TOM BAINE  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DIVISION VP  LANDSEA HOMES CORP.    WHY: Dallas-based Landsea Homes Corp. bought a pair of ...

Founded and runs Newport Beach-based software startup backed by firms in the self-storage industry. Tenant’s cloud-based ...

WHY: CLAOC was founded in 2017 by CEOs and leaders of some of the most prominent companies in the county to help shape a ...

A co-founder of Irvine-based electric bike maker; handmade 25 bikes for Kickstarter campaign in 2016 and now sells thousands ...

Retail marketing exec who joined Utah-based headphones maker in 2023; OC resident tasked to bring “some newness to the brand” ...

LIAM GRIFFIN  PRESIDENT/CEO/CHAIRMAN     SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC.     WHY: Helping to diversify Irvine-based chipmaker into ...

ELIZABETH GRUENE  GENERAL MANAGER  COLLECTORS HOLDINGS INC.     WHY: Head of expanding pop culture category at collectible ...

Co-founded company that makes sacral neuromodulation device to treat patients with overactive bladder conditions.   IN THE ...

Keeps innovating to ensure a safer and more efficient life for the all-important trucking industry; took over as CEO of ...

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

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

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