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.
Pallavi Prabhune
My journey into real estate has always been rooted in a passion for helping families build a life they truly love. Long before becoming a Realtor in the Dallas–Fort Worth market, I worked in the real estate and mortgage industry in California, where I gained a deep understanding of both the financial and personal significance behind every home purchase. Read more>>
Ordessa Carron
Ordessa Carron Events was created from my passion for bringing people together through beautifully curated experiences and creative event design. What started as a love for decorating and planning special moments gradually turned into a business focused on transforming celebrations into memorable experiences. In the beginning, I started by helping create setups and celebrations for family, friends, and local events. Read more>>
Terriel Scanterbury
I’m originally from Brooklyn, New York I started playing music at the age of eight years old and through my journey of playing music. I have accomplished quite a bit in regards to the music industry. Read more>>
Amy Kreins
I started my private practice as a solo psychologist with one office room and a clear goal: to provide high-quality psychological care in a space where clients felt truly seen and supported. In the beginning, I did everything myself—from seeing clients to managing the administrative side of the business. Read more>>
Igxtelle Mbah-Acha Dopgima
If you looked at my life today as an attorney, mediator, and the founder of Igxtelle Law Group, APLA, The Immigrant Mom, and AMIG-COAL, you might think I had a seamless blueprint. But the truth is, I didn’t choose entrepreneurship. A mass layoff eight months into my dream job chose it for me. Read more>>
Mary Faybik
Dallas native and Oh My Nosh founder Mary Faybik is a self-proclaimed Jane-of-all-trades with a deep love for hospitality, connection and creating experiences that bring people together. Oh My Nosh was born in late 2020 after some very convincing friends (and martinis) encouraged Mary to take the leap. Read more>>
Holly Star
I come from a family of artists, so creativity was always around me growing up. My great grandmother’s paintings hung throughout my grandmother’s home, and I’d constantly find my mom’s and aunts’ sketches and paintings tucked away in closets or storage. Art always felt normal to me. It was just part of life. Read more>>
Joena Romero
I started by making dulces enchilados for family and friends just for fun because it was something I really enjoyed doing. Then people started asking to buy from me, reposting my stuff, and telling other people about it, and it slowly started growing from there. What started as a small little side thing turned into something I actually wanted to build and take seriously. Read more>>
Brandon Hawkins
My name is Brandon Hawkins, but most people know me as Coach Hawk. My journey started with a passion for sports, mentorship, and wanting to create something bigger than myself for the youth in my community. Growing up, sports taught me discipline, accountability, toughness, and how important it is to have people in your corner who truly believe in you. Read more>>
Lauren Williams
I’ve always loved food and storytelling. At 20, I was running a restaurant review blog and exploring Dallas neighborhood by neighborhood. But after being diagnosed with gluten intolerance, eating out stopped feeling like discovery and started feeling like negotiation. Read more>>
Tylen Miller
Creating looks that make me feel confident is something that I’ve always enjoyed doing. When you get to dress up and look great, it is a very good feeling. However, I wasn’t always able to travel places or attend the kinds of events I imagined when initially getting into fashion. Despite this fact, I still wanted a reason to dress up and show creativity. Read more>>
Shawanna Jackson
For so many years, my life centered around being a mother and making sure my son had everything he needed. As a single parent, there were countless sacrifices, long days, and moments where I put my own desires on hold to create the best life possible for him. Read more>>
Daniella Aderoju
I’ve honestly been doing music for as long as I can remember. I started in the children’s choir when I was about four years old, and ever since then, I’ve always been involved in music in some way — church choirs, school choirs, acapella groups, different music teams, all of that. Read more>>
Jarrod Butler
I am a musician with an extreme metal background. I was deeply involved with the black metal scene in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, and a part of all the darkness thay entails. I have since give my life to Jesus Christ and use that background and music to minister to that same subculture. Read more>>
