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LINDSEY SMITH
Lindsey Smith is the founder of San Diego Office Properties, a division of Keller
Williams Commercial. She was recruited away from Cassidy Turley by KW Commercial
and saw this as an opportunity “to offer clients the benefit of a boutique
firm while taking advantage of KW’s national platform, resources and other benefits.”
Smith says her new venture is going strong; she has already worked with over
50 clients and saved each office user client an average of $79,000. She says her business
is virtually 100 percent referral based. For eight years she worked at international
commercial real estate giants CB Ruichard Ellis and Cassidy Turley. She is a
board member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), is a co-founder of
Ladies Golf Networking Group, involved with the Burnham Moores Center for
Real Estate Mentor Program, the American Cancer Society and is a blogger for
Carmel Valley Life. She also writes an online column about networking for Connected
Women of Influence. Smith is a graduate of the University of San Diego
DANIEL SULLIVAN
Daniel Sullivan is the president and founder of Sullivan Solar Power, a turn-key
design-build PV firm. He is a state licensed Master Electrician with over a decade
of field experience. He started his company in 2004 out of a garage with only $2,500
in the bank. Today, Sullivan Solar Power boasts a fleet of 29 trucks, more than 60
employees and offices in both San Diego and Orange County. His company is the
only solar firm in California ranked in the top 50 in the energy sector by Inc.
Magazine. Sullivan is also on the board of CleanTECH San Diego and CALSEIA
(California Solar Energy Industries Association), San Diego chapter. San Diego is
the solar capital of the nation and Sullivan Solar Power is the top installer, according
to the California Solar Initiative. His rages-to-riches story is inspiring. He continues
to be an active voice for the solar industry and is committed to the growth
and collaboration of the local marketplace. Sullivan is currently a semifinalist for
Ernest & Young’s prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year award.
MICHELLE WEINSTEIN
Michelle Weinstein is president of FITzee Foods. She is dedicating her career to
healthy living and works to help San Diegans find healthy food solutions. She
founded Optimal Nutrition Inc. in 2006, a meal delivery and lifestyle system that
provides fresh, pre-packaged, perfectly portioned meals and snacks. Optimal Solutions
has helped thousands of people lose weight, improve athletic performance and
lead healthier lives. In 2011, Weinstein expanded her healthy living business by
opening her first retail location in Liberty Station. FITzee Foods is the first of its
kind, a store that not only sells healthy meals, but also seeks to create a community.
She offers free weekly workouts and nutrition classes in the store with the goal of
connecting people who want to lead healthy lives with each other. She is creating a
tribe of health-minded San Diegans. In coming months, FITzee Food Bars will become
available in 10 Whole Foods locations throughout Southern California.
Through her work in health, Weinstein has become a very respected member of the
community and is often invited to speak and participate in health-related events.
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