Meet John Nese, a truly happy, passionate man.  He is obsessive about bubbles: those tiny, carbonated kind that fizz when you open a glass bottle of soda.  His Los Angeles store, The Soda Pop Stop is home to hundreds of rare and almost extinct brands that deliver unique flavors.  John is passionate about helping small soda-makers from around the globe find new market space.

The cola-wars don’t impress him much.  John believes “when the American public has a choice, they’re going to buy it.”

Here’s a big story of a small businessman who understands that happiness is the intersection of business, innovation and strategy.