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.
Stacy Thigpen
I was working for my partner managing his family’s river business at a local lakeside hotel in New Braunfels, TX. Here i discovered paddle boarding and a rekindled love for the water. We had noticed the clear kayaks in another nearby city and we went to see what all the hubbub was about. Read more>>
Jennifer Lindberg
My husband Jim and I fell in love with an 1898 building in downtown Lockhart and decided to quit wedding photography and build something totally different in the world of studio photography: black and white portraits that feel less like snapshots and more like art. Years before the studio, we adopted two toddlers and realized we had zero baby photos of them. Read more>>
Audrey Maw
4 Blondes Mahjong started with four friends and neighbors in San Antonio who quickly became obsessed with American Mahjong. What began as casual game nights around a table turned into something much bigger as more people wanted to learn and join in. We realized Mahjong was about so much more than tiles — it was creating connection, community, laughter, and friendships. Read more>>
Avery Sanborn
I started early, but more importantly, I started with intention. I made the decision to step away from the traditional school system and transition into online education so I could fully commit my time to building businesses and developing something long-term. Read more>>
Siobhain Anders
People always ask ….What are you doing now? I have always loved having several projects going at the same time. I’m born and raised in San Antonio. I earned a Broadcast Journalism degree from Trinity University, and then went on to Mississippi State University and earned a Meteorology degree. Read more>>
Luana Mendoza-Evans
I want to take you back to my first day of school in the US, third grade. The teacher was going on in a language I didn’t understand, and the tears just started falling. Then I felt a tap on my shoulder, and a little girl tells me, ‘no te preocupes, yo tampoco hablo inglés.’ Don’t worry, I don’t speak English either. Read more>>
Michele Vaughn
My journey to where I am today hasn’t been linear—it’s been shaped by a series of unexpected turns, personal growth, and a lot of faith along the way. My connection to Allegro Wedding & Events Venue actually began in a very personal way—I got married here in November 2022. From the moment I experienced the venue as a bride, I felt something special about it. Read more>>
Aimee Schumacher
I spent 22 years in the U.S. Army, and my husband also served, so we were a dual-military family for most of our careers. When the Army PCS’ed us to San Antonio in 2022, I did not expect to fall in love with the city or Texas Hill Country – but it did not take long. Read more>>
Gloria Wright
My name is Dr. Gloria Wright, and I am a seasoned Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, accomplished speaker, dedicated advocate, philanthropist, mentor, consultant, and educator. Above all, I take pride in being a mother to two wonderful young men. Having immigrated to the United States from Nigeria in 2004 as a first-generation migrant, my journey began in the field of cosmetology. Read more>>
Tonya Williams
Well, the journey to this point in time was not one that I could have imagined. Entrepreneurship was not something that was on my radar until we were nearing the end of the homeschooling journey for our children. I was blessed to be able to stay at home and educate my children for the entirety of their school-age years. Read more>>
Lindsay Durham
My path into becoming a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist really started with a desire to help others from a young age, though I didn’t always know exactly what that would look like. In college, that became clearer when I began volunteering and interning at The Warm Place in Fort Worth, where I worked with grieving children and families. Read more>>
Aponi Balderas
I started in 2020 getting my esthetics license in Houston, TX. Once school started it really just clicked for me, and I knew I wanted to focus on being a Facialist. I moved back to San Antonio (where I’m originally from) in early 2021, this is when I began establishing clientele and spreading the word that I was newly licensed and ready to touch faces! Read more>>
Alex Gold
I went to UT Austin, Mike went to A&M – we met a crossfit a few years after graduation, got engaged in 2018 – and decided to buy a place together out of the city and get married on our own land. I discovered the idea of a wedding festival and never looked back. Read more>>
