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

Founded and runs Newport Beach-based software startup backed by firms in the self-storage industry. Tenant’s cloud-based ...

TOM BAINE  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DIVISION VP  LANDSEA HOMES CORP.    WHY: Dallas-based Landsea Homes Corp. bought a pair of ...

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

A co-founder of Irvine-based electric bike maker; handmade 25 bikes for Kickstarter campaign in 2016 and now sells thousands ...

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

Retail marketing exec who joined Utah-based headphones maker in 2023; OC resident tasked to bring “some newness to the brand” ...

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

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

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

OWNERS  MOUNTAIN MIKE’S PIZZA, JUICE IT UP    WHY: Local restaurant chain investors and operators of Newport Beach’s Mountain ...

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