Chrisleen Vavrosky
It really started off as an idea to bring Taiwanese-style bread buns to the Mid-Cities area of DFW. I wanted to run it as something on the side while I worked my full-time office job remotely to stay home with my son. Read more>>
Haya Gauba
matcha haús started from a love for creating experiences that feel intentional, calming, and aesthetically inspiring. What began as a personal passion for matcha, wellness, and beautifully curated spaces slowly evolved into something we wanted to share with others. Read more>>
Jillian Murray
I didn’t always know that I wanted to be a Fashion Stylist. That happened slowly. I started sketching designs around the age of 9. My grandmother had bought me a design book from Hobby Lobby, and I filled the first one up so fast that she bought me another. Read more>>
Emory Jones
I started content creation in 2019 while I was bartending at two different places and living with my parents. My mom is immuno compromised so when covid happened I couldn’t work at the bars anymore. I got unemployment thankfully and focused on making videos full time during lockdown. I started with silly comedy videos and some makeup transitions and such. Read more>>
Eric Von der Heide
After my father passed away in 2015, I honestly thought my time in music was over. Losing him hit me hard, and for a while I completely stepped away from everything creatively. I had reached a point where I was ready to walk away from being a musician altogether. My wife was the person who pulled me back from that mindset. Read more>>
Vicki R
I started my journey in social media in 2020 through YouTube. After that, I began growing my Instagram platform, becoming an influencer and collaborating with many well-known brands and businesses over the past several years. Through content creation, marketing campaigns, brand partnerships, and promotional collaborations, I’ve built experience working with companies in travel, hospitality, lifestyle, food, entertainment, and fashion. Read more>>
Morgan Guffey-Selaya
After a loss within my family, I found myself searching for something that could bring a little joy back into my life and give me a way to be known for something good again. That’s really where all of this started. I turned to events as a creative outlet, but also as a way to reconnect with my community during a difficult season. Read more>>
Clarissa Bush
Clarissa Bush has been in the customer service industry her entire career. Working as an entrepreneur in both the restaurant business and as a real estate agent, Clarissa has married her passions to see to the needs of people, in order to help her clients with their real estate needs. Read more>>
Jackie Landeros
I grew up dancing in Fort Worth. Dance has always been a love of mine. I graduated from Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts and moved to New York City to continue pursuing Dance. Read more>>
Michael Guenther
I originally built my career in the corporate and marketing world, spending 10 years working in digital advertising and media buying. I understood strategy, psychology, and how to connect with people online, but I still felt like I was living only one side of myself. The intuitive side of me never stopped asking to be acknowledged. Read more>>
Kikky George, MBA
I did everything I was supposed to do. College, corporate career, marriage, kids, house in the suburbs. I built a tech career I’m genuinely proud of and have been in it for nearly twenty years. From the outside, the picture was complete. Then COVID came, and I realized I was running on fumes. Burnt out, depleted, and quietly searching for relief. Read more>>
Dominique Salery
What began as a simple passion for helping others gradually evolved into a lifelong career. In January 2016, I officially launched my business with a vision to create memorable experiences for clients during some of the most important moments of their lives. In the beginning, I worked with only a handful of full-service planning clients while primarily focusing on day-of coordination services. Read more>>
Jaclyn Cornelius
Legend Athletic Massage was built out of survival, passion, pain, and purpose. I’ve always loved bodybuilding and strength culture, but I also know what it feels like to struggle physically in your own body. I’ve battled significant weight fluctuations, hormonal issues, exhaustion, stress, and the wear-and-tear that comes from carrying everything for everyone else for years. Read more>>
Aiyah Maraka
When I founded Aiyah Crystals I was in one of the biggest transitions of my life. I had just left a spiritual organization I had been part of for twelve years, where I worked as the right hand of the leader. When that chapter ended it felt like the foundation of my entire world disappeared overnight. I was grieving, I felt stuck. Read more>>
