Ilene Glickstein, Entrepreneur
People Wear Me Out

FJ: What led you to create your company?
PWMO: Like any good wife, I blame my husband!
He saw how hard and how many hours I was working for other apparel companies for only a small 10% commission, and he said: “you are doing all the work, open your own place.” So I did. People Wear Me Out (PWMO). Glad I kicked around for a while beforehand, though, because it took me ten years to find the right fit for a screen printer and embroiderer. And I always told my graphic artist that someday we would be working together as a team. And we are!

Mountain Communities Family Resource Center (MCFRC)

An interview with Lindsay Larson Call, Board Chair

FJ: What lead you to start working with MCFRC?
MCFRC: Shortly after I moved to the mountain communities of Kern County with my husband and toddler, we got some bad news. Enrollment had gone down, and my contract teaching online would be reduced. We were in a new place with no friends or family, but what we kept hearing was, "Go talk to the Family Resource Center."

Aazam Irilian, Transformation Coach, Artist and Educator

FJ: What is your background?
Aazam: I hold a Masters in Art Education and certifications in Art and healing (UCLA Integrative Medicine), Therapeutic Imagery, and Neuro-Linguistic Programing (HMI School of Hypnosis).

“Creative process has always been part of my life.” It was what I relied on when dwelling in the dark hole of depression; it pulled me back to safety and seeing the sun shining brighter than ever before.

FJ: What is your work trying to say?
Aazam: My mission is to bring more beauty and joy to this world and those around me. That is precisely the reason I paint/create—this is my way to feed my soul, be happier, and engage in things that are more fulfilling in life.

I learned the hard way; that is why I am doing what I do, trying to empower other women to listen to their hearts.