START-UPS AND VENTURE CAPITAL – TAIL WAGGING THE DOG
Nearly as important as how to structure venture capital deals is determining when you should seek the venture capital to begin with. There are several schools of thought between trying to scale the production of the idea, versus fine-tuning the business product and...
Business Paradox: Is Bigger Better?
Starting a successful business requires a pedal-to-the metal mindset in terms of focus, passion, and information gathering to be more effective and efficient. It also helps to have a product or service that people want! That mentality can be difficult to change when...
Baba Food SLO, LLC
Hailing from Tunis, Tunisia, Moez Bensalem was far away from the smell, look and taste of his beautiful homeland. While he could not recapture the look, he was determined to bring back the smell and taste of the hummus and mediterranean salads from his flavorful and...
Toro Creek Brewing Company
Toro Creek Brewing Company is a blend of local farming and craft brewing. Like the wineries that surround them on the beautiful Central Coast of California, they grow organic ingredients for their estate beers; including barley and thirteen varieties of hops. They...
Merry Maids
Todd Souza became the proud owner of San Luis Obispo's premiere house cleaning company, Merry Maids, in 2008. Todd had previously operated and managed his own start-up house cleaning company, Pacific Coast Cleaning, in Orange County beginning in the mid 1980's. ...
Signature Entertainment
Signature Entertainment is one of the leading full service providers of entertainment, planning and logistical needs for casinos and special events, entertainment venues and Fortune 500 Companies. Signature Entertainment is comprised of executive buyers with extensive...
Gymnazo
Gymnazo started in 2009 as a small group for gym members looking to change up their workout routines and try something new and innovative. Originally motivated to get more leverage for his time as a personal trainer, founder Michael Hughes, started his 45 minute...
Powersource Chiropractic
Dr. Scott Dubrul has since been practicing Chiropractic for 17 years in San Luis Obispo County. Currently his chiropractic practice is located in San Luis Obispo near Cal Poly University. In 2005, Dr. Dubrul became Wellness Certified through the International...
Fluid
Fluid began as a senior project between a nutritional biochemist and an exercise physiologist at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, California. Founders Richard Smith and David Brown saw a need for post-exercise recovery nutrition that wasn’t being met....
Mark Schulman
Mark Schulman leads a double life: at night he is the world-class drummer for some of the world's most famous artists, including Pink, Foreigner, Billy Idol, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Beyonce’, Simple Minds, and Tina Turner. During the day, Mark is also a...
Rockers Collective
It began as a handful of world-class rockers from different famous rock bands wanting to get together on their days off and jam...A few years later, ROCKERS COLLECTIVE has blossomed into one of the premier super and celebrity bands for corporate and special events....
The University of Rock and Roll
Using music as the ultimate metaphor for team building in the corporate world and for special events, the idea for The University of Rock and Roll was born. It is fast becoming the preferred choice among corporate event planners and human resources directors who are...