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Martha Cantos, Founder & Owner of Ecugreen
Charting Her Course - September 21, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMartha Cantos is the owner of Ecugreen, a Ventura-based retail store that sells artisan, handmade goods. Martha began her career in early childhood education, and soon transferred her passion for community and service when she decided to start her own business. Now, Martha runs two physical lo...
Renee Grubb, Founder & Owner of Village Properties
Charting Her Course - July 27, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsRenee Grubb is the owner of Village Properties, a locally owned and operated real estate brokerage based in Santa Barbara. Renee began her career flipping homes and soon worked her way to upper management. But once she saw an opportunity to start and run her own company, she took it. Listen ...
Laura Fullilove, Founder & Owner of The Salt Ranch
Charting Her Course - May 25, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsLaura Fullilove is the founder and CEO of the Salt Ranch, a Ventura-based brand that specializes in apparel inspired by the old west, especially custom-made hats! If you’re from Ventura, you’ve probably seen Laura’s hats worn by everyone, everywhere. But what most don’t know is that her busine...
Kelley Scanlin, CEO of Pure Simple Foods
Charting Her Course - April 27, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsKelley Scanlin is the Founder and CEO of Pure Simple Foods, a natural food manufacturing company based in Ojai with brands like Lark Ellen Farm, Banner Road Baking and Purely Sprouted under their belt. Kelley used her experience building teams for global companies to scale her own business. Fr...
Melissa Hanson, CEO & Co-Founder of Kelpful
Charting Her Course - April 06, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMelissa Hanson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Kelpful, a wild-harvest seaweed company based in San Luis Obispo. Melissa has always been passionate about social change and environmental impact, so when the opportunity to wild harvest seaweed cropped up, she and her team took the chance to share i...
Bridget Foreman, Partner at Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf
Charting Her Course - February 23, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBridget Foreman is a Partner at Barlett, Pringle & Wolf, an accounting firm based in Santa Barbara, California. In the beginning of her career, Bridget was a new and expecting mother who knew she wanted to be a successful accountant and a primary parent to her two children. Flash forward to cu...
Rori Trovato, Founder of Rori's Ice Cream
Charting Her Course - January 26, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsRori Trovato is the Founder of Rori’s Artisanal Creamery, a beloved ice cream shop and brand with 5 stores and counting on the Central Coast. Rori started out with a degree in math and a love for food. After going to culinary school, developing recipes for Martha Stewart, publishing a book and...
Dr. Janis Shinkawa & Dr. Jill Muraoka Lim, Founding Partners of Ohana Pet Hospital
Charting Her Course - December 22, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsDr. Janis Shinkawa and Dr. Jill Muraoka Lim are Founding Partners of Ohana Pet Hospital, a full-service veterinary hospital based in Ventura, California. With backgrounds in business and veterinary medicine, Janis and Jill started Ohana Pet Hospital to not only take care of animals, but to fos...
Maritza Flores, Cofounder of Mujeres Makers Market
Charting Her Course - November 24, 2022 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMaritza Flores is the cofounder of Mujeres Makers Market, a Santa Barbara-based community market that highlights small businesses from women of color. Maritza and cofounders Daniela Aguirre, Elysia Guillen, Lili Munoz, and Leah Ortega started Mujeres Makers Market when they saw the need for a s...
Christine Brown, Founder & Designer of Kind Cup
Charting Her Course - October 20, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsChristine Brown is the founder and CEO of Kind Cup, a menstrual cup startup based in Carpinteria. Kind Cup has since sold out twice, garnering rave customer reviews for its accessibility and ergonomic design. Through their partnership with Direct Relief, Kind Cup has donated hundreds of menst...
Iris Rideau, Founder & Owner of Rideau Vineyard
Charting Her Course - August 18, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIris Rideau is the owner and founder of Rideau Vineyard, an award-winning winery based in the Santa Ynez valley. Iris is the first black woman to own and operate a winery in the United States. She began her journey in New Orleans and eventually made her way to California to start a career in th...
LaVada English. Founder & CEO of Bright Places
Charting Her Course - July 21, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsLaVada English is the Founder and CEO of Bright Places, a business consulting firm dedicated to embedding trust, inclusion and belonging within corporate leadership and development. LaVada began her career in corporate talent consulting and took the leap into entrepreneurship in 2018 - a role s...
Hannah Bangs, Founder & Owner of Idyll Mercantile
Charting Her Course - April 14, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsHannah Bangs is the Founder and Owner of Idyll Mercantile, a plant, art and home goods store based in Santa Barbara, California. After working in the coffee industry for 10 years, Hannah took the leap and established her small business during the pandemic. Since then, Idyll Mercantile has grown...
Gretchen Lieff, Founder & President of La Lieff Wines
Charting Her Course - March 31, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsGretchen Lieff is the Founder and President of La Lieff, a winery and tasting room opening soon in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone. Gretchen began her journey in broadcast journalism and has embarked on many different career paths. Over the years, she’s been an executive producer for an award-winning...
Kim Selkoe and Victoria Voss, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Get Hooked Seafood
Charting Her Course - March 10, 2022 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsGetHooked Seafood is a Santa Barbara-based seafood subscription company and Community Supported Fishery (CSF*) founded by Kim Selkoe and Victoria Voss. Before founding GetHooked, Kim and Victoria both had deep roots in fishing and marine life. Now, they're looking to uplift communities though m...
