The heart of our mission is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our communities. In the recent weeks, we’ve had the privilege to connect with some incredible artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with the incredible group below. Check out our favorite stories from across the Voyage family.
Ellie Flory
I started taking dance when I was 2 years old at Dana’s Studio of Dance in Southlake. I loved dancing on the stage, so when I turned 5, I auditioned for one of the competitive teams there called Infinite Soul, so I could have more opportunities to perform. Read more>>
Louie Thompson
I didn’t build Louie K’s Up from comfort. I built it from survival, growth, and learning how to turn pain into purpose. My journey started long before content creation. I’ve experienced loss, trauma, family struggles, and situations that forced me to mature early and see life differently. Read more>>
Josephine Thomas
I was born and raised in Sunny South Dallas. I’ve always had a love for reading, which I got from my mom. I wasn’t very athletic growing up, so I naturally gravitated toward the arts, especially choir and reading. Read more>>
Victoria Inez Nguyen
Im Victoria Inez, stay at home mom, wife and full time entrepreneur! I’m owner and founder of Content With Tea, a wedding + event content creating company! My journey here started when I decided I wanted more for myself while still being fully present for my growing family. Read more>>
Jessica Frasier
I’m originally from Louisiana and now based in Texas, where I’ve rebuilt my life around creativity, community, and the belief that art has the power to connect people in deeply human ways. Art has always been a part of me, but like many artists, life took me in different directions for a long time. Read more>>
Jessa Romieleen P Orden Wickman
Jessa’s Bakehouse started from my passion for baking and creating beautiful desserts for people’s special moments. Growing up, I watched a lot of baking shows and admired cakes, which sparked my passion for cake decorating and pastry work from an early age. Read more>>
Terri Daugherty
We have always loved the German Shepherd breed and have owned them off and on for many years. When we decided to get dogs from world class bloodlines 15 years ago they were the best dogs we had ever owned. Read more>>
Kristie Christensen
I didn’t start out thinking I’d be building a platform for women in business—I started in rooms where experience, presentation, and perception mattered. My background is rooted in luxury hospitality, events, and branding, where I spent years learning how environments, details, and storytelling shape how people feel about a brand. Read more>>
Kathy Lett
I started my relationship with Art as a child. My parents were divorced, so I was a frequent guest at many different households. It seemed that wherever I went I was given a pen, pencil or paintbrush. It kept me focused and gave me an outlet to express the confusing thoughts I was going through at the time…it became my friend. Read more>>
Ashley Lott
From a young age, I knew my life’s work would center around helping others. As an eight‑year‑old, I imagined becoming a lawyer, and that passion carried me into a Law Magnet high school where I became deeply interested in criminal justice. Read more>>
Diana Weiss
At Design to goTx.com we believe a home should feel like more than just walls and a roof. It should tell your story, support your family, and become a place you’re proud to come home to every day. What started as a passion for building and remodeling grew into a mission: helping Texas homeowners transform ordinary spaces into something beautiful, functional and lasting. Read more>>
Courtney DeForest
Six years ago, I re-entered the beauty industry with a clear vision: to create a space where women could feel confident, cared for, and genuinely valued. What started as a passion quickly became a business built on hard work, consistency, and an obsession with delivering an experience that goes beyond the service itself. Read more>>
Jonathan Hatley
Asylum TX is an extreme metal band hailing from Fort Worth, Texas. Formed in 2012 by Jonathan Hatley and Colby Rodgers, this up-and-coming force of death metal prowess wields emergency medicine in the right hand; psychedelic trauma in the left. Asylum TX aggressively explores the darkest corners of human spirituality, while emitting a haunting neoclassical sound that defies traditional genres and shatters expectations. Read more>>
Lauren Minton
I’ve always been drawn to the beauty world, even as a little girl. I was the kid turning my bedroom into a “salon. As a teen, I was recruiting my sisters and friends as very willing (and sometimes very unfortunate) clients. Read more>>
Paul Saenz
My name is Paul Saenz, I was born in Santa Monica Hospital. Life for me was back-and-forth between West LA and San Fernando Valley. I picked up a camera at the age of 14. Read more>>
Oscar Sonora
Everything started with a kid and a dream of one day running his own geek store. When that kid grew up, he didn’t have enough resources or the means to get started, but that didn’t stop him from continuing to dream. Eventually, he met the love of his life, and both decided to move to the US. Read more>>
Ray Corado
I started in banking in 2001 as a travel teller for a large bank. I didn’t even have a branch to call home. I was going to be traveling helping out at branches based on gaps on the schedule. As it turns out, the first branch I was placed at really loved me and submitted a request to hire me. Read more>>
Alyson Fitzpatrick
I would say that my story on how I got here was a lot of hard work and being okay with not being comfortable all the time. I moved to Dallas in 2017 from Northern VA/DC area. Read more>>
Michelle Huynh
I would say that my story on how I got here was a lot of hard work and being okay with not being comfortable all the time. I moved to Dallas in 2017 from Northern VA/DC area. Read more>>
Jennifer Hall