Ray’zen Dixon
My name inspired me to start a business/ personal brand. After seeing my mother work hard my entire life, I just knew a 9-5 wasn’t the end goal for me. I started an eyelash strip line in 2019. Launched it 2020, fats forward it went really went and I seen the support and potential I could bring to the industry. Read more>>
Sydney Sullivan
In 2020, I traded my Texas roots for Arkansas soil, and that move completely reshaped the direction of my life. I quickly fell in love with Northwest Arkansas, the creativity, the entrepreneurial spirit, and the strong sense of community, and I knew I wanted to build a career centered around storytelling and local connection. Read more>>
Destiny Bernal
At 18 years old, I found myself searching high and low for a job that truly felt right for me. Ever since I was little, animals have always been a huge part of my life. I grew up surrounded by horses, dogs, reptiles, and the beauty of nature. Caring for animals never felt like a chore to me — it felt natural. Read more>>
Triston Brown
I’m a 32-year-old entrepreneur, born and raised in Dallas. Growing up, I always wanted to travel, but it wasn’t something I could afford at the time. That changed when I was 21 and my mom helped me get started in the travel industry as a travel agent. From there, I began traveling as much as I could and helping others do the same. Read more>>
LJ ROSS
We started out strictly as a Branding and Media solutions provider. From the beginning, our strength was adaptability—delivering bespoke, 1-of-1 solutions tailored to incredibly diverse conditions. That agility naturally opened doors for us to expand into multiple other industries. We’ve deliberately taken the road less traveled compared to others in this space; instead of chasing mass volume, we’ve focused entirely on high-impact results. Read more>>
Ashley Brown
I’m a high school teacher so I’m always looking for a side gig to help make ends meet. I enjoy sitting on patios with a good beer and reading so I figured why not make a business out of it. Read more>>
Kim Whalen
I’m a seventh-generation farmer and a former public school teacher, so in many ways this work feels like a natural weaving together of both parts of my story. Growing up, I learned early how to care for the land and find wonder in the natural world. Read more>>
Kenitra Eagans
Growing up, I was raised by my grandparents, who instilled in me the importance of servant leadership, integrity, hard work, and helping others. They created a stable and loving environment for me and modeled what it meant to show up for family and community. From a very young age, volunteering and giving back were simply a part of my life. Read more>>
Shalisa Smith
I first began working in tax preparation while living in Tennessee. After relocating to the Dallas–Fort Worth area in 2014, I spent several years building connections and gaining deeper experience in the tax industry. A major turning point came when I worked with another tax company in Texas. Read more>>
Shelby Carino
I never expected my life to unfold the way it did. Before the podcast, courses, books, and spiritual work, I was simply a teacher trying to navigate life while quietly carrying emotional exhaustion I didn’t fully understand yet. I spent years in public education, doing what many women do — pushing through, surviving, taking care of everyone else, and disconnecting from myself in the process. Read more>>
Asia Johnson
My journey as an entrepreneur began during a season of prayer and fasting on my final Navy deployment. After eight years of service—including surviving near-death experiences on the flight deck—I had a choice to make about my future. Read more>>
Ann Hunt Rodgers
It’s The Standard Collections began with love, intention, and a simple handmade gift. In 2019, I started making body butters as birthday and Christmas gifts for family members and close friends. What began as a personal gesture quickly became something more meaningful. People loved the texture, the scents, and the care that went into each jar. Read more>>
Mitchell West
Street Hymns here. I grew up in a musical and artistic household. In fact, I cannot remember a time when there was not a studio somewhere in the house. My journey with creativity started early. Read more>>
D’aron Hill
Before launching Blaq Pearl Beats, my background was rooted in discipline and strategy. I competed in college football, got my BA degree in Management with a concentration in operations and logistics, and worked in corporate financial services as a fully licensed Financial Advisor. While the corporate world sharpened my business acumen, my heart belonged to music and currently the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) scene. Read more>>
