Category: California

Skechers U.S.A. Inc.

About Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (NYSE: SKX) is an American multinational footwear and apparel company headquartered at 228 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, California 90266 — in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, approximately 18 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles. Skechers was founded in 1992 and has grown into the third-largest footwear brand in the world, trailing only Nike and Adidas, with revenues exceeding $7.4 billion and distribution in approximately 180 countries and territories. The company’s Manhattan Beach headquarters serves as its global nerve center for footwear design, marketing campaign development, and worldwide operations management — supported by more than 70 regional offices and showrooms across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Skechers has undergone a major

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Chipotle Mexican Grill

About Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is the world’s largest fast-casual restaurant chain, headquartered at 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1300, Newport Beach, California 92660 — in the Fashion Island area of Newport Beach in Orange County, Southern California. Chipotle was founded on July 13, 1993 by Steve Ells, who opened the first Chipotle restaurant near the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado, with a $75,000 loan from his father — aiming to prove that gourmet-quality burritos could be made quickly and affordably in a fast-food format. The chain grew steadily through the 1990s and early 2000s, with McDonald’s Corporation serving as a major investor from 1998 to 2006, before Chipotle went public in 2006 in one of

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Netflix Inc.

About Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the world’s leading subscription streaming entertainment service, headquartered at 121 Albright Way, Los Gatos, California 95032 — in the Silicon Valley foothills of Santa Clara County, approximately 55 miles south of San Francisco. Netflix was founded on August 29, 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, originally as a DVD-by-mail rental service before pivoting to streaming in 2007 — a transition that redefined the global entertainment industry. Netflix is now the world’s dominant subscription video-on-demand service, with 300M+ paid subscribers across 190+ countries, $45.2B+ in annual revenue, and a content library spanning thousands of original series, films, documentaries, and live events produced in dozens of languages. Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos (content

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Concentrix

About Concentrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CNXC) is a global technology and customer experience (CX) services company headquartered at 39899 Balentine Drive, Suite 235, Newark, California 94560 — in the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area, approximately 35 miles south of San Francisco and 10 miles northwest of San Jose. Concentrix is the world’s second-largest business process outsourcing (BPO) and CX company — trailing only Teleperformance — with 300,000+ employees across 318 global offices in 70+ countries, and annual revenues of approximately $9.8 billion. Concentrix was founded in 1983 and spent most of its history as a division of SYNNEX Corporation, a global IT and supply chain solutions company. In December 2020, Concentrix completed a separation from SYNNEX and

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Block Inc.

About Block, Inc. — formerly Square, Inc. until its December 2021 rebrand — is an American financial technology holding company headquartered at 1955 Broadway, Suite 600, Oakland, California 94612, following its 2022 relocation from its longtime San Francisco address at 1455 Market Street. Block was founded in 2009 in San Francisco by Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey — originally as Square, Inc., launching the iconic Square card reader that allowed small businesses and individuals to accept credit card payments via smartphone — and went public in November 2015. In December 2021, Square, Inc. officially rebranded to Block, Inc. — a name reflecting its multi-business ecosystem structure — and subsequently relocated its principal offices from 1455 Market Street in San Francisco’s

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Robinhood

About Robinhood Markets, Inc. is an American publicly traded financial technology company headquartered at 85 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025 — the historic former headquarters campus of Sunset magazine — which Robinhood moved into in February 2018 after relocating from its original Palo Alto offices. Robinhood was founded in 2013 in Palo Alto, California by Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt — Stanford roommates and former high-frequency trading firm founders — with the mission to “democratize finance for all” by offering commission-free stock, ETF, options, and cryptocurrency trading through a mobile-first platform. Robinhood went public on NASDAQ under the ticker HOOD in July 2021. Robinhood’s commission-free model — which eliminated trading fees that legacy brokerages charged — forced a historic

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Molina Healthcare

About Molina Healthcare, Inc. is an American publicly traded Fortune 500 managed care organization headquartered at 200 Oceangate, Suite 100, Long Beach, California 90802 — the same Southern California city where founder Dr. C. David Molina opened the first Molina Medical clinic in 1980 to serve low-income Medicaid patients being turned away by mainstream providers. Molina was founded in 1980 by Dr. C. David Molina — an emergency room physician in Long Beach who started the company with personal savings and a small loan — and has since grown from a single community clinic into one of the largest government-sponsored managed care organizations in the United States, going public on NYSE in 2003. The company is traded on NYSE under

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Farmers Insurance Group

About Farmers Insurance Group is an American insurer of automobiles, homes, and small businesses, headquartered at 6301 Owensmouth Avenue, Woodland Hills, California 91367 in the San Fernando Valley. Founded in 1928, Farmers is owned by Zurich Insurance Group (Switzerland) and operates through a network of 48,000+ exclusive and independent agents across the US. Quick Facts Founded 1928 (Los Angeles, CA) Industry Auto, home, life & business insurance HQ Address 6301 Owensmouth Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Parent Company Zurich Insurance Group (Switzerland) Customer Service Phone 1-888-327-6335 (1-888-FARMERS) Corporate Office Phone 1-800-493-4917 Personal Bill Payments P.O. Box 0991, Carol Stream, IL 60132-0991 Website farmers.com What Brings You Here? Find the Right Contact Farmers Insurance customer — policy, billing, or coverage question

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Kaiser Permanente

About Kaiser Permanente is the largest nonprofit integrated managed care consortium in the U.S., headquartered at 1 Kaiser Plaza (the Ordway Building) in Oakland, California. Founded in 1945 by Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield, Kaiser combines health insurance, hospital operations, and physician groups under one roof — a model that distinguishes it from traditional insurers. Chair and CEO Greg A. Adams reported $127.7 billion in total operating revenues for FY2025 (including Risant Health subsidiary), $9.3 billion in net income, and a 1.1% operating margin — confirming Kaiser as the country’s largest nonprofit health system for the eighth consecutive year. Kaiser serves approximately 13.1 million members across 8 states and DC through 55 hospitals and 847 medical offices.

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Uber Eats

About Uber Eats is an online food delivery platform launched in 2014 by Uber Technologies, Inc., operating from Uber’s corporate headquarters at 1455 Market Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94103 in the SoMa neighborhood. It is not a standalone company but a wholly integrated division of Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), led by CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, serving millions of customers across 6,000+ cities in 45+ countries. Quick Facts Founded 2014 (San Francisco, CA) Industry Online food delivery & logistics HQ Address 1455 Market Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103 Parent Company Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Customer Service Phone 1-800-253-9377 Customer Service Email eats@uber.com Website ubereats.com What Brings You Here? Find the Right Contact Uber

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