Rob Lake, Managing Director of Life Sciences for Trinity Capital, discusses the venture lending industry; its work with entrepreneurs and emerging companies; the Trinity team; and the Life Sciences practice in Venture Capital.

Arlene Yang, Board President of the transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project, and Catherine “Cat” Corral, Co-Founder and Executive/Artistic Director of transcenDANCE, talk about the organization’s mission to transcend barriers and expand the ambitions of youth in under-resourced San Diego County communities through dance and performance.

Wesley Burt, Founder & Executive Director of Equation Collaborative, is joined by the Collaborative’s Program Manager, Danielle Radford, to talk about +BOX, a food security program that delivers reliable access to healthy food to food insecure students and their families.

Agnes Barrelet, Executive Director of the Children’s Nature Retreat Foundation, discusses the organization’s mission to teach K-12 students about the environment, sustainable farming, and animal habitats. Barrelet chats about the Foundation’s annual fundraiser on October 1, The 4 Elements.

Tara Shah, Founder of T School, chats about her company’s unique approach to bar exam preparation that has power meditations and yoga breaks built into its bar prep exam courses.

James Saba, Executive Director of San Diego Junior Theatre, is joined by the Theatre’s Artistic Director, Desha Crownover, to talk about the Theatre’s 75th Anniversary Season lineup, along with Fall classes and camps.

Dan Guillou, a graduate, advocate and volunteer for Canine Companions, chats about the life-changing work of service dogs trained to serve adults and children with disabilities. Guillou is joined by Neville Billimoria, SVP of Marketing and Community Relations for Mission Federal Credit Union, to discuss Guillou’s harrowing story; the September 17 “Dogfest” at Waterfront Park; and the services provided by Canine Companions.

Esha Walia, a Business Major at Northeastern University in Boston, joins Grant Oliphant, CEO of The Conrad Prebys Foundation, and Neville Billimoria, SVP of Marketing and Community Relations for Mission Federal Credit Union, to have a wide-ranging discussion on giving back to the community. Oliphant, Co-Chair of the annual San Diego Cause Conference, talks about the rich and diverse topics offered at the September 14 conference that will be held at the University of San Diego.

Jeffrey Breslow, a Hall of Fame Toy Industry Inventor, discusses his memoir, A Game Maker’s Life. Breslow talks about how he held his company together after a colleague opened fire in the Marvin Glass and Associates conference room in 1976, killing two of the firm’s partners before taking his own life. His company invented such iconic games as Simon, Operation and Mousetrap to name a few. Breslow discusses the keys to his success, as well as his appearance on The History Channel’s “Toys That Built America” segment that will run on November 28.