In 2008, Liberty Naud walked into an elementary school computer lab to find all the kids playing solitaire. It was a defining moment in her life.
40 Under Forty: Kenneth Ebner
Program Director, World Gym
Kenneth Ebner’s Rock Your Resolution program is designed to make fitness goals come true and help change the way people feel about the gym.
40 Under Forty: David Woods
PGA Director of Golf, The Vintage Club
Golf professional David Woods refers to his position as PGA director of golf at The Vintage Club in Indian Wells as his dream job.
40 Under Forty: Jaime Kowal
Photographer/Entrepreneur
Jaime Kowal has worked as an editorial and commercial photographer, building her portfolio of work globally over the past 14 years.
40 Under Forty: Michael Beckman
Chef/Co-Owner, Workshop Kitchen + Bar
While popular chef and restaurateur Michael Beckman studied at the University of San Francisco, he fell in love with his Italian colleagues’ passion for food and wine.
40 Under Forty: Ron Alderete
President, Premium Employment Service and Owner, Tequila Alderete
Owning a tequila company could make a person pretty popular — if he had time to bask in the glory. Ron Alderete’s life stays busy and moving, literally.
40 Under Forty: Jeff L. Grubbe
Chairman, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Jeff Grubbe, at just 37 years old, is already a leader locally and nationally in his role as chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
40 Under Forty: Greg Rubino
General Manager, Classic Club
Greg Rubino arrived in the desert nine years ago to open the Classic Club as its director of golf, assuming the position of general manager within the first year.
40 Under Forty: Drew Davis
Chef/Owner, Catalan Mediterranean Cuisine
Catalan Chef and owner Drew Davis Davis wants to create the best experience for his dining patrons, as is giving back to the community.
40 Under Forty: Tory Christensen
Associate Attorney, Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney, LLP
Tory Christensen and his wife moved here three years ago from Stockton with their three young children to find a safer place to raise a family.