For more than fifteen years, I’ve worked as an intuitive consultant, coach, and strategist, helping people navigate everything from relationships and life transitions to communication, leadership, and career decisions. Read more>>
Bailey Terry
I actually started my page as a way to document my natural weight loss journey—6 months postpartum with my second baby, just trying to find my rhythm again. At the time, I posted mainly gym workouts and what was helping me. Somewhere along the way, it turned into more. Read more>>
Hunter Lacey
When I was 2, my brother Chase was born with Congenital Encephalopathy. He didn’t receive this diagnosis at birth, it took years before he got his diagnosis, but it was apparent to my mom that something was not normal about his development shortly after his birth. Chase is now 30 and he is still nonverbal and developmentally delayed. Read more>>
Elizabeth Castro
I started by taking Cosmetology while in highschool & graduated with my license in 2015 , I did hair at home just for friends and family for about a year and went straight to booth rent did that for about a year and a half and then opened up my first salon Follow Your Arrow Salon took a break from owning a business then came back to open Cultura Beauty Lounge Read more>>
Nathan Harvey
Rolando “Ro” Jimenez was the friend who lit up a room. He had a huge smile with a loud and joyous laugh. It seemed like Ro knew everybody, and everybody wanted to know Ro. You would be hard-pressed to find a picture of Rolando where he doesn’t have his arms around his friends with a huge smile. Read more>>
Marie Nangah
My journey into the event industry grew organically from a passion for bringing people together through meaningful and beautifully curated experiences. For many years, I organized and supported community, cultural, charity, and themed events throughout the Dallas area and in other cities. I always loved the creative process behind transforming a space and creating an atmosphere where people could celebrate, connect, and create lasting memories. Read more>>
Dawn Matthew
I began teaching yoga about seven years ago, I actually became certified while I was pregnant with my daughter. It was the funniest thing because I attended a 200 hour training program at an ashram. And during that time, I told myself you have to finish this program pregnant and all because this will make a way for you and your child. Read more>>
Crystal Zheng
My journey with the Guzheng began when I was six years old in Xi’an, China, where I was admitted to the Xi’an Conservatory of Music and trained under the renowned Guzheng master Professor Jun Wei. That early immersion shaped not only my technical foundation, but also my lifelong emotional connection to the instrument. Read more>>
Renee Ehlers
I’ve always known I was meant to be in the wedding industry. When I first went to college, my goal was simple: become a wedding planner. But early on, I realized that if I truly wanted to build something meaningful, I needed to understand how to run a business first. Read more>>
Tiffany Baugh
As far back as I can remember I have always done my own thing and had my own sense of style. Current trends and who or what was in fashion never seemed to dictate what I wore. Then one day while I was shopping I was stopped cold in my tracks. OMG!! What is THAT?!!! Read more>>
Mark Barratt
Carol and I have been involved in children’s education, entertainment, and family celebrations for most of the 40 years we have lived in DFW. About a dozen years ago, we moved our operations to a 75-acre farm in Anna, Texas, Anna Acres, where we offer pony rides and pony birthday parties through AnnaAcres.com. Read more>>
Lesly Barnette
I was raised by a single mother who worked two to three jobs at a time. Watching her navigate life with that kind of grit shaped everything about who I am. I grew up as a dyslexic kid — but my mom made sure that was never something I let define me. Still, I got underestimated a lot. And honestly? Read more>>
Ara’yiel Brooks
I’ve always had a passion for hospitality and customer service from a young age. I started in the catering industry and eventually worked my way into event coordination, which quickly became something I truly loved. I enjoyed being part of people’s biggest moments and creating experiences that made them feel celebrated, comfortable, and cared for. Read more>>
Tatelyn Richardson
Hi, my name is Tatelyn. I’m a 26 year old Gemini from Baldwin, Louisiana. A rural town that is part of the historic Acadiana region of South Louisiana. I grew up experiencing deep rich history of Louisiana while also being inspired by cities like New York, Milan and Los Angeles. I am one of 5 girls with one younger brother. Read more>>
Paola Mora
I started my PMU journey with the most helpful mentors at Hoshi Studio in Frisco TX. Holly was my instructor and has been so helpful through my permanent brow journey. Read more>>
Akeia Hill
My passion for the hair industry was intentional, and I have my mom to thank for it. As a little girl, I had a lot of hair — and with a mom who didn’t have a knack for doing it, I spent a lot of time at the beauty shop. Read more>>
Marcus Johnson
Growing up in South Orange County, California, my entire identity was baseball. The MLB was not a dream, it was the plan. Everything else was secondary. I spent five years at five different schools chasing that plan. Cal State San Marcos. Golden West. Santa Ana College, the top-ranked JUCO in the state. University of Texas Permian Basin in Odessa. Read more>>
Dami Dolapo
I’ve always loved music. I grew up obsessing over artists like Kid Cudi, Childish Gambino, and Drake. The way that they create vivid narratives in their sound has always resonated with me on a spiritual and emotional level. Music was my everything. When I was feeling myself, I would play some of that Drake. When I was feeling down, I would play some Cudi. Read more>>
Joao Charnet
I’m originally from Brazil, where music has always been a huge part of my life. I played in a band that toured across the country, and through that experience I developed a deep passion not only for performing, but also for guitar tone, recording, and the gear behind it all. Read more>>
