Jessica HallLos Angeles is filled with so many talented, hard-working people that make a great impact on the community. Today I want to highlight some amazing entrepreneurs in the L.A. area that have been extremely successful and influential.
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Jeremy M. Evans is the CEO, founder and managing attorney at California Sports Lawyer. He represents entertainment, media, and sports clientele. Jeremy is an award-winning attorney and industry leader and is currently working as president of the California Lawyers Association (2021-2023). Alongside this, he has a podcast called “Bleav in Sports Law with Jeremy Evans”, writes a weekly column, and teaches in the graduate sports management programs at California State University, Long Beach, and American Military University. He also is the production counsel for MediaMonks. Inc., running legal for their film, entertainment, and production division. His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurs, athletes, entertainers, models, directors, television showrunners and film producers, studios, writers, individuals, and businesses. Before opening California Sports Lawyer, he worked as a graduate law clerk at the Superior Court of California. Jeremy has also worked as a legislative aide, field representative, and associate director for corporate finance at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan LLP. Overall, Jeremy has achieved many goals and continues to be an extremely successful, highly educated businessman. Jeremy Evans is a Los Angeles-based, prosperous entrepreneur that has noteworthy skills and achievements. @jeremymevansq www.csllegal.com
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Brandie Newman, the Vice President of Newman Hospitality Group, has had a flourishing career in business. She and her husband, Ken Newman, founded NHG in 2016 and opened their first restaurant and live music venue, The Canyon Cowboy, in Canyon Lake California. Their restaurant was an extreme success and was awarded the “Best Casual Restaurant” in the Inland Empire every year since they opened it. In 2020, NHG had the opportunity to purchase the Temecula Stampede. Since this, they have hosted The Old Town Music Festival, a two-day festival that featured The Band Perry, Chris Janson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Tyler Farr, and many others. NHG has also included the Old Town Ranch where guests can stay at a ranch in luxurious Conestoga Covered Wagons. Brandie has worked hard her whole life, opening her first retail business at the age of 23. In 2006 she moved to Los Angeles and was signed by Sirius XM to host a nationally syndicated radio show which had 3 million listeners worldwide. Brandie is an amazing example of a hard-working woman in the business industry. She is a great influence on all the women who have goals and dreams to be in the workforce and do what they love. www.newmanhospitalitygroup.net
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Sarah Stage is another great influence on women, encouraging them to have a healthy lifestyle. She is a certified trainer, certified prenatal instructor, and influencer in Los Angeles. She is an amazing mother to her two boys and continues to share her fit mom lifestyle. She shares her workouts, fitness tips, and mommy stories. She has specifically helped mamas get in shape after having a baby as well as during pregnancy. She has many different at-home workouts, recipes, nutrition tips, and fitness guides. Sarah is such an inspiration for staying in shape, having the right mindset, and doing what is good for your body. She has helped so many moms and women who struggled to stay in shape and have a healthy lifestyle. If you are looking for a way to transform your body and improve your fitness and health Sarah Stage is the person for you. Her business has been extremely successful, and she is a great example of a hard-working, healthy mama. www.sarahstage.net
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Lane Carlson is a transformational coach and medicine guide. Lane has explored many medicines and practices that truly help people heal. He is the founder of WhatsYourMedicine.org and is an advisor to mushroom research and retreat company called Wake.net. He is also the co-founder of an international charity spanning 14 countries, he has spoken at the United Nations Info-Poverty World Conference and produced award-winning films on social issues. He decided to dedicate his life to traveling the world and seeking the truth to find alternative ways to heal the mind, body, and soul. He is from Stillwater, MN but lives in Topanga, CA now. He has helped many people renew their bodies and mind and become more educated in the healing process. Lane has a master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology and has spent years discovering and facilitating healing for others through non-traditional medicines and practices. His interests and beliefs have affected so many people in an amazing way, allowing others to find what truly works best for them. @carlsonlane
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Lizzy Mathis is a mom and CEO/founder of The Cool Mom Co. The Cool Mom Co. was made to remind mamas to put themselves first, reignite their passions, and to remind women how amazing they are and to keep bringing that to motherhood. Lizzy, as a mother herself, has founded this company to inspire and encourage all moms and to provide an online hangout destination. The Cool Mom Co. provides resources for all the cool things in food, style, living, and beauty. She provides activities, shopping favorites, food posts, beauty, and skincare tips, and so much more. Some other Cool Moms that share some of their inputs are Jessica Alba, Shani Darden, and Chriselle Lim. Along with her thriving company, Lizzy stars in Honest Renovations, an unscripted home improvement series, with Jessica Alba. @thecoolmomco @lizzymathis
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Mel Lamprey sacrifices her time to help the animals in L.A. She hopes to inspire others in action, joy, and laughter through her own adventures in SN fostering, her love of nature, and travel. Mel does an amazing job taking care of animals in need and providing them with love, food, and shelter. She has taken in so many animals here in L.A. and helped bring them back to a healthy life. Mel is such an inspiration and has helped the L.A. animals that are in need in so many amazing ways. Fostering or adopting animals is a selfless and great way to help the community. @mellamprey
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Sophie Jaffe is another healthy, inspirational mom who founded Philosophie Superfoods. Her company sells raw, organic, GF superfood products and she provides recipes and encouragement. There are so many different superfoods to choose from to better your health and lifestyle. Her products have no artificial sweeteners or preservatives. Some of the world’s top celebrities and the best moms agree that her company makes adding superfoods easy and convenient. www.thephilosophie.com She also has a blog that explains the benefits and science behind superfoods. She is a successful entrepreneur as well as an amazing mother to her three children. She is a great example of a healthy, hardworking, mom and businesswoman. @sophie.jaffe
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Massy Marias is a mom, health coach, and CEO of Tru Supplements. Her supplements are vegan-friendly, non-GMO, soy, and gluten free, 100% natural, safe for new moms, and heavy metal and filler free. (@tru_supplements) She sells a variety of supplements that have different benefits and impacts. She also has a fitness program with amazing workout videos and training programs. (www.massyarias.com @mawarriors) Massy has impacted so many different women helping them stay motivated to become healthy and fit. She provides recipes, programs, and is an inspiration to so many in L.A. and around the world. @massy.arias
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Lesley Dorso is an incredible, talented designer in L.A. She has been in the design business for over 20 years and has worked with some of the largest companies in the design industry and boutique design firms. She works with clients to achieve the goal of having a place that is welcoming to their specific taste. Through architecture, furniture, art, color, and texture that speak to their heart’s desire, she helps her clients feel themselves be drawn into the space. Lesley believes that we live better when our living spaces meet our needs aesthetically, spiritually, and functionally. She desires for her clients to feel harmony when they enter the space, she designed with them. Home is all about where family and friends connect to make great memories and Lesley helps people achieve that welcoming space.
Good Carma Studeio (Photo by Molly C)
Good Carma Studio is a women-owned studio that has creative marketing campaigns, celebrity integration, talent and brand management, event production and sponsorships, product launches, endorsements, and social media campaigns. The amazing women behind the company are sisters, Chrissy Kling and Nicole Levine. Good Carma Studio works to provide press and event opportunities allowing each client to boost exposure and revenue. GCS strategizes and executes a marketing plan that is tailored to each client. Nicole and Chrissy are intelligent, hard-working women who have created an amazing business in L.A. www.goodcarmastudio.com
All these amazing people have worked hard for their success and have left an impact on many different people. In Los Angeles, there are so many opportunities and ways to do what you love and have a successful career. Living in L.A, these people have succeeded in countless ways and have been able to provide for themselves and their families while helping their followers achieve their own goals and dreams.
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