Joshua Paul is the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief at Lollipop Grand Prix Media. He is a portrait, travel, and automobile and racing photographer who has earned numerous awards from American Photography, Communication Arts, The Society of Publication Designers, Type Director’s Club, and Photo District News. Aside from traveling to over 95 countries, usually off the beaten path Joshua has photographed over 75 Formula 1 races and taken portraits of every driver. He’s the only Permanently Accredited American Photographer for Formula 1. One of his cameras of choice is a 1913 Graflex Auto RB that gives the viewer a very unique perspective of modern races. Joshua earned his BA in English and Creative Writing at the University of Washington and his BFA in Photography from Art Center College of Design.

Rich MacDonald is involved in sales and promotions at Superformance / Hillbank / Shelby Legendary Cars in Irvine, California. There along with past Cars Yeah guests, Lance Stander, Owner of Superformance, and Doug Campbell and their talented team, they build continuation models of the iconic Shelby Cobra, Daytona Coupe, Ford GT40, Caterham, and the Corvette Grand Sport. You can walk in and purchase a new car or have them build one to your exacting specifications. Rich’s father Dave MacDonald raced Cobras to many victories in the 1960s so Rich feels right at home representing these iconic sports cars, many of which were featured in the recent FOX/Disney blockbuster movie Ford vs Ferrari.

Steve Matusek is the founder of Aeromotive, a company he started in 1994. He and his business partner Jack Hylton focus on fuel delivery components through technology and engineering. Both are racers and their products are conceived on the racetrack. Through relationships with other racers, customers, manufacturers, they identify challenges and create solutions and turn them into products. Steve has a background in the aerospace industry he’s set up Aeromotive to apply the same materials, processes, and procedures that major aerospace companies do which sets them apart from their competition. He is the son of immigrant parents who is an All-American success story.

Mitzi Valenzuela is the owner of Mitzi & Company Photography, a company she founded in 2004. She specializes in pinup and automotive photography through her love of travel and exploring car shows and events around the world. She launched her first International Pinup Contest at the Mooneyes Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show and has run several other contests including the Grand National Roadster Show and Sacramento Autorama Trophy Girl Contest. She produces an annual pinup and hotrod calendar each year and celebrated her ten year anniversary in 2019. Her photography has been featured in numerous publications and she’s appeared on a number of Reality TV shows. Today she is creating a dream studio at her new Mid-Century Modern Home. 

Hector Cademartori is an automotive artist who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His interest in motor racing started as a teenager being influenced by the European greats including Fangio, Gonzalaz, and Formula 1. He has been selling his illustrations and paintings since 1983 after graduation. His clients include race teams, corporations, magazines, racing organizations, and private collectors. You’ll find his artwork in Dan Gurney’s All American Racers offices, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Laguna Seca Raceway, Auto Club Speedway-Fontana, and automotive corporate headquarters. Hector considers himself a racer with a brush as he draws, paints and races his Datsun 240Z that he calls his “Ferratsun” around Southern California and his 1991 Volvo 740 at the 24 Hours of LeMons and Champcar Endurance Series.

Jeany Zhao is the owner/co-owner of several companies including ZK Performance (along with Mike Kojima of Moto IQ), an online retailer of an automotive detailing product. She is the owner of Aphoena “afenna” Consulting, specializing in data analytics, consumer feedback, and company strategic planning and operations and co-owner of Big Tex BBQ in Bogota, Colombia. She is an enthusiastic sports car enthusiast, a die-hard Porschephile, and seeks to immerse herself in all things automotive, from car clubs to canyon runs to track days and pit reporting at IMSA. Her past corporate career has been in data analytics in the consumer goods and economics sectors. Jeany is also a certified mediator. 

Tiffani Marie Lewis is a National Porsche Club of America Driving Instructor, primarily racing Autocross circuits and track events. She is the first female to be awarded Instructor of the Year for the Porsche Club of America Orange Coast Region in 2017- 2018. She earned first place wins in the PCA-OCR Autocross Series in her class for 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. She has been a guest judge for the annual Steve McQueen Car Show, an instructor at California Festival of Speed, and has appeared in a variety of publications and commercial spots for various companies and organizations. Tiffani’s goal is to share her passion for cars, racing, education, art, and culture with today’s youth and encourage and inspire more enthusiasm and diversity among the car community.

Eleonor Segura is the Digital Production Editor at Automobile Magazine. She’s been with the publisher for almost six years contributing as a writer, photographer, and sampling some of the coolest rides around plus, she is the only female writer on staff. Automobile Magazine’s mantra of “No Boring Cars” brings enthusiasts a variety of inspiration through the latest news, car reviews, long-term updates, design, future cars, and opinion. You’ll find videos, auto show reports, and much more in their print magazine and on their digital platform.

Since 2003, Alyn Edwards has been a partner at Peak Communicators, a full-service public relations company with offices in Vancouver, Kelowna, and Calgary. He has been a career journalist, communications consultant, and life-long classic car enthusiast. He began his journalism career as a reporter and feature writer for one of Canada’s most influential newspapers – the Toronto Telegram, where he covered all disciplines including municipal and provincial politics and criminal justice. At the age of 27, Alyn was recruited to become a television news reporter. That led to a 20-year career with BCTV (Global BC) as a senior reporter followed by five years at CBC Television (Vancouver) as a regional and national reporter. Alyn has written hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles for a wide variety of publications and produced more than three dozen documentary videos. He currently writes weekly features on classic cars for a variety of Canadian newspapers including the Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, Victoria News and Old Autos. 

A.J. Baime is a New York Times Bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, a public speaker, and occasional on-screen personality. His books include The Arsenal of democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War, and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Go Like Hell is one of the most recommended books by guests here on Cars Yeah. Both books are critically acclaimed and in development for major motion pictures. A.J. writes for a multitude of magazines including Road & Track and he is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal. He has appeared on numerous TV stations and shows including Jay Leno’s Garage and as a host and race car driver in online documentary pieces. His newest book titled 100 Dream Cars: The Best of “My Ride” is a photo book and collection of his Wall Street Journal columns published by Rizzoli.