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. Check out our favorite stories from across the Voyage family.
Jillian Hawkins
Photography started as a creative outlet and passion project for me about four years ago. What began as something I enjoyed in my free time quickly grew into something I truly loved and wanted to pursue more seriously. Read More>>
Abigail Metsch
How did I get to where I am today? Well, I’m not really sure where I am… but I do know I’ve lived about five different lives to get here. When I was younger, I was very ambitious. Like, unreasonably so. I wanted to be a NASA astronaut, then the President of the United States, and eventually I settled on talk show host. Read More>>
Raphael Umscheid
I’ve always been a visual person. I started out drawing dinosaurs, then sharks and whales. When I started painting I played at abstracted landscapes and slowly arrived at figurative painting via photography. Now I combine figurative, landscape and body as landscape. It’s all still there. Read More>>
Kristin Roadhouse
My story as a creative started very young. My mom is immensely talented and instilled art as a daily practice in me from as early as I can remember. So much of my journey as an artist can be attributed to her, and I am eternally grateful for that and for her! Read More>>
Stephen Dotson
For Katie and Stephen Dotson, HC Elite wasn’t born from a lifelong plan to own a gym—it was born from a season of uncertainty, faith, and a desire to serve the community they loved. For nearly 15 years, both worked in the telecommunications industry for a family-owned business. As the industry began to decline, their professional lives changed dramatically. Katie was laid off first. Read More>>
Holly McCormick
Originally from Baton Rouge, I attended LSU then 1.5 weeks after graduation, I moved to Boston simply because I love the city, but I didn’t know a soul. I loved the history, vibrancy, youth and how close it was to gorgeous parts of the US. Read More>>
Janice Jensen
I’ve spent more than four decades helping people learn, grow, heal, and navigate life’s transitions. Today, I bring together everything I’ve learned—as an educator, leader, caregiver, coach, and lifelong student of wellness—to help others live healthier, more purposeful lives.’ My journey has been guided by one central purpose: helping people discover their potential and live healthier, more meaningful lives. Read More>>
Afshan Khan MD
I have always been fascinated by the human mind, and psychiatry became my passion during medical school, inspired by a lifelong interest in personal growth, Dale Carnegie’s teachings, and self-help literature. Read More>>
Cory Brian Ingram
Hospitality. Wellness. Real Estate. COG Designing Places, Brands, and Experiences That People Belong To. For more than fifteen years, I have worked at the intersection of hospitality, beauty wellness, design, and real estate, helping developers, founders, and investors transform ideas into brands, destinations, and experiences that shape culture. My career has never followed a traditional path. Read More>>
Jake Stein
Grew up on the east coast – NJ/Philly area. Spent lots of time outdoors, playing sports, fishing, camping, traveling. Big foodie but I’ve always had a talent for making hand-crafted beef jerky. During COVID, colleagues, friends and family all requested my homemade batches of jerky and insisted on paying me $60/lb – nearly 2x the market rate. Read More>>
Pablo Groves
Cuts for Christ began with a simple desire to serve. Years ago, I started providing free haircuts to individuals experiencing homelessness in downtown Austin, Texas. As a licensed cosmetologist, I quickly realized that the haircut was often just the beginning. Behind every chair was an opportunity to listen, encourage, and share hope. What started in my own salon soon became a Ministry. Read More>>
Solaris The Hii Priestess
My journey has been anything but traditional. I grew up in Austin, Texas, and from a young age I was always fascinated by symbolism, spirituality, human behavior, and the deeper questions of life. At the same time, I had a love for creativity, storytelling, and connecting with people from all walks of life. Like many entrepreneurs, my path wasn’t linear. Read More>>
Jo Venezio
I’ve always enjoyed making different kinds of art like drawing, painting, writing, beading, and experimenting with jewelry. I also love reading and playing music. But none of that paid the bills, so I never took it too seriously outside of school and made sure I always had a ‘real’ job. Read More>>
Matt Richter
Growing up in Milwaukee, WI as part of an Italian-American family had to be the only reason I became a chef. Every family get-together was, and still is centered around food. At the age of 17, I started to work in professional kitchens and fell in love with the work. For me, it was the perfect balance of craft and creativity. Read More>>
Patrice Campos
I initially started my journey in hairstyling because I wanted to understand my own hair and learn how to care for it naturally. As I began learning, I realized so many other people were struggling with the same challenges I had, and that’s what inspired me to turn this into a career. Read More>>
Shannon Parks
