While most people her age were making plans to begin high school, at age 14 Dominique Medina began working in her dad’s business, Babe’s Bar-B-Que & Brewhouse in Rancho Mirage.
40 Under Forty: Michele Mician
Sustainability Manager, City of Palm Springs
As sustainability manager for the city of Palm Springs, Michele Mician is able to combine her career with her passion.
40 Under Forty: Liberty Naud
Founder and CEO of SMaRT Education, Desert Robotics, and The Awesome Foundation
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: Christopher Kennedy
President and Principal Designer, Christopher Kennedy Inc.
Christopher Kennedy began his interior design firm 10 years ago and has expanded nationwide with new projects and exciting ventures on the horizon.
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.