Toriano Beasley
I’m originally from St Louis, Missouri born and raised. Never wanted to be and actor, I wanted to play football but after that didn’t go as planned I just started working and slowly figuring out life. After years of living in St Louis, I relocated to Dallas at the age of 20, I went back to college at Mediatech Institute where I studied Digital Arts/Cinematography. Read more>>
Christianah Adejokun
People often see the titles first. Miss Grand USA 3rd Runner-Up, Miss Grand Southern States, chemist, TEDx speaker, public speaker. But my journey has always been rooted in purpose and impact. I earned my degree in Chemistry from Texas Tech University and later completed my MBA in Health Organization Management. Read more>>
Moust Camara
Growing up in Jersey City, NJ, I had a creative entrepreneurial drive at a young age. What started off as creating comic books and music compositions evolved into launching early business ventures as a teenager. Throughout my early 20s, me and my older brother operated a streetwear clothing line, a web development agency and an eCommerce templates business. Read more>>
Jerry Maynard
Sure! ‘ First off, I actually only moved here about 4 years ago. I am originally from Memphis, TN. Def not a VO hub or anything. I also don’t come from a rich family background, or even anyone that had anything to do with the industry I am in now. Zero connections from the start. Read more>>
Tommy Thomas
My journey started with a deep-seated passion for music and a drive to create something authentic in the R&B and pop spaces. I began perfecting my craft independently, hitting the ground running and building a reputation through the live circuit. Read more>>
Alexander Cobb
I’m a DJ, curator, and content creator originally driven by a love for music, culture, and creating experiences that make people feel connected. What started as me putting playlists together and DJing for friends slowly turned into building spaces where people could genuinely enjoy music, community, and each other in real life. Read more>>
Monica Camarena
I was born and raised in Dallas TX, the first grandchild to lead our family’s next generation; my grandparents were the ones who crossed over the Texas border from Monterrey, Mexico for a better life. I graduated from Skyline High School as a Science Cluster and Marching Band/Percussion student who knew a bit of Spanish. Read more>>
Rickeelon Chachki | Professional Esthetician
Last time we spoke I was an acclaimed creative director. Now my beauty & esthetician brand, Tsunami Sensations, has flourished. After receiving my esthetician license and building my clientele I am one of the most top rated in the DFW. From professional athlete clientele to other public figures requesting my sensational service directly. Read more>>
Mark Moss
I’ve been into music my whole life. Whether it was listening to music, singing along or playing an instrument, it has kept my interest throughout many decades. Music speaks to the soul and I think it helps people through very dark times and some of the best times of our lives. Read more>>
Stefanie Kincaid
I’ve always been passionate about sports, health, and helping people stay active — growing up playing competitive tennis and later pursuing my education at Texas A&M and Parker University. My career started with a desire to go beyond traditional chiropractic care and focus on movement, recovery, and treating the root cause of pain. Read more>>
Jay Nostalgia
My journey started when I was a kid watching BET, MTV, 106 & Park and reality tv with my mom. I was always a huge fan of pop culture and I knew I was going to be a star one day and also hang around other superstars. Read more>>
Kristin Hiett
My journey with stones began in childhood, sparked by a fascination with the earth’s most beautiful, natural art. Over the years, I taught myself the craft of jewelry making, drawn exclusively to gemstones and crystals for their unique, natural frequencies. Read more>>
Rene VanHouten
I was born and raised in Fort Worth. I am a retired Fort Worth police sergeant. As I was approaching retirement I realized I desperately needed a change. Spending 25 years managing citizens in the most difficult times of their lives, I chose to build and open the venue. I finally get to spend my time enjoying people in their happiest moments! Read more>>
Ada Onuoha
