Byron Green
We are all influenced by our childhood experiences. For most of us, our families are highly instrumental in shaping our early lives. They pass on their life lessons to us largely by example, and we learn from them regardless of how gratifying or difficult those lessons might be. Read more>>
Sara Mahmood
Since as far back as I can remember, I’ve been mesmerized with healthcare and helping others through the study of medicine. Watching my dad treat his patients and following him like a shadow through the hallways in the hospitals he did rounds in instilled in me an innate desire to be an integral part of others’ healing. Read more>>
Natasha Hance and Amanda Gipson
I actually started doing photography after I lost my hearing almost 9 years ago shortly after the birth of my 4th baby (I have 5 children now). It wasn’t really a planned thing. I didn’t just decide one day I was going to be a photographer. Read more>>
Stephanie McElroy
It all started back in 2014 when I decided that I wanted to be a business owner. I was going to school for Business and recently had lost my job as an administrator liaison and I was tired of working for other people. I just didn’t know where to start. Read more>>
Courtney and Christina Jewett
Christina: I have vivid memories of the first time I went into a darkroom: how long it took your eyes to adjust to the light, the smell of the chemicals, the raw ability to slowly create the vision you were able to capture, and the endless hours you would inevitably end up spending in there to get your numbers just right. Read more>>
Nguyet Le
Before I started Lee’s Cleaning and Alterations, I was working for a clothing manufacturing company in Wichita, Kansas, but the work was very difficult and the local economy was not doing well there. I decided to move to Texas to search for a better start. Read more>>
Amanda Lollar
Growing up, I had the unique existence of bouncing between the life of an army brat and a farm girl. My [parents were both animal lovers and taught me to respect all life; hence, I’ve been rescuing animals since childhood. I have also always had a soft-sort for the underdog. Read more>>
Justin Stewart
Even before I became a Firefighter, local firefighters were already moving hot tubs from dealers and stores to the new owners. So, really the backbone of the company was already established. When I became a Firefighter back in the 1990’s, I learned the business and helped out when needed. Read more>>
Erin Thiem
In 2009, Back Home Bakery opened behind the house of the original owner, Jeri Lionberger. From its inception, the bakery has been cherished for its classic American baked goods, vintage decor and warm, inviting atmosphere. In 2015, the bakery’s original owner passed her oven mitts to two sisters, Jamie Mittendorf and Erin Thiem, along with a close friend, Amy Kramer. Read more>>
Ben Knapp
My story started 13 years ago, in the automotive industry, where I built custom show cars, audio systems and interior accessories out of wood and fiberglass. After spending that much time doing the same thing day in and day out, I needed a break. Read more>>
Anthony Caraway
I was a Journalism student at the University of North Texas when I decided to start freelance photography November 2009. This only gave me couple of events a year and a few shots during graduation/prom season. However, it gave me new opportunities to meet people who needed my assistance. Read more>>
Allen Ent
Photography started for me as a hobby. My wife purchased my first camera in 2012 as a gift. We were expecting our first child and I had thought it would just be used to document every moment of our new family. The more I used the camera and got used to the settings and learning functions I became more intrigued. Read more>>
Mark Mitchell
We wanted to break the mold for traditional advertising agencies. Most agencies burn people out and except employees to stick around for 2 years max. We started with a simple premise – Agencies are a terrible place to work. We wanted to change that. We focused on employee satisfaction as a leading predictor of customer satisfaction. Read more>>
Farah Janjua
I have been doing professional photography for twenty five years and my passion has led me to several international destinations and also allowed me to land many exhibitions and publications in various Galleries Magazines, both nationally and abroad. Read more>>
Takiyah Evans
I am a mother of 2 beautiful girls and who love to party – we love to party – and love hosting parties. For about 3 years I have wanted to have my own private event venue and in 2015 I took that leap of faith. I named the business after my 2 girls, Avery “Joyce” & Tatum “Olivia”. Read more>>
Omar Alwahban
Texas Tires was started in 1997 by my Father Abdulkarim Alwahban. After 3 years of being open, business was going well and then one day the shop got broken into. Everything that my father worked hard for was gone. We were on the verge of closing the shop, but my father did not let that stop him. Read more>>
Laert and Kinsey Aleksi
Laert Aleksi was born in Vlore, Albania, in 1984. He moved with his family to Athens, Greece in 1992, where he began taking art lessons from his father Sabaudin Xhaferi, at the age of eight. Inspired by his father – turned – teacher, he begun a long journey of discovering the beauty and excellence of art. Read more>>
Trace Megellas
I started Martial Arts at a very young age and almost instantly fell in love with it. I started to compete heavily on several different martial arts circuits all over the world. I would put in multiple hours of training as a kid and still continue to do the same today. Read more>>
Goran Krndija
