ROGER SHERRARD  PRESIDENT  AEROSPACE GROUP, PARKER HANNIFIN  WHY: Manages OC’s third-largest aerospace company by headcount.

JAMES ‘JIMMY P’ PETERSON  EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN MOBIX LABS     WHY: Longtime area business leader developing semiconductors for ...

Provides edge-to-edge information technology solutions and services for Fortune 1000 companies with Irvine-based IT firm ...

FOUNDER/MANAGING PARTNER RX3 GROWTH PARTNERS WHO: Began RX3 Growth Partners in 2018 along with legendary NFL QB Aaron Rodgers ...

Huntington Beach author of more than 40 books on history, travel and musicians like John Oates and Def Leppard.  IN THE NEWS: Published this year “The Bolsa Chica Gun Club: A History.”  NOTABLE: Hosts ...

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 ...

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 ...

GABBI PATRICK  EXECUTIVE CHEF  GABBI’S MEXICAN KITCHEN, CHAAK    WHY: Restaurateur has helped plant a culinary flag in two of ...

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