Jocelyn Johnson: Los Angeles

Security Check: I’m a storyteller — that plays out as a communications strategist and as the owner of a media company. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I did the LA/NY sandwich–LA for 7 years, New York for 5 and now back to LA as of Spring 2016. Describe your experience in…

Wonder: New York City

Wonder is your personalized research team. Wonder’s team of expert researchers will save you time finding stats, discovering insights, and building lists so you can move on with your day and with building your company or project. Gather insights. Explore markets. Build lists. All privately and confidentially at a flat rate. Built by our friends…

Jake Chai: Los Angeles

Security Check: Hi, I’m Jake, and I work with Common to build a network of homes around the world where we combine community, convenience and flexibility to make living with others a joy instead of a chore. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I moved to NYC from Toronto in 2013 to…

Golden Volunteer: Los Angeles

Shouldn’t helping out be more fun? Golden was started to make volunteering fun, easier, and more rewarding, for both the volunteer and for the organization. Guided by the idea that volunteering should be an extension of other things you’d simply be doing for fun, Golden’s platform and app matches you with appropriate opportunities and organizations…

Buster: New York City

Buster is changing the way people book buses, limos, and vans. Traditionally, booking a vehicle involves phone calls and emails to multiple vendors. Today, Buster.com features an easy-to-navigate online platform, where vehicles can be booked right on the site. What used to take wedding and event planners, brides, and prom queens hours or even days…

Diane Rose-Solomon: Los Angeles

Security Check: I write books about animal rescue and promote organizations that foster the human animal bond. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I grew up in Westchester County, attended college upstate New York, then lived in NYC for a few years. I moved to LA to be with my then boyfriend,…

Homee: Los Angeles

Homee was created to solve one problem: buying furniture sucks. Harder yet is finding the right furniture to bring a room together. We can all agree that we want our space to look good, we just don’t want to take the time to do it. Homee was developed as the first mobile experience that makes…

Shine Text: New York City

Shine has quickly become our favorite daily text. These “tips for self-fulfillment” are funny, smart, and come complete every am with a relevant Gif. Taking care of yourself and getting stoked for your day (and week, and life–let’s be real) was never so easy. Sign up here: http://shinetext.com/    

Gianna Wurzl: New York City

Security Check: I support female entrepreneurs globally on their journey to success with OneRoofWomen. It’s a tough road but a rewarding one. The more peeps there to lend a helping hand the more likely we are to stay on course. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? NYC represents many magical birthday memories. I…

Hyperloop One: Los Angeles

Hyperloop is a new way to move people or things anywhere in the world quickly, safely, efficiently, on-demand and with minimal impact to the environment. The system uses electric propulsion to accelerate a passenger or cargo vehicle through a tube in a low pressure environment. The autonomous vehicle levitates slightly above the track and glides…

CTZNWELL: New York City

The Wellbeing Gap in this country is real and wherever there is a higher prevalence of poverty and unemployment, lack of access to housing and public transportation, you find people who are struggling to survive much less be well. But these are not “other people’s problems”. We are not separate from the suffering of our…

Alex Abelin: New York City

Security Check: Hi, I’m Alex! As Bobby Bailey so poetically said, we’re human BEings, not human DOings. But with that said, I’m the Co-Founder and CEO of LiquidTalent, a new generation talent platform that connects exceptional technical and creative talent to local badass companies. Our mission is to connect the world’s most exceptional talent with…