Beacon Photonics becomes newest member of UCSB’s Oasis R&D facility
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Founders share secrets to launching successful companies
Santa Barbara is known for several things, but it’s not seen as a startup hub like its neighbors to the south, Los Angeles, or the north, San Francisco. But Dan Engel, the founder of FastSpring, a software e-service platform, sees Santa Barbara’s quietness as a positive, not a negative. When he founded FastSpring in 2005, Read More →
UCSB patents power region’s tech sector
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Top women 2026: Michelle O’Malley
She’s engineering nexgen biology By L. Wayne Hicks Special to the Business Times When Michelle O’Malley’s older brother went off to college to study chemical engineering, she was at a loss. She wasn’t quite certain what that was, but she became a quick study. Her initial understanding was that it involved “making oil and chemicals Read More →
Top women 2026: Melinda Cabrera
Nonprofit veteran passionate about youth development Melinda Cabrera says her brand-new job as CEO of the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County is going great. “There’s a lot to learn, but I’m excited to jump in and really understand the organization, understand the needs of our families and just really devote myself Read More →
Top women 2026: Leila Noël
Meaningful impacts at the heart of her law practice Leila Noël, name partner at business litigation law firm Cappello & Noël, has certainly had her share of accolades during her 40-year career at the Santa Barbara-based organization. She was named one of the “Top 75 Women Litigators” in California for 2011 and one of the Read More →
Top women 2026: All-star honoree Kathy Odell
She’s got the prescription for success By Paula Aven Gladych Special to the Business Times Kathy Odell has reinvented herself many times over the years, since she helped found Medical Concepts Inc. in Santa Barbara in 1985. Some might even call her a serial entrepreneur. “For me, my career has sort of been a dream Read More →
