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Charting Her Course
by Pacific Coast Business Times
A 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.
Episodes
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Martha Cantos, Founder & Owner of Ecugreen
Martha 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...
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Renee Grubb, Founder & Owner of Village Properties
Renee 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 to...
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Laura Fullilove, Founder & Owner of The Salt Ranch
Laura 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 business...
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Kelley Scanlin, CEO of Pure Simple Foods
Kelley 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. From…
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Melissa Hanson, CEO & Co-Founder of Kelpful
Melissa 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 it...
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Bridget Foreman, Partner at Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf
Bridget 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…
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Rori Trovato, Founder of Rori's Ice Cream
Rori 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...
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Dr. Janis Shinkawa & Dr. Jill Muraoka Lim, Founding Partners of Ohana Pet Hospital
Dr. 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 foster…
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Maritza Flores, Cofounder of Mujeres Makers Market
Maritza 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...
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Christine Brown, Founder & Designer of Kind Cup
Christine 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 menstrual...
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Iris Rideau, Founder & Owner of Rideau Vineyard
Iris 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 the...
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LaVada English. Founder & CEO of Bright Places
LaVada 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 she...
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Hannah Bangs, Founder & Owner of Idyll Mercantile
Hannah 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…
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Gretchen Lieff, Founder & President of La Lieff Wines
Gretchen 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...
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Kim Selkoe and Victoria Voss, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Get Hooked Seafood
GetHooked 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...
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Rachel Sears-Casanta, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Hypercat Cycleworks and Racing
Rachel 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…
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Rita Mounir, Co-Founder & COO of Allthenticate
Rita 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...
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Jill Agonias, Founder & Director, Sol Seek Yoga
Jill Agonias is the Founder and CEO of SolSeek Yoga, a yoga studio based in Santa Barbara, California. Jill started her career in nonprofit marketing, and eventually quit to travel the world for a year and a half. When she returned to Santa Barbara, Jill decided to buy Divinitree yoga, and in…
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Allison Costa, Founder & CEO, Ventura Food Tours
Allison Costa is the Founder and CEO of Ventura Food Tours, a food walking tour servicing Ventura, Ojai and Santa Barbara. Allison started Ventura Food Tours by herself in 2011, and has since grown her company to 5 tour guides and a vast list of restaurant partners. Listen to Allison talk about…
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Gayle Lassen, Managing Partner, Lassen's Natural Foods & Vitamins
Gayle 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-law,...
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Jennifer Peck-Wheir, Owner & Co-Founder of Beacon Coffee
Jennifer 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 then,...
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Michelle Richardson, Owner of Sugar
Michelle 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...
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Maya Schoop-Rutten, Owner of Chocolate Maya
Maya 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...
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Em Johnson, Executive Director at Blue Sky Center
Em 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...
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Helen McGrath, Part-Owner, B&T McGrath/Flying M Ranch
Helen 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 her...
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Malory Taylor, Owner & CEO of Ojai Lingerie
Malory 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 after...
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Tessa Ghenender, Founder & CEO of Amber Fort Bedding
Tessa 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...
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Gaby Moes, Founder & President of Seasons Catering
Gaby Moes is the Founder & President of Seasons' Catering, a highly-successful Ventura County-based catering company. When Seasons' Catering lost most of their revenue during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Gaby pivoted the company to reflect community-based needs. In April of 2020,...
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Jeanne David, Founder & CEO of Outer Aisle
Jeanne 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' #1...
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Rashi Bahri Chitnis, Founder & CEO of Shoonya
Rashi 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...
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Lori Volk, Founder & CEO 'Chief Believer' of Lori's Original Lemonade
Lori Volk is the Founder and CEO of Lori's Original Lemonade, an organic local lemonade line based in Ventura, California. Listen to how Lori started her business as a way to pay off her kids' college debt, and her journey to becoming a Central Coast staple. Please enjoy this talk with Lori Volk....
