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Los Angeles, California November 11, 2026 Independent since 2018 @businessstoriesmagazine

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My advice is to stop romanticizing the idea of business and start solving a real problem for real customers. The opportunity for Junk Punks came from seeing a normal, everyday…

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Recent interviews

Jessie Perez, creator of the TV show SUNDAY, smiling in a sequinned cardigan and turquoise pendant in front of a bright abstract mural
November 11, 2026

Jessie Perez

SUNDAY (TV show)
Amanda Halamka, licensed professional counselor and owner of Amanda Halamka LPC, PLLC, smiling in a black top in front of a stone wall in the evening
November 11, 2026

Amanda Halamka

Amanda Halamka LPC, PLLC
Dr. Jenn Roedig, veterinarian and founder of Sage Paws, smiling in a sage green top and a white floral kimono against a pale grey studio wall
November 11, 2026

Dr. Jenn Roedig

Sage Paws
Naquan Brown, the artist and producer Nate the Great, in a black beanie, glasses and a red heart tee, throwing up horns beside a yellow microphone in a Manhattan alley
November 11, 2026

Naquan Brown

Nate the Great, independent artist and producer
Eric Hagemann, fine art photographer and founder of Solsticephoto, in dark-rimmed glasses and a charcoal jacket in front of one of his black-and-white landscape prints
November 11, 2026

Eric Hagemann

Eric Hagemann Fine Art Photography and Solsticephoto LLC
Sharon Dawkins, owner of Pixel Studio Designs, in a pencil-sketch portrait, smiling with shoulder-length hair and a pendant necklace
November 11, 2026

Sharon Dawkins

Pixel Studio Designs
Tyraa Caldwell, broker and owner of Tyraa Nicole Realtors, in a black blazer and coral top holding a black and white handbag beside pink flowers
November 11, 2026

Tyraa Caldwell

Tyraa Nicole Realtors and The Rentagade App
Jeannie Seabrook, founder of Glass Rooster Cannery, smiling in a rust floral dress in front of a weathered barn wall
November 11, 2026

Jeannie Seabrook

Glass Rooster Cannery
Colin Nnaama Nwabueze, actor and founder of Caban Production, in a studio headshot wearing a white shirt and dark waistcoat
November 11, 2026

Colin Nnaama Nwabueze

Caban Production Limited
Matthew Fornaro, business law attorney and founder of Fornaro Legal, in a studio headshot wearing a navy suit and green tie in front of law books
November 11, 2026

Matthew Fornaro

Fornaro Legal
Lily Luu, founder of LUU Lounge, smiling with her arms crossed in a dark brown blazer against a white wall
November 10, 2026

Lily Luu

LUU Lounge
Barbara Acuña Kaneb, founder of Spanish Academy of the Rockies, smiling in a black pearl-trimmed sweater against a dark grey studio backdrop
November 10, 2026

Barbara Acuña Kaneb

Spanish Academy of the Rockies
Dr. C. Allyson Walker, founder of Vein-ity Vein Care Centers of Kansas, smiling in black scrubs with her hands on her hips against a grey studio backdrop
November 10, 2026

Dr. C. Allyson Walker

Vein-ity Vein Care Centers of Kansas
Liana Grigory, founder and CEO of Grigoryan Capital Group, in a white shirt with her arms crossed against a white studio backdrop
November 10, 2026

Liana Grigory

Grigoryan Capital Group
Dauss Miller, photographer, director and co-founder of Planet Ü Creative Agency, in a leather jacket under purple and amber studio light
November 10, 2026

Dauss Miller

Planet Ü Creative Agency
Laura Mestre, founder of De La Mar Tattoo, seated in a cream armchair in front of a tall houseplant, wearing a white De La Mar T-shirt
November 10, 2026

Laura Mestre

De La Mar Tattoo
Christina Hester, founder and CEO of CSI: Clean Scene Investigators, smiling in a green dress in a director's chair against a blue studio backdrop
November 9, 2026

Christina Hester

CSI: Clean Scene Investigators
Victoria Raji, founder and principal designer of LCA Luxury Decor in Atlanta, Georgia, in a black blazer with her arms crossed against a taupe studio backdrop
November 9, 2026

Victoria Raji

LCA Luxury Decor
Malgorzata Diakun-Sajek, Certified Professional Midwife and founder of Beloved Birth Midwifery, with curly silver hair, a green top and a black beaded necklace
November 9, 2026

Malgorzata Diakun-Sajek

Beloved Birth Midwifery
Jose Alejandro Larios, founder of Elite Boxing, in a white T-shirt holding a green WBC world champion belt in front of a white SUV
November 9, 2026

Jose Alejandro Larios

Elite Boxing and Colibrí Mexican Kitchen
Ajah Muhammad-Hays, painter, model and dancer, smiling in a yellow top against a warm brown studio backdrop
November 9, 2026

Ajah Muhammad-Hays

Painter, model and dancer
Saira Waheed, founder of Diggers Cove, in a grey Diggers Cove polo standing in the indoor sand playground in Plano, Texas, with the dinosaur logo and a toy excavator mural behind her
November 9, 2026

Saira Waheed

Diggers Cove
Scott Lapolla, founder of South Florida Mobile Auto Repair, smiling in a blue company T-shirt beside one of his white service vehicles in Port St. Lucie
November 8, 2026

Scott Lapolla

South Florida Mobile Auto Repair
Suzanne Sinnwell, founder of Suzanne Sinnwell Counseling in Jacksonville, Florida, smiling in a navy top in a sunlit park
November 8, 2026

Suzanne Sinnwell

Suzanne Sinnwell Counseling

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