I’m a young female Nigerian founder who naturally found my way into entrepreneurship through creativity and culture. As I became more involved in African and Afrobeats spaces, I noticed talented creatives often needed more support, opportunities, and structure. I naturally stepped into helping people connect ideas and create opportunities, and over time that grew into A4L Entertainment and the work I’m building today. Read more>>
Prince young
My story honestly started long before social media. I’ve always been known for having good energy, making people laugh, and naturally bringing people together. Even back in school and college, people would constantly ask me if I had a YouTube channel or if I was famous because of my personality and how entertaining I was naturally. Read more>>
Jonathan Abaee
I grew up around construction and was always drawn to architecture and design. When I was younger, I actually thought I’d become an architect one day. Instead, my career started in the energy industry, where I spent years around engineering, systems, problem solving, and large-scale projects. Looking back, that experience shaped the way I approach home building today more than I realized at the time. Read more>>
Michael Mendoza
I started my business originally in Upland, California in 1994 and continued growing my Financial Services company since then. In 2020 during COVID, having a brick and mortar location no longer made sense as I shifted my practice to Zoom. 100% of my business became remote. Read more>>
chelsea walker
Born on July 11, 1996, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, I grew up in a single-mother household with two siblings—one on my father’s side and one on my mother’s side. While we were never extremely close, family still played a role in shaping who I am today. Read more>>
Jeremiah Bledsoe
My sports videography journey started after my senior year football season. Growing up, I always loved watching movies and going to the theater to experience the excitement and emotion that films could create. Read more>>
Tanner Craven
My wife and I started souls for souls in two 2020. At the time we were both in education and coaching athletics. We recognized the need for some kids to be able to actively participate in physical education , recess, and just experience a overall active life. The organization started then, but a seed was planted by God some years before. Read more>>
Angelia Long
I’ve always been drawn to creating things that make people feel something. Long before I thought of myself as an entrepreneur, I was the kid constantly immersed in art, storytelling, aesthetics, and visual expression. That eventually led me to earn my BFA in Studio Art Photography and Multimedia Management from the University of North Texas and build a career in photography and creative direction. Read more>>
Clayton Hinson
Sun Valley Scarlet started as a side-project of mine during the 2020 lockdown. I had previously toyed around with making music for a couple years prior, but my end goal was to just put something out there and see what happens. After about 8 months, I released our first album, Dracula Theory, on all streaming platforms. Read more>>
Demetriah Woods
I first realized I had a talent for hairstyling when I was 12 years old. I taught myself how to braid, install extensions, and even perform some chemical services. All before TikTok existed and before YouTube became the university it is today. In 2015, during my sophomore year of college, my mom passed away. Read more>>
Jordan Rhodes
After 60 years as a professional actor, today I’m considered an Acting Icon. I sometimes wonder if ‘they’ have confused Icon with Dinosaur. I stared my career in Baltimore, Md. I won a scholarship to The Hilltop School of Voice and Drama, which later became the Baltimore College of Dramatic Art, and no longer exist. Read more>>
Danielle Colombo
I grew up in Galveston surfing and going to the beach. After graduating Texas State with a B.A. in Art History, I became an art teacher in the central Texas area and did that for 6 years and decided to open a zero waste and refill store. I loved the idea of reducing plastic waste and offering a store for people to refill their products. Read more>>
Waylon Evans
My journey started in High school with AV and Skills USA. Me and my friend Henry Hawkins made a short film that won us 1st place in DFW and 4th in the state of Texas. From there we made an hour and 21 minute movie called The Butterfly Brooch now on IMDB. Read more>>
Jenifer Ortiz
My journey honestly started from a very broken place. For years, I struggled with low self-esteem, fear of being seen, imposter syndrome, and feeling like my voice didn’t matter. I was surviving more than truly living. I had a passion to help women, but deep down, I was still battling insecurity, silence, and a survivor mindset shaped by painful life experiences and trauma. Read more>>
Will Adams, Sr.
