We were fortunate to catch up with some brilliant artists, creatives and entrepreneurs from throughout the Houston area and they share the wisdom with us below.

Annalyse Aspenwall | Business Owner, Mother, and Wife

I started my business not long after my daughter was born and not long after my little sister passed away. My sister lost her life from an asthma attack she just couldn’t recover from. Every March (the month she passed away) I do asthma awareness apparel,koozies, and tumbler in her honor. I also take a percentage of every order to donate to the American Lung Association in her honor to help being more research and awareness. Read more>>

Cayden Brown | Youth Justice Lawyer & Serial Changemaker

This movement, this space—it was all born through a 16-year-old boy from Detroit. That boy is me. After I was entrusted with the weighty responsibility of defending juveniles in court, an undeniable shift happened within me. It was a calling that urged me to share the force for change with other teens. Read more>>

Malyk Thomas | Model & Entrepreneur

Life can be challenging. For me, challenges push me to be the best version of me I can be. Not all challenges are rewarding but some bring failure. Being able to get up after a fall down is mandatory. We don’t know unless we try. Read more>>

Lisa Coyer | Founder & CEO

Scott and I had just gotten married and we wanted to start a family business that we could do on weekends, get away somewhere fun like northern Michigan. I loved burning candles but it was hard to find a candle that burned clean, didn’t tunnel and lasted. Read more>>

Jenni May | Independent Hair Stylist

This is a great question. For myself and probably for a lot of working moms, I think that 2020 really put into perspective how much we were truly overfilling our plates. Trying to do and be ALL of the things in every aspect of our lives. From work, social, and at home. Read more>>