profiles of success

How did successful people achieve their goals?

Ellen Degeneres, Comedienne and Talk Show Host

The queen of kindness

 

Delilah Snell's Handcrafted Career

Pioneer of the eco-movement

 

Brenda Levin, Levin & Associates Architects

Renovator of Los Angeles Historic Buildings

 

Marissa Mayer, Techie Who Has it All

From employee 20 at Google to CEO of Yahoo

 

Madonna and the Business of Being a Superstar

Material Girl, indeed

 

Mike O'Toole and Gondola Getaways

A frequent engagement

 

Magic Johnson, Team Los Angeles

From basketball to baseball, with a lot in between

 

Arianna Huffington, Media Player

Left, right AND center

 

Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Kraft Foods

Promoted From Within

 

Sister Jennie Lechtenberg and the PUENTE Learning Center

Teaching Los Angeles to Read

 

Lucy Jones, Seismologist

Earthquake expert

 

Steven Spielberg, King of the Blockbuster

How many of his movies have you seen?

 

Roy Choi and the Kogi BBQ Trucks

Going mobile

 

Gwen Stefani, No Doubt and L.A.M.B.

Orange County Girl Makes Good

 

Otis Chandler and GoodReads.com

A California-style literary dynasty

 

Mike Lazaridis and RIM's Blackberry

The pusher for addicted executives

 

Steve Jobs and Apple Computer

A CEO even Occupiers can love

 

Larry Ellison and Oracle

Doing it his way

 

Profiles of Success: Kaity Tom and Prebiotic Gelato

Local entrepreneur develops healthy and delicious product

 

Profiles of Success: The Ventures of Elon Musk

From PayPal to Tesla electric cars to Mars space travel

 

Profiles of Success: Stefanos Polyzoides and the New Urbanism

Building a better Los Angeles

 

Profiles of Success: The Riboli Family and San Antonio Winery

Downtown Vintage

 

Profiles of Success: Alan Purwin and Helinet

A career tracks flight

 

Profiles of Success: Evan Kleiman and Good Food

On a crusade to raise standards and awareness

 

Profiles of Success: David Judson and Judson Stained Glass Studios

A fifth-generation family business