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Cynthia Torres, Founder & CEO of New Dawn Counseling & Consulting
Cynthia Torres is the Founder & CEO of New Dawn Counseling & Consulting Inc., a mental health service space based in Oxnard. Originally from Colombia, Cynthia is a licensed family & marriage counselor with deep entrepreneurial roots. Now, New Dawn has 20 employees with more than 1500 individual...
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Jamika Martin, Founder & CEO of Rosen Skincare
Jamika Martin is the Founder & CEO of ROSEN Skincare, a Paso Robles-based skincare brand designed to treat acne with clean ingredients. Jamika started ROSEN as an undergrad at UCLA in 2017, and has since quadrupled its sales as of July 2020. Now, ROSEN is available online and at Urban Outfitters....
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Ashe Brown, CEO & Co-Owner of Pura Luna Apothecary
Ashe Brown is the owner of Pura Luna Apothecary in Santa Barbara, California, which she runs with her wife, Cristin Brown. Pura Luna Apothecary is an earth-based wellness space for women, and the sister company of Luna Bella Make Up and Hair. Listen as she talks about building a brand and…
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Reyna Chavez, Founder & CEO of Scrubs on the Run
Reyna Chavez is the founder and CEO of Scrubs on the Run, a medical retail store with three locations throughout Ventura County. Listen in as she talks about her business journey to success and how she navigates being at the forefront of COVID-19. Thank you for listening to Charting Her Course, a...
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Nicki Parr, Business Resiliency Consultant at Women's Economic Ventures (WEV)
Nicki Parr is the Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives at Women's Economic Ventures (WEV). She joined WEV in April 2018 to jumpstart business recovery and resiliency programs following the Thomas Fire and Montecito Debris Flow. Listen as she gives advice on what small businesses can do to...
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Zhena Muzyka, CEO & Founder of Club Magic Hour
Zhena Muzyka is the founder and owner of Club Magic Hour, a monthly subscription box with a mission to connect the world through tea ceremony. Based in Ojai, Zhena started her career by founding Zhena’s Gypsy Tea, a journey that turned 6 dollars into 12 million dollars, which became a pioneer in...
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Sarah McCarthy Garcia, Vice President of McCarthy Companies
Sarah McCarthy Garcia is the Vice President of McCarthy Companies, a family-run real estate development and construction company based in Ventura. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara, Sarah got into the family business and is now one of four principals who direct the company’s expansion into...
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Sumita Pennathur, Founder/CEO of LAXMI & UCSB Professor of Engineering
Sumita Pennathur is the founder and CEO of LAXMI Therapeutics and a mechanical engineering professor at UC Santa Barbara. Sumita has two degrees in aerospace engineering from MIT and a mechanical engineering PhD from Stanford. Some of her accomplishments include creating an improved breastpumping...
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Caleigh Hernandez, Founder/CEO of RoHo Goods
Caleigh Hernandez is the founder & CEO of RoHo Goods. RoHo works with local artisans across Kenya to produce ethically-sourced products such as sandals, handbags and jewelry. RoHo’s mission is to create opportunities for their artisans through providing jobs that pay well above industry standards...
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Haley Pavone, Founder/CEO of Pashion Footwear
Hayley Pavone is the CEO/Founder of Pashion Footwear, the world's first fully convertible high heels. Haley got the idea for Pashion in college, and now, three years later, Pashion has been featured on publications like Forbes and Inc., with patents pending in multiple countries. Listen as she...
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Sherry Villanueva, Owner/Managing Partner of ACME Hospitality
Sherry Villanueva is the owner/managing partner of ACME Hospitality in Santa Barbara which operates seven restaurant concepts in Santa Barbara's Funk Zone. Chances are if you've spent time there, you've visited some of their places (The Lark! Lucky Penny! Loquita!). We talk about how Sherry…
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Briana Garcia, Owner of Tiki Girl Boutique
Briana Garcia is the owner of Tiki Girl Boutique in downtown Ventura, CA. We talk about the steps she took in buying and managing Tiki Girl, as well as her insights on social media and running a small retail business. Tiki Girl is on Instagram @shoptikigirl and online at shoptikigirl.com.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A 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.
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