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I’m learning that I need to give myself permission to play, and permission to just be.
Kasha Lassien Professional make-up artist Makeup wasn’t the first thing that I wanted to get into. Art has always been something that has...
Dec 31, 2018
Pie makes people happy and that makes me happy.
Laurie Gray Owner of The Pie Bar, Long Beach, CA I grew up on a ten-acre ranch on Washington State. We raised our own fruits and...
Nov 30, 2018
If you don’t ask, it’s never going to happen for you.
Melissa Cortina Owner, Bavette Meat & Provisions I was in graduate school for literature. I had a triple major in college: art history,...
Sep 7, 2018
For someone who’s curious, it offers endless discovery.
Debbie Lemmi Violin and Bow Restorer The first violin shop I worked in was in Orange and I basically just walked in there one day and...
Nov 2, 2017
We are democracy in action.
Vida Barone President/CEO, City Clerk Management Services, Inc. Being a city clerk, my office serves as the public counter. We’re the...
Oct 9, 2017
It’s like the Wild West out there.
Sari Cohen Freelance Journalist I think everybody has a connection to what they want to do for different reasons, right? When I was a...
Jul 2, 2017
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