Connie Lawrence
I started cleaning about 5 years ago part time while working full time as a supplemental income. In December 2016, I lost my full time job and was forced to apply for unemployment benefits to support my family. In January, I began pondering my next move for employment. Read more>>
Arielle Sutcliffe
I started baking when I was 11, I told my parents that I wanted to travel overseas and they said I could as long as I paid for it. I began baking to sell to my friends and family. I traveled to Ecuador when I turned 12, and this cycle continued every year thru my teenage years. Read more>>
Jenny-Rebekah Miller
I got into photography because I have always seen the world through snapshots so it was easy for me to translate that into capturing beautiful images. I have found my motivation in the empowerment of all shapes, sizes and ages of women. Read more>>
Jo Giudice
Bookmarks is Dallas Public Library’s gem in that it is our only location devoted to service children and families exclusively. It is also unique in the fact that it is a perfect public/private partnership between NorthPark Center and the City of Dallas to provide a Library inside a high-end shopping center. Read more>>
Cody Hoya
In 1951, Ralph and Muriel Pinkus founded NHG as a small nursery on nine acres of grassland along Northaven Rd. north of Dallas. They began with landscaping, but quickly included selling retail plants to anyone who would make the drive. Read more>>
Maxwell Brieden
Growing up, my mother struggled with an addiction to alcohol. It was tough on the family and we found ourselves blaming her many of our own problems. What we didn’t realize is what our mom was truly going through. When my oldest brother Camden got to college, he started studying addiction and discovered an important piece of knowledge: Addiction is not a choice, but rather a disease. Read more>>
Philip Miller
Crull Fitness was started in 2001. Crull Fitness was designed as a facility for youth and adults to train as athletes rather than your typical common big box gym set up. Crull Fitness prides itself on its family atmosphere and inclusive feel. Read more>>
Nicole Rossen, Natasha Daguio
I received my Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Baylor Univeristy in 2011. Since then, I have worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist in a variety of settings including hospitals, clinics and schools. That was when I started seeing a connection between what my pediatric and school-age clients were eating and their performance, alertness, and focus within the therapy session. Read more>>
Scott Brigante
The idea for our business was born at a dinner about four years ago with some long time family friends. They have a small vineyard on their property in Santa Ynez, CA. We got to talking about the wine industry from a 30,000 ft perspective. Read more>>
Cara Davis, Justin August, and Michele Haley
Millennial Lov3 is the Award-Winning Podcast that brings all things Black millennials to life. It is the brainchild of Cara D., Justin, and Michele “Michè,” three millennials balancing their personal and professional lives while remaining humble AF (kinda). Read more>>
Jim and Brandy Gilliam
Brandy and Jim run a top notch framing store and is a must see. You will be please you went. I enjoyed learning all the things they do and have some pieces of my own I will be bringing to them to frame. Custom high end Picture Frame Store and Art Gallery offering painting classes for kids & adults at a stable mid-range price. Read more>>
Annye Grande
I am originally from Montreal, Canada. My husband and I moved our family to Dallas four years ago in the pursuit of our ultimate goal of building our own luxury brand to become a success. Relying on 20 years industry expertise in women’s luxury fashion, I designed an essential tote bag collection with flawless craftsmanship made of the most luxurious nylon and leather both imported from Italy and finished with our custom hardware and versatile double-sided leather shoulder straps. Read more>>
Angela Farris
Lane Florist, opened in 1947, was original to the outdoor shopping mall- Snider Plaza. Owned by three generations of the Lane family, I had the opportunity to purchase the store in 1999. I acquired two other florists over the next three years and joined them all together. Read more>>