Veronica Calzada
I started Face Painting DFW Entertainment in 2012, almost by accident. A teammate from my softball team had a connection in the event industry and mentioned they needed a face painter. She asked if I’d be interested, and I decided to go for it. I bought my supplies, practiced every day, and within two weeks I was working my first event. Read more>>
Tabatha Callier
How I got started in the real estate industry is someone gave me an opportunity to work for the mortgage company he owned as a clerical/admin associate. It was this one opportunity that would change my life completely. All it took was for one person to give me a chance but my hard work to learn and grow. Read more>>
Amber Jordan
My journey started with a passion for helping people find clarity in their voice and purpose, even before I had the language of “branding” or “content strategy” for it. Early on, I found myself naturally drawn to encouraging women, sharing ideas, and helping others see what was possible for their lives and businesses. I didn’t start with everything figured out—I started with conviction. Read more>>
Malcolm Jackson
Like many, started playing in band in middle school, bright-eyed and excited to play the instrument that I now fully enjoy. During my secondary and collegiate school years, I’ve been introduced and inspired by my fellow peers, musicians, and artists that solidified my passion to become the musician that I currently am. Read more>>
Darius Booker
I never planned to be here. Honestly, I planned to save animals. I grew up with no dreams of Hollywood, no spotlight calling my name, no acting coaches or performing arts schools grooming me for greatness. I wanted to be a veterinarian. Until the weight of what that truly meant; looking into the eyes of a child and explaining why her pet bunny Mr. Read more>>
Claudia Berenguer
I have intuitive gifts that are deeply rooted in my ancestry, passed down through generations of women from the mystical regions of Mexico and Spain. My grandmothers were born into lands where mysticism and the natural world intertwined, awakening a profound connection to the Divine. That lineage lives within me and guides my work. Read more>>
Lori Atkins Williamson
2020 change a lot for my perception have a yoga studio as a business. I spent the early part of 2000 getting Yoga Teacher and became very interested in the social impact of it all. Right after training, I assisted a friend opening her yoga studio. Read more>>
Jordan McMakin
I’ve spent more than 30 years in real estate as a licensed Realtor and Real Estate Broker, and throughout that time I’ve had a front row seat to how homes, communities, and home design and desires continue to evolve. Read more>>
Halle McCrory
I got my start in real estate in San Angelo, Texas. Before that, I was living in Austin, but when I became more serious with my now-husband, Collin, who is originally from San Angelo, I relocated there and built our lives around his home building business. Read more>>
Phuong Mai
My Story My name is Phuong Mai. This is a story about how a happy home became a structured home, and then a broken home. I was a good kid. Good grades. Never missed school. Then things changed. I went from being a normal kid… to a quiet, sensitive kid… to a gang member and drug dealer. Life was good—until my mom cheated. Read more>>
Kathleen Bolton
My path into this work really started through a deep connection to the rare disease community. What stood out to me early on is how complex and often isolating a diagnosis can be—not just medically, but emotionally and logistically for families trying to navigate something most people have never even heard of. Read more>>
Chanley Pike
I began working with fragrance around 2022 and became interested in creating my own scent profiles for candles and other home fragrance mediums. During that time, my interest in perfumery began to develop, so I researched online and purchased books to learn the art of perfumery. Read more>>
Theresa Gruben
I have always been a traveler by passion. I started my travel agency in 1998. When I was considering opening my own business, of course, I decided to lean into my passion. My parents met in Paris, France. My mom is European, and my dad is an American who was stationed there in the Navy. They married and lived there for several years. Read more>>
Destiney Gillespie
My journey with Godly Girl Collective really began from a place of personal transformation. I was at a point in my life where I knew I needed more of God, but I also realized how difficult it can be for women, especially young women, to find a genuine, Christ-centered community that feels both safe and real. Read more>>
Chrys Slaughter
My best friend Ahjanay, my cofounder, and I were in the middle of a casual girls chat when we found ourselves talking about how, as adults, we tend to drift away from the things we once loved because life gets in the way. That led us to reminiscing about our favorite hobbies, and, without planning it, we both landed on the same one: reading. Read more>>
Madeline Potter
I’ve been taking photos since I was in pre-K. I would line my stuffed animals up in rows and practice school group photos on them with a disposable camera. I went through so many of those cameras in my childhood! I got my first point and shoot at 13 and it was a big deal. Read more>>
Melanie Delgado
I am a college student navigating the pageant world while living with autoimmune diseases, specifically Sjögren’s and lupus. My journey hasn’t been easy, but it has shaped me into someone who is resilient, driven, and deeply passionate about making a difference. Balancing school, pageantry, and my health has taught me discipline, strength, and the importance of listening to my body. Read more>>
Sergio Ballesteros
My journey has always been defined by a bridge between two worlds: business strategy and cutting-edge technology. It began with a solid foundation in Business Administration and Management Information Systems, starting my career as an Application Developer. Read more>>