I moved to Austin in 2012 to attend business school at UT with the goal of doing something entrepreneurial. Instead, I ended up spending 10 years working in tech in various product marketing and product management roles. About two years ago, post-COVID burnout prompted me to take a step back and reevaluate what I wanted for the second half of my career. Read More>>
Patrick Rowley
Clip Leash started around 2018 when I was in a situation where a classic fixed-handle style leash left me stuck. I was between a mud-covered dog, who I had finally gotten on the leash, and a hose. Read More>>
Kylah Cortez
My journey started when I was 19 years old. Out of nowhere, I became chronically sick with severe gut issues. In just two months, I lost 30 pounds, which is a lot for anyone, especially a teenager. My main symptom was constant nausea. I felt sick all the time, had no appetite, and struggled just to get through each day. Read More>>
Abigail Tammen
My name is Abigail, and I’m the owner of The Sticker Box, a Texas-based sticker company I started in 2017. What began as a small side project has grown into a full-time business and production sticker shop. In the beginning, I was creating designs and outsourcing production while learning everything I could about running a business. Read More>>
Tara & Anna Morris & Licari
I Dream in Flowers Photography began long before it was a business. Co-owners Tara and Anna first met virtually in the early days of Instagram when their oldest children were just babies. Read More>>
Briana Gardner
Much of the success I have today was built through the trials and tribulations I faced throughout my life. Those experiences shaped me into the woman I am today. I lost my mother when I was 10 years old and spent much of my youth in the foster care system. Learning how to navigate life without a mother figure was incredibly challenging. Read More>>
Cinthya Romriell
I earned my degree from The University of Texas at Austin and initially planned to become a teacher, but I discovered that food had a unique ability to bring people together and create lasting memories. That realization led me to culinary school and eventually to a career as a pastry chef, where I spent years developing dessert programs in hotels and professional kitchens. Read More>>
Zoe Golden-Johnson
I first discovered my passion for photography when I was about 16 years old. That passion led me to attend St. John’s University, where I majored in photography and realized it was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life. My grandfather played a major role in inspiring me to pursue photography, planting the seed that eventually grew into a career. Read More>>
Julie Alonso
Looking back, I feel that Luma wasn’t born the moment I decided to start a business. I believe it had been waiting for me long before that. I was born in Cuba, where I grew up watching my mother create with her hands. She was an artisan, and much of my childhood was spent surrounded by materials, colors, textures, and pieces slowly coming to life. Read More>>
Chris Watters
I got my start in real estate back in the mid-2000s. Like most new agents, I was handed a desk, a phone book, and a lot of empty promises about ‘being your own boss.’ I quickly realized the traditional real estate model was fundamentally broken for the agent. Read More>>
Russell Tolbert
I’ve always believed that some of the best opportunities in life come from simply taking the first step, even when you don’t have everything figured out. I think that’s what keeps a lot of people from chasing their ideas. Read More>>
David Simonds
My journey here in texas started 8 yrs ago when I moved to austin with a backpack and a dream that just maybe austin Texas would except me for me . I struggled for many years to stay sober due to a rough childhood riddled with trauma and bad decisions. Read More>>
Karica Laine
I grew up in a cult called Pentecostal or UPC, it’s a very spiritual branch of Christianity. As a child, I witnessed first hand the power of God but could feel the undercurrent of despair in the people around me. Read More>>
Kynzie Johnson
Growing up, my mom owned a small business creating bows for little girls called Ritzy Rexann. From an early age, I was surrounded by creativity and entrepreneurship, and I think that planted the seed for what would eventually become my own dream. As I got older, I fell in love with all things western fashion. Read More>>
Chloé Dean
My passion for design started at a young age. With parents who own a construction company, remodeled each of our family homes, and brought me along to job sites, I was surrounded by the design and building process from the very beginning. Read More>>
Dr. Dawn Marie Schafer
When I was 5, I sat on my Grandfather’s piano bench and played one chord over and over again and pretended to teach music to my imaginary Kindergarten class. Growing up, I played the flute, sang, and had a few musical theater roles. Read More>>
Carson Peter – Founder of LockJaw
We started about a year ago after my girlfriend Caroline found our first bass player Ivar, then from there we started to look for a drummer and a singer which we ended up getting my brother to play drums for us. Read more>>
Brittany Greer
I’ve been DJing for 13 years. What started as a fun hobby wound up becoming one of my favorite passions. I began my journey as a DJ supporting other yoga instructors in their classes by providing music. I also played for art galleries, skydiving gyms, music festival workshops and retreat centers. Read more>>
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