Rachel Sears-Casanta, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Hypercat Cycleworks and Racing
Charting Her Course - January 06, 2022 21:14 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsRachel Sears-Casanta is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of HyperCat Cycleworks and HyperCat Racing, a brick-and-mortar bicycle shop and endurance sports training program based in Ventura, California. Rachel started her career as a radio host, and has even competed as a professional triathlete for twe...
Rita Mounir, Co-Founder & COO of Allthenticate
Charting Her Course - December 02, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsRita Mounir is the Co-Founder and COO of Allthenticate, a cyber security startup based in Goleta, California. Rita began her startup journey in her home country of Morocco, where she implemented one of the nation's first SAT preparation programs. During undergrad at UCSB, Rita developed Allthen...
Jill Agonias, Founder & Director, Sol Seek Yoga
Charting Her Course - October 29, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsA podcast that gives an inside look at women who own & run small businesses on California's Central Coast. Brought to you by the Pacific Coast Business Times. Find out more at: pacbiztimes.com under "Charting Her Course" and on Instagram @ChartingHerCourse.
Allison Costa, Founder & CEO, Ventura Food Tours
Charting Her Course - October 01, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsA podcast that gives an inside look at women who own & run small businesses on California's Central Coast. Brought to you by the Pacific Coast Business Times. Find out more at: pacbiztimes.com under "Charting Her Course" and on Instagram @ChartingHerCourse.
Gayle Lassen, Managing Partner, Lassen's Natural Foods & Vitamins
Charting Her Course - September 09, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsGayle Lassen is the Managing Partner of Lassen’s Natural Foods & Vitamins, a health food store with locations all over California. Gayle began her career as an English teacher and eventually pivoted careers to focus more on the family business. Listen to Gayle tell the story of her mother-in-la...
Jennifer Peck-Wheir, Owner & Co-Founder of Beacon Coffee
Charting Her Course - August 05, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsJennifer Peck-Wheir is the Co-Founder of Beacon Coffee, a coffee shop and roaster with locations in Ventura and Ojai. Jennifer began her career in food service and started Beacon Coffee in 2010 with her partner, John, after realizing the lack of connection between grower and consumer. Since the...
Michelle Richardson, Owner of Sugar
Charting Her Course - June 25, 2021 16:55 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMichelle Richardson is the Founder and Owner of Sugar, a natural hair-removal salon and boutique based in Santa Barbara, California. Michelle began her business journey as an aesthetician out of high school, and slowly worked her way through Los Angeles, which led her to founding her own brick-...
Maya Schoop-Rutten, Owner of Chocolate Maya
Charting Her Course - June 17, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMaya Schoop-Rutten is the Founder and Owner of Chocolate Maya, an artisan chocolate store and kitchen based in Santa Barbara, CA. Originally from Switzerland, Maya began her career working on boats in Greece and eventually found her way to California. After a successful career owning her own re...
Em Johnson, Executive Director at Blue Sky Center
Charting Her Course - April 22, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsEm Johnson is the Executive Director of the Blue Sky Center, a community-driven, place-based nonprofit in New Cuyama, California. Em started her business journey learning about yoga principles in India, and eventually made her way to Santa Barbara, where she earned her MBA in social entrepreneu...
Helen McGrath, Part-Owner, B&T McGrath/Flying M Ranch
Charting Her Course - March 25, 2021 07:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsHelen McGrath is a fifth-generation Owner and Farm Coordinator of B&T McGrath/Flying M Ranch, a Ventura-County based family-owned farm. Helen always knew she wanted to go into agriculture, and after graduating college, Helen eventually returned to her family's farming business to re-establish h...
Malory Taylor, Owner & CEO of Ojai Lingerie
Charting Her Course - February 12, 2021 23:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMalory Taylor is the Founder & CEO of Ojai Lingerie, a sustainable, body-positive, lingerie and loungewear boutique based in Ojai, California. Malory started her career as a UC Santa Barbara grad in the nonprofit industry. After having a daughter, she then decided to start her own business afte...
Tessa Ghenender, Founder & CEO of Amber Fort Bedding
Charting Her Course - January 29, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsTessa Ghenender is the Founder & CEO of Amber Fort Bedding, a fair-trade, sustainable bedding company based in Ventura, California. Tessa started her career as a design student in London and later saw a gap in the market for quality bedding that prioritized sustainability. This led her to start...
Gaby Moes, Founder & President of Seasons Catering
Charting Her Course - December 31, 2020 15:43 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsA podcast that gives an inside look at women who own & run small businesses on California's Central Coast. Brought to you by the Pacific Coast Business Times. Find out more at: pacbiztimes.com under "Charting Her Course" and on Instagram @ChartingHerCourse.
Jeanne David, Founder & CEO of Outer Aisle
Charting Her Course - November 19, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsJeanne David is the Founder & CEO of Outer Aisle, a keto-friendly and low-carb cauliflower bread that's sweeping grocery stores across the nation. Since its founding in 2013, Outer Aisle has now been featured in outlets like The Food Network and Forbes, as well as Pacific Coast Business Times' ...
Rashi Bahri Chitnis, Founder & CEO of Shoonya
Charting Her Course - October 22, 2020 15:10 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsRashi Bahri Chitnis is the Founder and CEO of Shoonya, a children's language app thoughtfully designed to foster the next generation of global citizens. Shoonya's mission is to teach children different languages while integrating different forms of cultural diversity. Listen to how Rashi transit...
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