From left, Spirit of Entrepreneurship Foundation board members Carol Holdsworth, Caroline MacDougall, CEO and board chairwoman Cathy Feldman, and Melissa Moreno, executive director of the Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Santa Barbara City College. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
Nanna Strid, media intern at the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Foundation. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
Past and present winners of the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards mingled and networked in the Fiesta Room at The Fess Parker. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
From left, Barbara Klein, Accrued Benefit Administrators Inc. professional services, 2013; Karen Mora, Accountability Plus, construction, 2012; and Ali Bauerlein, Inogen, medical/science and technology, 2013. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
Caroline MacDougall, left, Teeccino Caffe, manufacturing, wholesale, retail, 2011, and Patty DeDominic, DeDominic & Associates, professional services, 2011. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
From left, Kathy Gruver, Healing Circle Massage, health, fitness and beauty, 2012; Calla Gold, Calla Gold Jewelry, retail, hospitality and tourism, 2014; and Carol Ashley, Demo2Design, real estate and construction, 2012. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
Suzanne Chess, left, of Fine Fabrics of Santa Barbara and Force Fine, retail, wholesale/manufacturing, 2013; and Catherine Lamberti, Exercise Technology Inc., health, fitness and Beauty, 2011. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
Cathy Feldman, CEO and board chairwoman of the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Foundation, congratulates past and present recipients of the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award at the celebration soirée held in the Fiesta Room at The Fess Parker. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
2014 Retail, Hospitality and Tourism winner Calla Gold of Calla Gold Jewelry shares her success story with fellow award recipients. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
2014 Emerging Business winner Amy Chalker, owner of Isabella Gourmet Foods, an inspiration for a new generation of women entrepreneurs, keeps a checklist of her goals and aspirations and makes them a reality. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
From left, Kathy Odell, Annovium Products, rock star: life achievement, 2013; Kymberlee Weil, Stategic Samurai, professional services, 2014; and Darya Bronston, Annovium Products, science and technology, 2012. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
Amy Chalker, left, owner of Isabella Gourmet Foods, emerging business, 2014, and Barbara Tzur, Brylen Technologies Inc. science and technology, 2011. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk) 
An award recipient addresses fellow Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award winners at an inspirational gathering held in the Fiesta Room at The Fess Parker. (Melissa Walker / Noozhawk)
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