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.
Will & Ruth Sharp
Will and Ruth came from very different career backgrounds. Not only from their Little Treehouse Early Learning Center business, but from each other. Read more>>
Angie Garza
My career in healthcare began as a Certified Nursing Assistant, during a time in my life marked by significant personal responsibility. While raising my three‑year‑old child, I unexpectedly became the primary caregiver for my sister’s six children—an event that occurred just as I entered my LVN program. Although the circumstances were challenging, Read more>>
Sarah Carriker
I started doing hair in high school when my best friend was in choir and musicals, she would volunteer me to do hair and makeup so we could hang out every day. Read more>>
Dr. Eugenia Osei-Wusu
My journey started from a place of survival. I went through a divorce while I was pregnant and in pharmacy school, with no family around me—so I had to learn very quickly how to stand on my own. Read more>>
Michaela Cezena
I was born and raised on a ranch in Nebraska, where my dad instilled in me the importance of a strong work ethic and doing things right the first time—values that continue to guide me today. Read more>>
Cecilia Reyes-Cruz
Cecilia Reyes-Cruz is the heart behind Easy Moving & Logistics. With a background in Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, she earned multiple diplomas in the field and built her experience across various service-oriented industries. Throughout her career, she developed a strong foundation in customer service, organization, and operations—skills that today define the way she runs the business. Read more>>
Carolina Santana
I’m a single mother, and in many ways, this all began with my daughter. Read more>>
Myles Meyer
I was 16 when I decided I wanted to be an actor. But it was really after watching John Wick and then re-watching The Matrix that struck a chord with me. Read more>>
Lisa McClanahan
Greater Grounds didn’t start as an organization. It started with a growing awareness that something wasn’t working. Not with faith or life itself—but with the way we were experiencing it. Read more>>
Bryce Carey
I started welding in High School and grew a passion for it! I always knew I wanted my own business but needed more experience in the industry. I got a job working for a fencing company in Tennessee. My family and I moved to Texas where I was a welder for a government facility, a pool company, a cleaning machine company, and lastly a piping company. Read more>>
Heather Faro
My journey in early childhood education began in 2006, where I spent over a decade advancing from a preschool teacher to an Assistant Director. Read more>>
Twyla Hough Tara Bullard
Our work really started from personal experience. Read more>>
Ryder Gaffney
Ryder Gaffney is the owner and driving force behind Spot On Carpet Cleaners in San Antonio. Since starting the business around 2016, he has built a reputation for being a hands-on owner who prioritizes technical skill and transparent customer service. Here are a few key things that define his approach and the company’s history: Read more>>
Cyndi Grome
Our company was founded in 1950 by my great-grandfather and grandfather, with my dad joining in 1958. I became part of the team in 1982. Read more>>
Danielle Castillo
I am the owner of Healing Chapter Counseling PLLC, and an LPC Associate under the supervision of April West, LPCS. I was born and raised here in San Antonio. Read more>>
Cheryl Eddy
After spending 24 years as a teacher, I naturally carried my love for structure and organization beyond the classroom. During holiday and summer breaks, I found myself helping friends bring order to their homes—especially spaces like pantries and closets. Read more>>
Megan Blount
I didn’t set out to build a business! This all started because I was planning to move to Panama. Read more>>
David Aldrete
I started my journey in medicine here in Texas, training as a family medicine physician in San Antonio. Early in my career, I practiced in both primary care and urgent care, where I spent years treating chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Read more>>
Linda Cleesattel
It’s been an interesting journey to get to where I am today. From working in call centers to starting my own sewing business to working on RVs, I wish I could remember more of the details but it’s been such a long time. Read more>>
MaryAlice Cruz
The Heart Behind the Shine: My Story The Foundation of Responsibility Read more>>
Karla Woods
My journey in early childhood education began long before I ever stepped into a classroom. As a child, I was shaped by the unconditional love of my grandparents and the steady, nurturing example of my grandmother. Her presence taught me what it means to guide, protect, and uplift a child. When I became a mother, that calling grew even stronger. Read more>>
Jenna Brooke Clark
My journey started with a gifted camera and a desire to say yes to the things that were exciting me. I think I always knew I wanted to be an artist, but so much of what I heard and felt comfortable with growing up was science-based. Read more>>
Daniela Fraga
I was born in Venezuela and studied law before moving to the United States at a very young age. I’ve now been here for almost 10 years, and throughout that time I’ve built strong experience in marketing and business. I’m also a wife and mother of two, and after settling in Austin, Texas about five years ago, I founded Kaluh Rentals. Read more>>
Geoffrey Elliott
I got to where I am now largely through luck. When I graduated from high school in the Texas Hill Country, I did so with the intention of becoming a public school band director. For a number of reasons, that didn’t work out, and I pivoted towards being a classroom English teacher. Read more>>
Laura Stiles
I have always wanted to be a performer, from the time I was 8 years old. At 12, I joined a youth group and performed around town at local events, went to a Performing Arts High School (NESA), UT Austin as a music major, performed at Six Flags for 7 years then realized it was time to get a ‘real job’. Read more>>
Lee & Lois Underwood Kristi Butler
Back in 2017 the security company that Lee was working with suddenly decided to quit with notices going out to the venues but no notices to the officers. We made the decision to offer to buy the business and they accepted. We gave them a check (at the bank) for the amount agreed upon. The wife cashed the check and pocketed the cash. Deal done. Read more>>
Sabrina Thomas
My journey began long before I stepped into a professional kitchen or resort. I grew up in a large Italian family where the table was the heartbeat of the home. Every milestone, no matter how small, was an excuse to gather. From a young age, I learned that true hospitality isn’t just a service, it’s a feeling. Read more>>
Andrea Garza
I’m a graphic designer, and creativity has been a part of me since I was very young. I’ve always loved designing on the computer and bringing ideas to life, so turning that passion into a career felt very natural. When I started working professionally, I faced different challenges, but each one helped me grow. Read more>>
Amy Wees
I actually got started in eCommerce in a pretty unplanned way. When I was in the U.S. Air Force and going through college, I began selling on eBay and Amazon as a side hustle, mostly flipping my textbooks and anything else I could find. Read more>>
Jonathan Cohen
My story starts in Toronto, Canada (my hometown) where I earned my Master’s degree in Building Science (2010) and worked for a premier engineering design firm as part of their building envelope services group where assessing envelope and cladding designs and failures was part of the regular scope of services. Read more>>
Samantha Sloan
I have always been creative! Even as a young girl, I would paint, photograph, and beautify anything I could get my hands on. I LOVE pictures and my home houses shoe box after shoe box of images of my family and multiple generations. I believe in the power of printed images! Read more>>
Sherry Stevener
Sherry Stevener has spent a lifetime building things that last—businesses, spaces, and experiences rooted in both practicality and beauty. After earning a degree in advertising from the University of Texas, she began her career in agencies and publishing before launching her own direct mail and newsletter company. Read more>>
Pedro Lujan
I’ve always been surrounded by dogs. I grew up on the edge of town, which unfortunately meant a lot of strays or abandoned dogs showed up at our door step. Okay, most of them I walked home, against my mothers wishes. I was that kid that wandered down the dirt alone, but would often come back with a new pet. Read more>>
Cory McRae
My path into the arts wasn’t traditional, and in many ways, it found me before I fully realized how much it would shape my life. Growing up, I wasn’t deeply involved in the arts. It wasn’t until high school, after a football injury, that I was unexpectedly pushed onto the stage. I was cast in Oedipus, and that experience completely changed my perspective. Read more>>
