2017 Winner Oakland Indie Spirit Award - Green Business
2011 President William J Clinton Entrepreneur Mentorship Program
2010 British Airways Face to Face Winner
2008 White House Leadership Program sponsored by O magazine (names listed alphabetically)
2007 Business Breakthrough Award – Visa/Microsoft
2006 Grand Prize Winner The World of Difference $100,000 Technology Grant sponsored by Intel Corporation
2005 Living History Maker Award, Wells Fargo Bank
2005 Best of the Bay, "Most Specialized Store"
2003 Environmental Protection Agency Special Achievement Award
2002 Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award, San Francisco Renaissance Entrepreneur Center