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In a Minute with Evan Lovett

The Mount Rushmore of L.A. Companies

In a Minute with Evan Lovett

Audacy

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

5.01.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Normally, companies are nameless, faceless, soulless entities. . .but there are four L.A. Companies that transcend just "doing business" - in fact, these four companies are BELOVED for their significant roles in L.A.'s history, culture, & communities. From sole proprietors to Mom & Pops, businesses are the lifeblood of Los Angeles - but these are the four that make the L.A. Mount Rushmore of Companies. Let's get into it!

Transcript

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0:00.0

You see fans that don't know baseball, don't care about baseball, might even say baseball is boring,

0:05.9

but they'll go to Dodger games every year. You know why? Because there's nowhere in the city

0:10.3

that is the beating heartbeat of Los Angeles like a Dodger game is. You see the beautiful

0:16.4

mountains, the snow cap San Gabriel's, the blue skies. You can see downtown. Take a walk around

0:23.2

Dodger Stadium now. That center field area is awesome. It's fun. It's a constant party. They're

0:28.6

always adding concessions. New concessions. They got a peanut butter and jelly smash burger

0:32.7

this year for goodness sake.

0:39.3

Yo, welcome to another episode of In a Minute with Evan Lovett coming to you live from

0:44.3

the IM studios in the heart of L.A.

0:47.2

Listen to this.

0:48.0

This is an episode.

0:49.4

I'm here solo.

0:50.2

No guest today.

0:51.2

This is something I've been wanting to talk about, no joke for probably three years or something that's been percolating in my mind.

0:59.0

Every time I go to a restaurant, to a business, interface with some company in Los Angeles, sometimes you have a fantastic experience.

1:10.0

Sometimes you don't. But those fantastic

1:12.0

experiences stand out. I used to be a big Yelp guy, a big Google reviews guy. I like rewarding

1:19.5

good employees and thus good companies. And I've been sort of putting together a list of my, not my favorite companies per se,

1:30.8

but the best companies in Los Angeles.

1:34.3

And so over the years, I've been taking notes and keeping this together.

1:38.4

And what we're presenting today is the Mount Rushmore of L.A. companies.

1:44.3

I boiled it down into four companies that have an impact, that have a history, that inspire

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