Tag: Los Angeles Business

Product Launches: -- Author, teacher, and coach Shaffa today announced the publication of "The Feeling You Cannot Admit: For the Parent Who Cannot Love Freely and the Child Who Grew Up Knowing It" (ISBN: 979-8996214310, paper; publisher: Peace with Shaffa, July 2026), the first book ever written to directly name and address the specific, targeted, and bewildering feeling some parents carry toward a particular child. The one that coexists with genuine love in ways that make no logical sense, and has lived, until now, in complete silence.

Product Launches: -- Renowned wine and hospitality guru Christian Navarro, celebrated for transforming Wally’s from a beloved neighborhood shop (founded in 1968) into one of North America’s premier wine, spirits, and dining destinations. Navarro joined Wally’s in 1991, partnering with founder Steve Wallace to evolve it into a Wine Spectator Grand Award winner. In 2013, he pioneered the innovative hybrid format by blending fine retail, cheese shop, and elegant restaurant dining. Now he is thrilled to return to his hometown of Los Angeles with his latest standalone venture: "christian’s" Wine Bar & Restaurant.

Product Launches: -- SnapFresh from Ningbo Winbay Technology Co., Ltd. unveiled its 2026 40V 17-inch Brushless Cordless Lawn Mower as part of the brand's latest outdoor power equipment lineup, offering homeowners a gas-free lawn maintenance solution with cutting performance comparable to a traditional 150cc gas mower. The mower is currently available on Amazon.

Product Launches: -- When Ani Lalazarian changed careers in 2020, leaving the fashion world to become an energy healer, breathwork facilitator and spiritual guide, she held tight to one conviction: that children and adults all carry a special light within them-they simply need the tools to find it. Now, Dragonfly Dreams Press, LLC is releasing her debut picture book - "Into the Heart of the Forest: A Journey to Love" (ISBN: 979-8218897246 paperback; 979-8218883294 hardcover) - a gorgeously illustrated adventure story that brings those tools directly to the page.

Product Launches: -- In his powerful new book, "Home Service Empire: How I Built, Scaled, and Sold a Family of Businesses Worth Over $100 Million" (ISBN: 978-196833-852 paperback; 978-1968339869 ebook; 978-1968339845 hardcover; Legacy Launch Pad Publishing), entrepreneur Cameron Bawden shares the battle-tested blueprint behind building one of Arizona's largest privately owned home service companies-and exiting on his terms.

Advertising NEWS: -- As spring marketing campaigns begin to accelerate, GSJJ, a global supplier of custom promotional products, has published its 2026 Spring Gift Trends report. The report outlines three major seasonal marketing scenarios-Easter & Outdoor Season, Graduation & End of Semester, and "Spring Refresh" & Brand Reinvention-offering businesses practical ideas on everything from product choices to campaign planning.

Product Launches: -- In a brutally honest and darkly humorous exploration of the film and television industry, veteran screenwriter Jim Agnew announces the release of "To Live and Write in LA: A Street-Level Guide to Surviving as a Screenwriter" (ISBN: 979-8218906696; published by Independent Global Solutions), brand partner Legacy Launch Pad Publishing announced today.

Product Launches: -- In his searing new book, "Addicted to Failure: Why the Rehab System Doesn't Work and What Must Change" (ISBN: 978-1968339876 paperback; 978-1968339883 ebook, Legacy Launch Pad Publishing), author and addiction reform advocate Jimmie Applegate takes aim at a $16 billion industry that profits from relapse and exposes why traditional rehab models fail to deliver real recovery.

Product Launches: -- "Abused," the new single from international singer-songwriter Liyah Bey, is not a confession or a plea-it is a declaration. Built on restraint rather than release, the song gives voice to survivors of abuse by doing something rare in popular music: naming the truth plainly, without softening it.

Product Launches: -- In his new book, "You Shouldn't Have to Kill to Get Ahead: Reimagining Wealth, Power and Belonging in America" (ISBN: 978-1968339180 [paperback]; 978-1968339173 [ebook]; 978-1968339197 [hardcover]; Legacy Launch Pad Publishing), author, Army Veteran and former political candidate Chris Rivers lays bare the broken promises of the American Dream and offers a path forward for a nation at a breaking point.