Along with brother Chad, has co-founded two hit companies: dMarc Broadcasting was sold in 2006 to Google for $400M+ and ...

JULIE HILL   TRUSTEE  UCI FOUNDATION   FUTURE ASTRONAUT       WHY: Leading OC businesswoman Julie Hill expects to fly as an ...

Leading the HVAC and plumbing service provider with the goal of pushing the company toward $1B in annual sales.  IN THE NEWS: ...

NICOLE SUYDAM  CEO/PRESIDENT  GOODWILL OF ORANGE COUNTY    WHY: Leads the largest nonprofit in Orange County by revenue, with ...

Has more than four decades of banking experience, known for fixing troubled banks. Became chairman in 2022 after regulators ...

WHY: Helps manage nearly $23B in assets at West Coast’s oldest and largest family office, a trust that made its money ...

Runs largest after-school program in the state and OC’s third-largest nonprofit by revenue. Think Together serves about 10% ...

ASH PATEL  CHAIRMAN/CEO  COMMERCIAL BANK OF CALIFORNIA    WHY: Since taking over bank in 2013, has grown assets from $190M to ...

Longtime leader of the fourth-largest accounting firm in Orange County, where he oversees around 460 employees.   NOTABLE: ...

Long-time leader of Irvine-based accounting firm with 90 employees.  NOTABLE: Previous winner of Organizational Excellence in ...

THOMAS BAKER  CEO, PRESIDENT AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP LLC    WHY: CEO of ACG, which had over 480 owned, managed and committed ...

Owner of Orange County’s largest group of automotive dealerships. Closed on his company’s biggest deal: the sale of two OC ...