Madison Geering

WEST is 37-story residential community in downtown San Diego intended to serve as a neighborhood anchor for the growing mix of residents, professionals and visitors in the region. Photo courtesy of WEST by Holland Partner Group SAN DIEGO– San Diego-based Brand collective Moniker Group has always led with a do-it-yourself gumption. Its group of businesses includes more than a dozen brands specializing in everything from cocktail bars to custom furniture.

Frontwave Credit Union CEO Bill Birnie said that one of his most important goals as a leader is to uplift future generations. Photo courtesy of Frontwave Credit Union OCEANSIDE – Frontwave Credit Union CEO Bill Birnie still remembers the words of the U.S. Marines recruiter he met with in 1972. He was a poor high school student, so he said college was out of the picture. Meeting with military recruiters allowed him to evaluate his options.

The Big Bay Boom spends about half of its $1 million budget on fireworks alone. Photo courtesy of Big Bay Boom SAN DIEGO – Twenty-six years ago, Sandy Purdon ignited the first annual Big Bay Boom as a personal project. Today, it’s the largest Independence Day fireworks show on the West Coast. “I always get a tear in my eye when I watch the show, even though I know what’s coming,” Purdon said. “It’s a pretty good country we live in.