My name is Will Adams, Sr., also known as Big Sir, founder of [Tha Village Network [Tha Village Podcast My journey really started through fatherhood, and a diagnosis of Autism from my Son Sir William.. also life experiences, and realizing how many families — especially fathers — feel like they have to navigate life, autism, mental health, and parenting alone. Read more>>
David & Kylie Knight
David Knight: I didn’t start out as a “Christian illusionist”; I started as a kid who loved magic for the craft itself. I began performing at age 12 and spent years studying the art of illusion with a focus on high‑quality, secular shows. Over time, I learned how to use magic to build rapport, disarm skepticism, and create genuine connection with an audience. Read more>>
O’Dasha Collins
I’m O’Dasha Collins, a Dallas-based digital content creator, entrepreneur, and full-time CEO building brands at the intersection of beauty, lifestyle, storytelling, and social commerce. My entrepreneurial journey started long before content creation became my full-time career. I became a mom at 16, and that experience completely reshaped the way I approached life, ambition, and success. Read more>>
Simon Souvannarath
I’ve always believed creativity was something woven into me long before I understood what a career was. As far back as I can remember, I was drawn to beauty, artistry, and transformation. Read more>>
Orlando adams
I never planned on getting into clothing. What started as a simple appreciation for style slowly turned into something much deeper. Growing up, I always noticed how the right outfit could change the way a person carried themselves. Confidence looked different when someone felt good in what they wore. At first, it was small things, paying attention to fabrics, colors, and details most people overlooked. Read more>>
Destiny Ayala
My name is Destiny Ayala, and I’m a multifaceted creative whose story began behind the lens. Photography was my first love — I found myself romanticizing architecture, then slowly turning my camera toward people, capturing the essence of strangers and the soul of New York City in a single frame. As a multifaceted creative, I see everything as art. Read more>>
Kon8h
I’ve been doing makeup and creating art since I was around 13 or 14 years old. Even back in school, I was always doodling in class or helping girls do their eyebrows, which is funny considering the space I’m in today. Creativity was always something that naturally followed me. Read more>>
Cetonya Martin
I started my journey with a simple love for cooking and serving others. What began as preparing meals for family and friends quickly grew into something more meaningful as I realized how food brings people together and creates lasting memories. Over time, I refined my skills, experimented with diverse flavors, and learned how to turn passion into purpose. Read more>>
Oron ‘Johnny’ Mode
I have always worked with vehicles. In the military I was a driver of large tanks and other military vehicles. After the military I did a stint as a truck driver. Eventually I found locksmith work which is what I am truly passionate about. Read more>>
Whitney Russell MS, LPC-S, CEDS-C, EMDR Trained
I have always been interested in exploring how people relate to their bodies. Early on in my college days I loved learning about kinesiology, anatomy & physiology, eating disorders, nervous system activation, fitness, body dysmorphia, nutrition…I found all of it very fascinating. So early in my career when I got the opportunity to work at an eating disorder treatment center, I jumped on it! Read more>>
Katie Bryant
I actually got started in wedding content creation while living in Kansas City in the summer of 2024. At the time, I had never even heard of “wedding content creation.” One day, a girl I followed on Instagram randomly messaged me asking if she could pay me to take her phone on her wedding day and capture content for her. Read more>>
Kara Lord
Creativity has always been at the center of who I am. Whether it’s photography, fashion, drawing, or painting, I’ve always found beauty and art in everyday life. I’m naturally a people person, and serving my community through my church and photography, has become one of the greatest blessings in my life. Read more>>
Allyson Wermelskirchen
It’s always been my little fun fact that I had never even touched a professional camera before I got hired at Five Stone Creative in 2018. Now that I’m one of two people leading the company, that fact is even funnier to me. Read more>>
Natalie Ayer
I’ve always been social and loved a good night out, but for nearly a decade I quietly struggled with pretty intense anxiety. For a long time, drinking just felt like part of the fun. I could go out, enjoy myself, and keep up with everything in my life without much concern. But in early 2023, I realized something had shifted. Read more>>
