FOUNDER/CEO, PINNACLE PETROLEUM
WHY: Heads Huntington Beach-based provider of competitively priced petroleum products and services. Winner of Business Journal Family-Owned Business Award in 2022; won a Women in Business Award in 2020.
IN THE NEWS: Predicted the company’s revenue would surpass half a billion dollars in 2023, continuing its strong growth after the pandemic.
NOTABLE: Launched the business in 1995; counted 25 employees as of May. Daughter Maddie is a key part of the Pinnacle Petroleum business, running the Fleet Card Division and serving as marketing manager.
QUOTABLE: “Demand is robust.”