Jeff York

Taco Bell Corp. operates a chain of restaurants. Its products include texas-mexican cuisine foods such as tacos, burritos, gorditas, quesadillas, nachos, chalupas, salads and food items. The company was founded by Glen William Bell, Jr. in 1962 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Specialty Silicone Fabricators, Inc. manufactures high precision medical silicone products. It provides complete assembly and packaging services. It offers dip molding and coating, molding, assembly, packaging and sterilization, extrusion, and sheeting. The company was founded on May 28, 1993 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA.

Part of NDL Ventures Ltd., Ashok Leyland Information Technology Ltd. is a software development company founded in 1986. The company is based in Chennai, India. The Indian company provides on-site and off-shore software development services.

Xoriant Corp. provides software development solutions. It offers customer information management, cloud computing, embedded, enterprise and mobile applications, storage services, social networks web, enterprise content management, high technology, telecommunications, big data, digital, and security. The company was founded by Girish Gaitonde in 1990 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1985. The non-profit company is based in Arlington Heights, IL. AME is dedicated to the exchange of enterprise excellence knowledge and provides engaging workshops, plant tours, summits, and industry-leading conferences to its 4,000 members. The organization focuses on continuous improvement strategies, lean thinking, and other operational improvement methods. AME members share best practices and network through practitioner-to-practitioner experiences. Kimberlee A. Humphrey has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Akraya, Inc. provides information technology, engineering, creative & marketing talent services. The company was founded by Amar Panchal and Sonu Ratra in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

FoodBank of Santa Barbara County provides food distribution and nutrition education. Its programs include feed the future, brown bag picnic in the park, healthy school pantry, mobile farmers market, backyard bounty, grocery rescue, food action plan and nutrition advocate network. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Part of Adventist Health System/West, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center is a hospital and emergency room located in San Luis Obispo, CA. Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center is the county's only trauma center and has earned an "A" rating from the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade since 2012. Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center is also recognized as a baby-friendly birth facility and have received the "LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader" designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Tenet Health Central Coast provides quality and coordinated care to diverse communities throughout the central coast. Founded in 1959, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center is part of Tenet Health Central Coast, an integrated healthcare system consisting of two acute care hospitals and four affiliated entities.

Central Coast Ventures LLC (Central Coast Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Jo Anne Miller and Michael P. Salucci. The firm is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California.

Gemba Academy LLC is a private company based in Keller, TX that was founded in 2009 by Ron Pereira, Jon Miller, and Kevin Meyer. The company is committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement for individuals and businesses. The company offers a vast library of over 2,000 training videos covering lean, six sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies. Gemba Academy provides flexible training, expert coaching, and certifications to empower organizational growth. The company is known for being the best provider of lean and six sigma training, including online videos, on-site events, remote coaching, and certifications.