“What are your greatest strengths outside of work life?” “Work and life are kinda they same thing but my greatest strength is the ability to calmly hold multiple perspectives. Not just 2 or 3 but maybe 15 or 20.” “Where did you learn that skill?” “I think most people have the path they choose and… Read More

“What’s one of your superpowers?” “Creativity. Really connecting with this way of holding a unique and holographic perspective of reality. The artist inside of my heart and inside of my core that’s thinking outside the box and pushing boundaries. I connect to the guiding forces of the divine feminine and the source of power that’s available to all humans at any… Read More

“1977 I helped create The Hunger Project which is focused on ending world hunger through the context of transformation, consciousness, and integrity. I became completely devoted to ending world hunger and not it’s a huge organization with millions of people involved and hunger has moved from being a hopeless, inevitable tragedy to something… Read More

“What’s your favorite things about being a mom?” “The singing, and dancing, and making up songs! And the amount you love your kid is just what they say…it’s bigger than you think it is.” “What’s your favorite game to play with your mom?” “Go fish!”… Read More

“What’s one of your favorite things about her?” Him – “She has a sense of freedom and floats like a butterfly-” Her – “-And stings like a bee!” “What about you?” Her – “I like his confidence and zest for life.” “What’s something unique y’all like to do together?” Her – “Adventuring.” Him – “I don’t know what I’m doing in the… Read More

“How are you making the world a better place?” “I’m trying to make the world a better place by showing up with laughter and vulnerability in as many of my interactions as possible.  I love to make strangers chuckle, whether they are next to me on an airplane or if a cop pulls me over. I find that when someone laughs, I get… Read More

“I’m a single mom and I’m glad I got to spend time with my son today. I’m 61 now, I had him when I was 42 because I was busy doing other things. When I was 39 I thought, I’m not in the perfect relationship, but this is what I want and this is what I’m ready for. It’s the best… Read More

“I’ve been in San Francisco. I was born and raised in Chicago, lived in southern California for a couple years and came up here in ’85. Started making pizza in the Haight. Been playing in bands consistently since then and still doin it.” “You in a band now?” “Yeah, a couple of em.” “What’s their… Read More

“I’m born in Mexico. We moved to the bay area when I was 8. We’ve been in San Francisco about 25 years. I opened this store 20 years ago. I’ve met everybody in the mission thought the shop.” “What’s your favorite part of living in the mission?” “The cultural diversity. It’s hard to say what it is… Read More

“I’ve been in San Francisco working at  Mission Pie for about 10 years. For about the last 7 or 8 I’ve been living in the mission.” “I’ve been in San Francisco 10 years too.” “Oh yeah, it was the time to come.” “For sure! Where were you before?” “Before… Read More

“You seemed pretty tapped in to me, was there a specific moment when your spiritual awakening began?” “The brightest moment for me was in 2012. I was not in a good place in my life. I was disoriented and kind of sleep walking through life and doing things that I thought I needed to be doing. Read More

“What’s your favorite thing about being a dad?” “The constant new stuff. All the surprising things she does and says. Every day is a new adventure.”   “What’s your favorite game to play with your dad?” “I dunno.” “What’s your favorite food?” “Mac and cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese.”… Read More

“My parents met in a house party in the mission back in the day. My dad got here from Nicaragua when he was a teenager and my mom got here in her early 20s. They had mutual friends and they’d end up hanging out dancing to Santana. I was born here and have been here most of my life,… Read More

“What’s your favorite thing about yourself?” “I’m a connector. I have a really strong ability to travel between worlds and instigate things happening. Enable people to meet other people so they can do more things. That puts me in a position where I can be of service to other people. My degree is in anthropology and I’ve always had… Read More

“What are your greatest strengths?” “3 pointers in the 4th. Stunt moves. An evolving chameleon skill set. Open mindedness.” “What’s been your greatest challenge in life and what have you learned dealing with it?” “Growing up as a single child from a single parent in a low economic demographic and being able to embrace it as a… Read More

“What’s something you love deeply?” “I love surfing for so many reasons. One, because you can’t have technology. It’s great exercise. It’s refreshing. It helps me feel really alive and get my blood pumping. Especially the cold water in San Francisco. There’s a lof of science about the physiological benefits of exposing yourself to cold water.” “Cool. I’ve always wanted to… Read More

“I’m certified as an integrative wellness coach. I have my masters in integrative health studies from CIIS but I hate the word ‘wellness coaching’ because I don’t feel like it embodies what I do. It sounds so structured and methodical. I really help people get more in touch with what their body is telling them. I help them move from using the left, more… Read More

“What are you top 3 priorities in your life right now?” “Self-improvement. That’s always been a buzz word that people use but I’ve always been passionate about learning things and usually that didn’t correspond to what I was being taught in school or whatever, so I kind of gravitated to people who were into teaching themselves things and improving their lives and getting… Read More

“What did you do for fun when you were 10?” “I liked to play make believe with my sister and cousin. We would play make-believe school or office. I was always the teacher or the boss. I’m also a filmmaker so I think that’s where I got my storytelling director vibes from. I like to pretend. I like to have fun.”… Read More

“Oakland is the greatest city in the world. First off, the diversity is incredible here. I’ve never been to a city that is this cultured and diverse with a thriving, inspiring arts and music scene. The greatest times of my life have been in Oakland. Me and my partner fell in love in this city! Oakland’s always had that effect on me. There’s a… Read More

“I grew up in southern California in a city called Laguna Beach. I was there from pre-school to high school in the 70’s and 80’s and I feel really lucky I got such a juicy childhood. We had access to the hills and the beach all the time before it was so overwhelmed by people as it is now.” “What was your favorite… Read More

“What do you like to do for fun?” “Going to music shows and going to comedy shows. Those are always fun. My friend started comedy writing recently so she takes me to a lot of improv things.” “What’s a growth area in your life and what are you learning from that process?” “Being okay with where I am. I’m… Read More

“What’s one of your favorite things about yourself?” “My curiosity. Just being interested in how things work. Why things are here and why things are done a certain way when all things and possibilities are available. How did these ways form to make this the norm? Being curious about alternate ways to create the same outcome.”… Read More

“I’m a single mom, 2 daughters. Been in tech for a couple of decades. Born in India. Came here when I was 15. My parents died when I was 13. I’m the youngest of 7. My brother is the oldest and I came to live with him. I didn’t know English but I got into engineering college… Read More