Dana Russell
I was working long hours in front of a computer in the aerospace industry and developed a terrible pain in my traps that was not responding to massage or pain medication. Then a friend recommended cupping. Read more>>
Laura Satterwhite
I’ve always been someone who believed that you can create a completely different life for yourself, even if your beginning wasn’t perfect. Entrepreneurship honestly came from a mix of survival, creativity, determination, and refusing to settle for a life that didn’t feel aligned with who I knew I could become. I’ve always been artistic at heart. Read more>>
Damian Hill
A few years ago, after my Aunt and Mother passed away, I decided to make my dreams a reality! They placed me with the best musicians, singers, artist and schools growing up, so I wanted to honor them with following my own dreams. Read more>>
Yasmeen Eesa
I started my career with a strong interest in helping people navigate difficult situations and making legal processes less overwhelming. Early on, I realized that many clients are dealing with stressful and life-changing events, especially after accidents or insurance disputes, and they often need someone who is responsive, organized, and genuinely willing to advocate for them. Read more>>
Martha Duncan
The Maggie Thompson Invitational (MTI) began as a golf tournament for friends and co-workers in 2014. Martha and I worked for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and as we exited the 2008 financial crisis, we wanted to do something fun with our friends and co-workers, so we held a golf tournament. Read more>>
Monica Inthavong
My story really begins long before The Light Between ever existed, before grief, before entrepreneurship, before I understood what intentional intuition even was. It begins with my family, survival, and the understanding that life could change in an instant. My father suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was 17 years old. Read more>>
Imani McDonald – Phillips
It all started in 2020 . I was preparing to go off to college to become a nurse, and I had a dream that I moved to Dallas and went to school for esthetics. I had no idea what an esthetician was nor how that was going to happen, but God did it! In August 2020, I moved to Dallas, TX. Read more>>
JANVI SHAHI
My story really started when I was very young. I was diagnosed with leukemia at two and a half, and a big part of my childhood was spent in treatment. During that time, Make-A-Wish gave me the chance to go to Disney World, which became one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. Read more>>
Mingo Gomez
Who tf is Mingo? I was born in Oak Cliff and raised in DeSoto. Actually, I was born the exact same day Freddie Mercury died. Growing up pumpkins and Halloween has always felt like this big party and symbol leading up to my birthday. As a kid I spent a lot of time at our family owned bar in Oak Cliff, called Club Kemo’s. Read more>>
Mara Marek
My path into the golf and fitness world really started with playing sports myself, especially golf. I grew up playing competitively through school, and being around the game early on gave me a firsthand understanding of both the mental and physical demands that golf places on athletes. Read more>>
Libby Marler
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional based in Fort Worth, and I specialize in supporting women through pregnancy, postpartum, motherhood, grief, and loss. My path into counseling was shaped both by professional training and personal experience. I earned my bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Furman University and later completed my master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at The Citadel Graduate College. Read more>>
Jenni Dale Lord
Music has been a part of me for as long as I can remember. My mom put me in piano lessons at four years old, I wrote my first song around eight, and then I picked up the guitar when I was 11. I’ve been playing it ever since. Read more>>
Alfreda *Fabulous Freda* Horrice
I have always loved fitness. When I was a teenager, I looked forward to Sunday’s so that I could workout with the ladies from church. I remember spending the week creating workouts so I could be ready. I would save up the money from my chores to buy ‘VHS’ workout videos. Read more>>
Trent Garrison
Susan and I have been in Midlothian for 13 years, and now with our 2-year-old granddaughter (and a grandson on the way), our roots feel even deeper—making it unlikely we’ll leave any time soon. We have 3 children, Cole (28) and wife Abbie (30), Heather (25) and Brooke (20). Additionally, we have Ellie (2) and are expecting her little brother in June of 2026. Read more>>
