One Year of Impact & Influence

The Story of a Vision, A Community, and a Magazine That Refused to Play Small

When Impact & Influence Magazine debuted in January 2025, it wasn’t born from a committee, a business plan, or a long marketing strategy. It began with a dream — literally. One January evening, founder Jon Robert Quinn woke with a fully formed vision in his mind. After decades of wearing many hats — musician, producer, retail builder, filmmaker, and author of dozens of books — he recognized the feeling immediately. This was another calling. And he knew exactly how to build it.

The first issue set the tone: honest storytelling, reflections on a lifetime of creative pursuits, and insights meant to inspire and empower others. It was personal, raw, and grounded in a desire to create something that was both meaningful and uniquely different from anything else in the market.

What happened next was unexpected.

Inside Luxe Auto in Sacramento, entrepreneur Joel Rodriguez-Tirado picked up that first issue. The message resonated. Joel reached out, began writing for the magazine, and Luxe Auto became one of the publication’s earliest advertisers. Shortly after, the Better Business Bureau joined as an advertiser and quickly became an unofficial partner, helping the magazine reach deeper into the Sacramento business community.

And then the momentum hit.

Advertisers began coming in steadily. Word spread. Businesses wanted to be part of the platform that wasn’t just publishing content but telling real stories — stories of innovation, resilience, and leadership. What began as a simple idea became a movement, one issue at a time.

In its first year, Impact & Influence grew to more than 30,000 subscribers, partnered with over two dozen advertisers, and reached an impressive 150,000 digital views per month across its website and social media channels. Every month brought new contributors, new voices, and new opportunities to connect with the entrepreneurs, creators, and leaders shaping the region.

But the story doesn’t end with Year One — it begins there.

As 2026 approaches, the vision expands beyond Sacramento. The magazine is preparing for a national footprint, reaching new regions, building relationships with larger sponsors, and scaling its subscriber base into six digits. The mission remains the same, but the reach is growing: inspire, influence, and elevate the people who drive business, culture, and community forward.

What started as a dream became a publication.
What became a publication turned into a platform.