GABBI PATRICK  EXECUTIVE CHEF  GABBI’S MEXICAN KITCHEN, CHAAK    WHY: Restaurateur has helped plant a culinary flag in two of ...

LIAM GRIFFIN  PRESIDENT/CEO/CHAIRMAN     SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC.     WHY: Helping to diversify Irvine-based chipmaker into ...

Co-founded company that makes sacral neuromodulation device to treat patients with overactive bladder conditions.   IN THE ...

ELIZABETH GRUENE  GENERAL MANAGER  COLLECTORS HOLDINGS INC.     WHY: Head of expanding pop culture category at collectible ...

Keeps innovating to ensure a safer and more efficient life for the all-important trucking industry; took over as CEO of ...

WHY: Helps manage nearly $23B in assets at West Coast’s oldest and largest family office, a trust that made its money ...

NICOLE SUYDAM  CEO/PRESIDENT  GOODWILL OF ORANGE COUNTY    WHY: Leads the largest nonprofit in Orange County by revenue, with ...

Runs largest after-school program in the state and OC’s third-largest nonprofit by revenue. Think Together serves about 10% ...

Former CEO and chairman of Oakley and Red Digital Cinema. He serves as chairman of knitting manufacturer FutureStitch. ...

SLOANE KEANE  CEO  BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ORANGE COUNTY AND INLAND EMPIRE    WHY: Head of Santa Ana-based organization ...

TOM TAIT  CHAIRMAN  TREVOR TAIT  CEO  TAIT & ASSOCIATES    WHY: Their multi-generation, family-owned firm, founded by Ken ...

Owner of Orange County’s largest group of automotive dealerships. Closed on his company’s biggest deal: the sale of two OC ...