Gary and Julie Crisp
CO-FOUNDERS
CRISP IMAGING
WHO: Founded Costa Mesa-based Crisp Imaging in 2001, building it up to annual run rate around $35M in sales.
WHY: Known for annually hosting Super Bowl Party for 500 Marines and veterans at the American Legion post in Newport Beach’s Balboa Peninsula.
IN THE NEWS: Super Bowl Party this year featured on local news channel KNBC.
NOTABLE: 13 years of Super Bowl Parties have raised $2M in time and gifts to benefit the Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group, whose mission is to provide support and outreach for Marines and sailors deployed at Camp Pendleton, as well as their families. Among more than a dozen nonprofits receiving gifts from the Crisps are St. Serra Catholic School, USC, Wounded Warrior Project and A+D Museum.
IN THEIR WORDS: “I love to make money. I love to build teams. But at the end of the day, I love the fact that this business allows us to be charitable and create conditions for our employees to get ahead. That’s where my heart is.” –Gary Crisp
