Summer Sewell

The pocket-size village of Glen Park is ready for its close-up.

Just four BART stops away from the bustle of Powell Street, Glen Park is nevertheless a far cry from downtown. Generations of SF natives are proud to call this village—cradled in a canyon at the bottom of Diamond Heights—home, and shop owners know their customers by name, but there are also plenty of reasons for the rest of us to cross town for an afternoon or evening.

Matt Golden, 33. CEO and Founder, Sustainable Spaces Inc.Sustainable Spaces CEO Matt Golden and his team of experts report to work looking less like gurus and more like “ghostbusters,” as he puts it. Armed with scientific tools used to evaluate how much energy a house emits, the crew puts together a plan to assist people with everything from cutting down on energy bills and emissions to reducing allergens and mold-causing moisture. Golden, who previously worked as an energy consultant, created the company in 2004 with childhood friend Adam Winter.