We are so inspired by the businesses in our community because of how many of them are committed to helping to make the world better than it is today. Check out some great businesses below and how they are helping others.

Myeisha Essex | Marketing Guru, Wellness Advocate & Purpose Coach

Essex Media Group is a boutique agency that focuses on 3 main pillars: purpose coaching, digital marketing, and event planning in the wellness space. I spent the first decade of my career in entertainment news, and when I started Essex Media Group it was with the intention of helping people elevate and find true peace and fulfillment. Affectionately known as The Sacred Purpose Coach, I am dedicated to assisting my clients in connecting to their higher selves, letting go of unfulfilling jobs and pursuing their soul’s calling. Through 1:1 coaching, soulcare retreats, and mindfulness experiences, I assist people in finding their true calling and make bold career transitions, like I did. On the marketing side of Essex Media Group, I teach my clients how to align themselves with the energy and emotions that drive their customers’ most profitable behaviors. Read more>>

Mary Camarillo | Author

I write fiction about Southern California and make no claim that my novels “help the community or the world” but I do believe that reading fiction increases empathy. If you watch the news or scroll through comments on social media you are well aware that empathy is in decline in these increasingly divided United States, where we all tend to listen to those that we agree with and make assumptions about those people we don’t understand. President Obama noted in a 2006 speech at Northwestern University, that instead of discussing the federal deficit, “we should talk more about our empathy deficit — the ability to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes, to see the world through those who are different from us.” Read more>>

Christopher Alexander | Online Piano Teacher and Musician

As an online piano teacher, I have the joy of seeing the impact of music on all of my students whatever their age! It is so wonderful to see a Kindergartner learn to play their first song on the piano, or a middle-school student play their favorite pop song, or an adult student overcome their self-criticism. I believe learning to play the piano provides helpful structure amidst an often chaotic world, personal confidence of one’s own success, and therapeutic emotional catharsis through the power of music. Read more>>

Dr. Syvanna Siew DACM, LAc | Doctor of East Asian Medicine

Purnima Clinic empowers clients to show up fully in their lives. We recognize each client’s inherent wholeness and potential, affirming their experiences, and empowering them in their health journeys. Purnima, my Indian name, means “full,” “whole,” and “complete,” in Sanskrit. My partner, Dave, and I started Purnima because the medicine and tools we practice and teach changed both of our lives in meaningful ways. Whether it be listening to someone dealing with debilitating periods, struggles with fertility, or feeling seen in their relationships, we offer a unique space where people can come to feel seen and receive customized treatments rooted in Eastern medicine and intentional coaching. Read more>>