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One businesswoman has more than 300 patents to her name and successfully started two companies. Another with six children successfully built a $1.5 billion hospital complex. A third started a firm that manages more than $63 billion in assets. Orange County has thousands of successful businesswomen. We know because Read More
Fashion Island is inviting guests to slow down and tune in as we ease into summer. The open-air shopping destination is launching Sound Waves, a new wellness-focused social hour designed to blend relaxation, ritual, and immersive sound therapy beneath the coastal sky. Debuting May 31 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Read More
CEO SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF ORANGE COUNTY WHY: Leads one of the region’s most critical non-profits, overseeing a massive food distribution network that provides nutritional security to hundreds of thousands of food-insecure children, seniors and families throughout Orange County. IN THE NEWS: Spearheading large-scale fundraising and community outreach initiatives to address Read More
Software & Transportation The Irvine company’s sensors, AI-powered cameras, and software turn hundreds of thousands of semi trailers across the country’s largest fleets into connected assets that report on cargo capacity and activity, tire health, brake performance, location, and more. Mark Wallin will guide Phillips Connect into its next phase Read More
NONPROFIT FUNDRASISING CONSULTING Covenant Philanthropic Solutions welcomes Chris Looney as Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Partner. Looney is approaching 30 years in the fundraising consulting and nonprofit leadership space, advising organizations on strategy, management, systems, and philanthropy. Looney will support Covenant’s long‑term growth, strategic vision, and client partnerships. The post Read More
CO-FOUNDER/CEO NEW AMERICAN FUNDING WHY: Along with husband Rick in 2003, co-founded New American Funding, a Tustin-based mortgage lender that in recent years has been one of Orange County’s fastest-growing private companies. Company has 5,322 employees; it reported $692M in sales in 2024. Services 278,300 loans valued at $72.2B. Won Read More
PARTNER IN CHARGE OF OC OFFICE GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER WHY: Member of firm’s labor and employment, class actions and litigation practice groups. Has litigated labor and employment matters, including defending employers against wage and hour and discrimination class actions, and retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and whistleblower claims. IN Read More
CEO PREFERRED TRAVEL GROUP WHY: Leader of family-owned hospitality company and its collection of six brands and programs, which represents more than 1,300 of resorts, hotels and residences across 90 countries; based in Newport Beach. Joined the firm as VP of brand development in 2004 when the Ueberroth family acquired Read More
CEO, CFO, CHAIRMAN TECHNOLOGENT WHY: Responsible for the oversight and management of all departments of Technologent, including its sales, finance, personnel, legal, corporate and governance functions. Company and its more than 300 employees provides edge-to-edge information technology solutions and services for Fortune 1000 companies. IN THE NEWS: Under her leadership, the Read More