I was a junior attending college at UTA and always struggled finding someone with a truck since I drove a compact car. The alternative was renting a UHAUL or asking friends, the U-Haul was a lengthy time process and a lot of times their inventory is low. Read more>>
Christina White
I think I gained my love for photography from my father who always had a 35mm camera in his car. I don’t think he ever left home without that camera, and as I grew older I took his lead and always had a camera with me. Of course, this was back in the 90’s and early 2000’s so the cameras I had were the old fashioned film cameras. Read more>>
Armando Valverde
I was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. I spent most of my time in Mexico, I went to school there and graduate from UAM, right after I was offer a job in one of the most important and largest companies in Mexico at the time and the largest bakery company in the world today, Bimbo Bakeries. Read more>>
Dr. Kathryn Soule, PhD, LPC
Every day I get to go to work as a detective of the human mind. My client is my partner. Together we start with a puzzle to solve. How can we help them find peace of mind, be free of stress or anxiety, let go of the past, or just be happy? Together, we get to explore the mystery of what makes them think, feel, and act the way they do. Read more>>
Krista Streeter
We moved here the summer of 2010 from Flint, MI with the idea of a fresh start, new beginnings, and endless opportunities for our family of 5. Crazy but we had only $3000 to our name, 1 vehicle, no jobs lined up, just a house rented and waiting for us in Granbury, TX. Read more>>
Holly Turner
Life used to be pretty ordinary. We thought we fit the profile of the typical American family. Each had a career, Toby an employee of the USPS and I was a coach. In 2010, while counselors at church camp with the youth from our previous church, we began to feel God leading us into ministry. Read more>>
Shannon Caldwell
Since high school, I was the person everyone came to for makeup advice. In college, while figuring out what to do with my life, I decided to look a little more closely at doing the job properly. As I worked in real estate and, later, traveled with a major automaker, I took every opportunity to assist artists in different genres of makeup artistry and soaked up every bit of education I could find! Read more>>
Carl Edwards
To go back to the very beginning, I was a foster kid and adopted. Thankfully, I couldn’t have been chosen by a better family. When I was 12 I started my first business, lawn mowing. With the help of my dad, I had grown the yard mowing business from a single yard down the street, to about 20 residential and commercial properties by the time I graduated high school. Read more>>
Debbie Spence
I was training & competing in obedience in the late 1980’s when I happened to see a dog agility demonstration. I told my friend, “I want to do that!” Unfortunately, my first agility dog (who also competed in obedience) didn’t much care for agility because my training methods back then were pretty harsh. Read more>>
Mark Ledet
I started my employment with Legacy Housing, LTD, a Manufactured Housing manufacturer in May of 2012. The owners of Legacy Housing, LTD are Kenny Shipley, aka Shipley Brothers and Bell Mobile Homes, and Curt Hodgson and the COO being Mick Barker. Read more>>
Kristina Avila
I’ve always been a visual learner and someone who absolutely values others. Their time, sweet moments, laughing for hours, just really soaking someone in and building relationships. My art walks hand in hand with my love of people and with really taking the time to just “be” with someone. Read more>>
Adri Smith
I grew up with flowers, particularly around my mother’s garden. I distinctly remember taking in the sweet smell of the large iris blooms that grew in her garden each spring. I loved flowers, but I never thought that I could make a living working with them. So I was became a teacher and taught for 7 years. Read more>>
Leonard Firestone
Troy and I both had successful careers in other industries when we decided to take on the risk of a new profession. I was in television broadcasting and Troy was in the oil & gas industry. Before we started the company, we met one another after our wives were introduced through a neighborhood playgroup for our kids. Read more>>
Rachel Robinson
Joyful Events and Weddings was born after my husband and I became engaged. I have always been a very organized, and detail-oriented person, so planning a wedding, to me, was one of the best parts about getting engaged (except, of course, than that it meant I was going to marry my wonderful husband!) I loved the hours it took researching vendors, picking colors. Read more>>
Norma Barnett
I have a 11 year old son and a 9 year old daughter and on their birthday parties I always like to go all out but I could never find a person or bakery that would do a beautiful cake but that it also tasted good it was always one or the other on my daughter’s 2nd birthday I was very disappointed so I decided to start taking classes so I can made the cakes myself so I took classes for about 9 or 10 months. Read more>>
Lee and Melissa Scurry
Growing up in the church, I always knew I was meant to do more within my ministry. Around 2012, I decided I wanted to take my ministry to the next level outside of the church and become a Gospel Artist/Motivational Speaker (Singer/Rapper/Songer/Speaker) so I prayed for God to give me a vehicle to do that in a way that would allow me to share that gift without reliance on financial gains. Read more>>
Becca Graham
As a first time mom in 2011, I always had my eyes peeled for mom and kid friendly activities. FIT4MOM Bryan/College Station opened in the spring of 2012 and I won a 10 Class Pass at the Grand Opening event. Between the challenging workouts, singing ABC’s to the kids to keep them engaged in class, and making mom friends, I was hooked! Read more>>
