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Women of Distinction

Principal Consultant had become available Although she is far from home, Donna to do, they are able to help companies to see
with her now firm, 5P Consulting. “With- has a very close relationship with all of her how technology has made things easier if
out even thinking twice we both knew it siblings and they make it a point of having they need to have employees remotely do-
would be a perfect fit. We have been work- an annual trip where they all gather to visit ing their jobs. With old technologies, much
ing hand-in-hand ever since.” Now Donna and catch up on what has been going on in of this would not be possible.
is a Managing Partner and Fractional CIO their lives. “I listened to some words from Many businesses have had to scale back
with 5P Consulting. my mom when she was pretty sick and these and rethink things and, look at their road-
Having had the pleasure of getting to words struck home with me. She was ada- maps differently. These business changes
know both of these amazing women it is mant about how important it is to keep the may have slowed things down for other con-
instantly apparent that they make an in- family together and so that is something sulting firms, but for 5P they have taken this
credible team. “We have become family that is very important to me.” Donna and opportunity to do something that this com-
now. It's not just a business that provides her son, Caleb, who is 19 and attending Cal pany with a huge heart has always wanted to
a much-needed service; we are all here for Poly Pomona, have an extremely close rela- do. “We are so passionate about what we do
each other. If I am having a bad day, I can tionship. “I am about family. I am about my that we aren’t letting anything get in our way
call Y’vonne or one of the other teammates nieces and nephews, my sisters, and broth- to help businesses. We are currently doing
and vice versa. I've been at 5P consulting for ers, and this even transfers to how I do busi- pro bono work for some of the local busi-
a little over two years now and I love it. I love ness. When I go into a company, I like for it nesses, some of the smaller businesses here
the path that we're going down. I love how to be more of a family-type environment, I in San Diego. We are saying ‘Hey, I know
we go in and can literally assess an organiza- like to greet people by their first names and you may not have the budget or capital right
tion's infrastructure and find out what their get to know a bit about them not just as em- now, but let's see how we can help you.” It’s
pain points are. We come in and really just ployees of the company, but as people.” all about helping other businesses in the
turn their companies around, helping to di- Since the pandemic, many businesses community, providing value, and helping
rect them into the next phase of their orga- have slowed down, but thanks to the work businesses become more efficient through
nization’s growth.” that 5P Consulting has done and continues the use of data and technology solutions.

Brett Stokes construction crew member.

Brett expressed, "It then started
"Muralist in Town" to almost become a career type
of thing."
Photos and Article by Maggie Ramos Brett took the time to sit
and share about the opportuni-
ty to work with other muralists
Don't be a stranger. Talk to I recently took the time artists and traveled to Arizona,
your neighbors. You will learn to meet and know more about New Mexico, Nevada, Colo-
a lot from them. I've learned my neighbor and friend, Brett rado, and California to show
from my neighbors, and our Stokes. I've learned he is a some of his work in different
neighbors have learned from great artist, and now I also galleries and paint interiors in
us as a family. know one of the muralists casinos.
in town. Brett grew up in Brett laughs as he says, "I
Fallbrook and enjoyed it all the never hit it big you know, but
way. it was marginal success, and it
During his high school was fun." Brett practiced road
years, he was doing a lot of art trips and enjoyed the country
and taking a lot of art courses, sightseeing as he traveled.
but then got into construc- In the past, he has also done and they are not much differ-
tion and didn't do much art. home interior art and partic- ent from any other canvas. He
During his construction time ipated with the mural at the has also done, and still does,
people learned he was capa- entrance of the library in Vista children’s books. Brett contin-
ble of being a good artist and Ca. Most recently he has been ues to work by commission.
began requesting signs, logos, invited to do a few murals in
magazine illustrations, and Fallbrook. You can find this great
different art from him. Before Brett explains to me that artist and friend "Brett Stokes,"
Brett knew it, he was practic- the canvases on the murals at btmstokes@gmail.com or
ing more as an artist than a become feet instead of inches, text him at 760-420-8656

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