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.
Janet Deltuva
Instead she followed a lifelong itch: photography. Using the GI Bill, she returned to school in 2014 and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Photography with honors from The Art Institute of San Antonio in 2017. From there she launched Ares & Emzy Pet Photography in Boerne, Texas, building a business that tells the tender, funny, heroic stories of animals and the humans who love them. Read more>>
Rick Phoenix Manzo
Rick Phoenix Manzo is a melodic hard rock singer-songwriter-guitarist from Mercedes, Texas (South Texas). Former bands he has been known from are Orions legacy, Drain of life, Faultered State, Fates Armada and his main band A day of ashes (2007 – 2014) which released their debut CD titled Turmoil in 2009. Read more>>
April Hampton
I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, where my world was beautifully framed by books, and my only real adventures were band and FFA trips. It wasn’t until my early adult years, thanks to the military, that I finally looked beyond the Oklahoma plains. That chapter sparked an insatiable hunger in me to see and experience the world. Read more>>
Jenna Longoria
Growing up, I faced challenges like weight gain, irregular periods, PMS, digestive issues, and mood swings, unaware they were linked to PMOS. Doctors only recommended birth control, but the side effects made me miserable. I reached a point where I refused to accept that my only option was to ‘live with’ these conditions. Read more>>
Heidi Barthelme
Photography became part of my life after I had our second baby. We had hired a private photographer for our family and first birthday photos, and during that session I completely fell in love with what she did plus it was done on her schedule. At the time, I wanted to stay home with my kids while still helping contribute to our family. Read more>>
