The South Bay Trade Exchange, LLC was founded by Kristen Such Edmonds, a native of the South Bay. Kristen and her husband Bill have been involved in the barter industry for 16 years and it has been an ambtion of Kristen's to bring a trade exchange that focuses on the local community to the South Bay area. The goal of the SBTE is to build a community of businesses that keeps working and is able to purchase needed services and goods through barter trading.