by élite Magazine | Mar 24, 2017 | Associate Publisher |
A Message from Associate Publisher Alesia Humphries As I look through the pages of this issue of élite Magazine, I am reminded of how amazing people can be. I read stories that fill me with inspiration of people that do more, think harder, dream bigger and create...
by élite Magazine | Mar 24, 2017 | Cover Story |
Meet Mackenzie Hancsicsak of THIS IS US With a stellar ensemble, innovative storytelling and writing that hits the heart, NBC’s This Is Us is being touted as the season’s biggest breakout series. The first episode alone brought in more than 10 million views, and...
by élite Magazine | Mar 24, 2017 | Ultimate Awards |
And The Winners Of The Ultimate Business Professionals are… Congratulations to élite Magazine’s Ultimate Business Professionals! These top-notch businesses were voted the best in their fields by thousands of community members and élite readers! Be sure to say...
by élite Magazine | Mar 24, 2017 | Business |
WHAT’S POSSIBLE… Santa Clarita? SCVEDC President and CEO shares possibilities for an even brighter future The Santa Clarita Valley is home to nearly 300,000 residents and companies across a wide variety of industries. Our roster of fantastic companies that call...
by élite Magazine | Mar 24, 2017 | Closeup |
Melanie Hicken Uncovering Injustice Local CNN Money investigative reporter focuses on plights of the people. Sitting at her kitchen table, Melanie Hicken was hard at work from her Santa Clarita home. Her laptop was fired up, and her phone sat face up, poised for...
by élite Magazine | Mar 24, 2017 | Spotlight |
Producing a Better Ending – Castaic media arts school plays matchmaker between local U.S. veterans and the movie business As Jimmy Lifton walked from one sound stage to the next, through the costume and set design departments and eventually settling into the...
by Mariam Makatsaria | Mar 24, 2017 | Closeup |
Jack Storms – A Cut Above Cold glass sculptor shares his quest for artistic perfection and the beauty that results. Inside the Valencia workshop of cold glass sculptor Jack Storms, there is a constant hum of something or another — a cacophony of machines...
by élite Magazine | Mar 24, 2017 | Henry Mayo |
Henry Mayo Teddy Bear Drive Launches in April Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s Annual April Teddy Bear and Friend Drive got off to an early start thanks to the efforts of two young Santa Clarita Valley philanthropists and a group of sixth graders. Cindy...
by Claudia Sheridan | Mar 24, 2017 | #BeSocial |
How to Avoid The Time Suck Of Social Media As a small business owner, you may not have the time to spend on social media, and that’s ok – you’ve got plenty of other things on your plate. But you also know you have to participate in social media for the sake of...
by élite Magazine | Mar 24, 2017 | Spotlight |
Healing Broken HeARTs A local program helps domestic violence survivors develop ways to mend their souls. The day Aazam Irilian realized she stopped smiling was the day she decided to change her world – she just didn’t know how yet. Her mother had recently succumbed...
by élite Magazine | Mar 24, 2017 | SCV Reel Talk |
Santa Clarita in the Pictures Film and television production in Santa Clarita dates back to the earliest forms of each of the respective mediums and has continued strong through today. Charlie Chaplin filmed a scene from The Pilgrim at the historic Saugus Train...
by Mariam Makatsaria | Mar 24, 2017 | Closeup |
Engineering The Magic of Movies The road to cinematic masterpiece often presents special effects challenges – and Elia Popov is always up for the impossible. In the wide, open space of his warehouse-slash-shop in Santa Clarita, Elia Popov is pacing, head bowed and a...