Most of the media often paints all businesses with a single stroke, but in our experience businesses are each unique and so many of them are focused on making the world a better place. We’ve highlighted a few such gems below.

Alfredo Sandoval | Industrial Designer and Illustrator

With my latest project, an interactive book for children and anyone who is young at heart, “The Monsters Life” sets out to teach about fears and how to face them through friendship and courage. This project also serves as a platform for children to write their stories and leave a written legacy. Read more>>

Issac Baldizon | Photographer

I’ve occasionally wondered if my pursuit is a selfish ambition and if I’m really giving back to the world, Not sure if it makes sense but I’ve attempted to merge both by pushing myself to cover an event to the best of my abilities, in this day and age if I achieve that I’ll capture a moment that will allow the community and maybe the world to witness said moment the way I did. Read more>>

Alexis Jennings | Spiritual Advisor, Dancer, Feminist, & Entrepreneur

Whew! What an important question. As a Virgo sun, I am always analyzing, manifesting, and working on the big picture. My business, ZenShells, LLC has a huge vision of helping the community in many ways. ZenShells is an integrative wellness and spiritual practice created to emphasize mind-body connection awareness in relation to health and quality of life. Read more>>

Adam Izen | Artist, Designer & Storyteller

Okay, well–I’m not that delusional. I know my art is not saving the planet, curing cancer or even sticking it to the man, but I do like to think that my creations serve a higher purpose. Ever since I was little, I would see the world for what it could be rather than what it was. Neglected neighborhood lots would become beautiful secret gardens, boring buildings would be reconstructed into elaborate palaces packed with whimsy and magical features, the people around me were re-costumed into imaginative garments that defied modern physics and served absolutely no practical purpose. Read more>>