Far North Dallas 03.14.2018

Matt Brundige

It all started in 8th grade at Vivian Field middle school. We had a class project built around the book Animal Farm. The class was set up to create a Cow vs. Goat campaign and I was put on the newspaper staff. I’m not a fan of writing and was looking for an easy A. Read more>>

Ronny Junkins

I was a manager for Stop’n’Go convenience store for 10 years, The corporation was going through bankruptcy and as a result it changed hands a couple of times. As part of downsizing I was let go. I have a BA from UT Arlington in Soviet & East European Studies which was not the most sought after field at the time. Read more>>

Joshua Willingham

I spent 20 years of my career in the banking industry. The majority of this time was spent in management, most recently as an Executive Director managing a few hundred employees in numerous locations. It was early in my career in banking that I caught the entrepreneurial bug and knew that one day I would own my own business. Read more>>

Brandi Salerno

I graduated from Little Elm High School in 2005. I then went to Texas State University and graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography. I started my career as a portrait photographer thinking I would never move toward the wedding business. It was extremely intimidating at the time. Read more>>

Toria Frederick

The Step Stool Chef® is dedicated to building kid leadership through cooking.  We develop products and digital solutions that facilitate independence and learning using a “kids teaching kids” approach to cooking.  We make learning to cook fun and approachable for kids and easier for parents. Read more>>

Michelle Kennemer

I am a Board Certified Music Therapist currently in my 20th year of practice. I have been working in special education, with students who have special needs, for 18 years. Before coming to my current job, I was a music therapist in a nursing home. By definition, music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program (American Music Therapy Association, 2005). Read more>>

Paige Davidson

I graduated with my BFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000 knowing that I wanted to paint full-time. My rent in Austin wasn’t allowing me to stay there and focus on painting, so I regrouped and moved into an old warehouse in my hometown of Gainesville to paint and put together a game plan. Read more>>

Hale Baskin

My dad was a musician and music was a big part of my upbringing. I was fortunate to have mind-blowingly supportive parents who helped to cultivate my love of music and wouldn’t let me quit. I would get in my own way often, and to some degree I still struggle with that. Read more>>