartend and I was working in Hamtramck, which used to be a heavily Polish...
Aug 22, 2023


When you’re piercing something, it’s like a hot knife through butter.
Kayla Rouse Piercer | 454 Tattoo and Body Piercing When I first started thinking about doing something, anything, after high school, I...
Jul 10, 2023


Consent is something that you can revoke at any time.
Annie Spong Intimacy Coordinator I landed in intimacy coordinating five or six years ago at the birth of the Me Too movement. Up until...
Jun 19, 2023


I like to show somebody how one item can be so many different things.
Cat Cass Costumer/Sutler I’m a costumer. I sell costumes at the Renaissance fairs and a number of other types of reenactments. I do a...
May 22, 2023


We have to create opportunities for ourselves because no one else is going to create them for us.
Sharniece Chantal Coupes + Pigment How I got into the business that I have now – which is the paint and sip events and doing mobile...
Mar 10, 2023


I love teaching patients how to wear contacts.
Jennifer Maxwell, ABOC Optician/Supervisor | Eye Care Center, Fullerton, CA I’ve been doing this for 30 years. I was a young mom, I had...
Feb 16, 2023


Sometimes it’s the stone that inspires the piece, sometimes it’s the piece that inspires the stone.
Claudia Endler Jewelry designer I’ve always had an interest in design: clothing, jewelry, shoes, handbags. My mother was very creative...
Dec 22, 2022


It takes a village to raise a child and a community.
Bettina Swigger CEO of Downtown SLO I am the CEO of Downtown SLO, which is the downtown business improvement area and we are a nonprofit...
Oct 22, 2022


If there’s something that I’m passionate about, it’s community. It’s connection.
Sara McGrath Family Resource Specialist at Parents Helping Parents I’ve done so many different things, and it’s all connected to life. It...
Sep 25, 2022
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