Life Basics

[strong]Love:[/strong] My mom, [em][strong]Darlene Sue[/strong][/em] taught me how to love, live and give. Since my dad was a super-hard worker, she was the one to teach me sports and how to be a boy. She taught me how to compete (we played doubles tennis tourneys)....

Art & Design

[h4]Design Thinkers[/h4] [ul] [li][strong]Color Theory:[/strong] Celebrated color theorist [strong][em]Vasa Mihich[/em][/strong] pulled me from the muck of econ majors at UCLA. I took Vasa’s class on a whim and he took me under his wing. Vasa told me I had to be...

Performance

[h4]I’ll Always Love a Good Show[/h4] [ul] [li][strong]Events: [/strong]Oakland homee [em][strong]John Murray[/strong][/em] runs a slammin’ production house. We’ve done countless shows together from fashion, to galas, to music, to parades, to ice...

Business

[h4]Innovation Mentors[/h4] [ul] [li][strong]The Law:[/strong] My entry point to business was the study of law at UC Berkeley. The frank truth is that I sucked at the law. But two guys at the law school kept me in the game. [em][strong]Sandy...

Technology

[h4]Geek Speak[/h4] [ul] [li][strong]Macs: [/strong]For years, I’d been back and forth between PCs and Macs ~ until I met [strong][em]John Finn[/em][/strong]. John is a motion graphics guy best known for creating fancy TV show animation intros. He’s also a...