Successful formula: Thousand Oaks woman rethinks the baby bottle
Seven years after Christine Barlow’s son was born with a birth defect, the baby bottle business she launched to help other infants avoid the same problem is up and running.
Karim, Jacob at the helm
San Luis Obispo County’s two most prominent business organizations are now headed up by women.
High-tech mapping: VSolveit garners USDA awards
Mapping company VSolvit recently garnered national USDA awards.
They shatter glass ceilings: Firm coaches women to negotiate
Coaching firm She Negotiates teaches women how to negotiate for pay raises and advancement .
Kathy Ireland to female entrepreneurs: ‘Don’t let rejection stop your dreams’
Swimsuit model turned fashion mogul Kathy Ireland was in downtown Santa Barbara on Dec. 5 to tout her new jewelry collection. Ireland, who was a model for Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue for 13 consecutive years from 1984 to 1996, is now the CEO and chief designer of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, a $1.4 billion clothing Read More →
Dialing up success: Firestone leads Tempest Telecom to clear skies
Jessica Firestone has built a business by making sure that your e-mails, text messages and phone calls get where they’re supposed to be going, and fast. In five years, Firestone has grown Goleta-based Tempest Telecom Solutions from a four-person startup to a 100-employee firm with operations across the country. Tempest pulls in about $30 million Read More →
