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.
Jessica Wick
Finding a Path Forward I think a lot of my life has been about helping people find a path forward. I just didn’t always know that’s what I was doing. It started with our son. He was hyper, emotional and struggled with focus. Personal space and social boundaries were difficult for him. Read more>>
Katt Hanneman
Growing up, I was the type of person who would get bored with a job within two years. However, I always found myself in jobs where I was helping people. It was because of this that I decided to pursue massage therapy as a career. Read more>>
Mary Numme
I started off as an artist at the Maine College of Art and got my in photography. I was really captivated by the art of Mehndi Henna body art. I decided to teach myself since there was not a lot of artists for me to ask how to use the medium. Read more>>
Liz Amore
My story really started with a love of communications, storytelling, travel, and connecting people with experiences they might not otherwise discover. I’ve always been curious about what’s happening around me and, especially, about finding the hidden gems—the places, events, and opportunities that are fun, affordable, and worth sharing. Read more>>
Zipporah Plummer
Anxiously Amazing actually existed as a name before it ever became the name of my business. For years, I lived with severe anxiety without knowing that was what I was experiencing. Read more>>
Tracy Riley
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, but my path into social work began long before I ever understood what the profession was. I was born into a large, blended family of “his, hers, and ours,” and I was the only “ours” child. As the youngest of ten, my family dynamic was anything but traditional. Read more>>
Taylor Gray
started my journey in hair in 2017 when I went to Aveda in Jacksonville, and I started working behind the chair in 2019. I really fell in love with being in a salon and everything that came along with it. Read more>>
Jeffrey Doane
Paint Pro’s started in a garage. After that, I worked out of the Avenues Mall parking lot, doing whatever I had to do to keep moving forward. When I met my wife, I was working out of a storage and business area off Powers Avenue. We did not have investors, a big team, or a perfect plan. Read more>>
Jeremiah Browder
Back in 2022, I started a clothing brand called Prominence, a Christian clothing company built to stand out and represent Christ. Over time, I realized that something was missing. I began to ask myself, “What is the true meaning behind Prominence?” That question led me to seek God for a deeper understanding and purpose. Read more>>
Manny Mercado
After I graduated with a bachelors in engineering from New England School of Communications (in Maine) I moved to Miami FL and started interning at Studio Center Miami. (Summer 2009) That quickly led to a full time job as one of their in house engineers. Read more>>
Jasmine Turner
Hello, everyone! My name is Jasmine Turner. I am a historian based in Jacksonville, Florida who travels around the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor teaching and supporting historical museums and cultural organizations. On any given day, you can find me anywhere from American Beach to Fort Mose State Park. Read more>>
Mary Lourdes Saenz
I was mentioning a young 14 year old foster girl with a 2 year old son and was told I couldn’t see her anymore due to liability “COVID” so I started my nonprofit Read more>>
Porsha “GLO” Shelton
My transition into photography had foreshadowing I didn’t recognize at the time. As a Professional Makeup Artist for 9 years, I was already blending artistry with visual storytelling. Early on in my makeup career in 2016, I purchased my first camera to build my makeup portfolio and content creation, but over time something shifted. Read more>>
Sarah Locke
My story is really a story about saying ‘yes’ to something that needed to be rebuilt. More accurately, I suppose, it is about not letting folks say ‘no’ to it. I came into ministry because I was drawn to the work of helping people figure out who they are, what they believe, and how their faith connects to the world around them. Read more>>
Cash Arroyo
SleepyCys actually started because I kept getting what I was told were yeast infections. At the time, I was pretty ignorant about feminine health, not because I didn’t care, but because it was something nobody really talked about. I didn’t know who to ask questions to, and I trusted what my doctor was telling me. Read more>>
Amanda Davis
I have always loved the written word, so pursuing a degree in literature seemed like the best way to spend my college years. Along the way, I discovered that I also had a talent for teaching. Whether I was babysitting, giving swim lessons, assisting my peers in a writing lab, or volunteering in classrooms, I found immense satisfaction in the craft of teaching. Read more>>
Patricia Stockdreher Verohnika Bau
We are The PsyChicks, Patricia (me) and Verohnika (my wife). We are lifelong intuitives that experienced NDEs as children; Patricia at the age of 7 years old due to a Small Pox Vaccination and Verohnika at 8 years old after falling off of a wall. Read more>>
Isaac Fox
I grew up in the 90’s watching Toonami and the mainstream introduction of anime into the west. The stories those shows told helped me through some tough events growing up. This inspired me to write my own stories and, hopefully one day, help someone else in the way those stories helped me. Read more>>
Kalin Anderson
I was born in Atlanta. My dad was in the Navy so that got us all here. Early years I ate everything the parents were eating, the purees didn’t last too long for me, so I was expensive early lol. Read more>>
Michellita Taylor
How I started? This is a loaded questions. As a little girl I struggled with self-confidence in myself. From how I look to how I sounded-they would serve as barriers to my overall gowth and ability to reach my fullest potential. Although, I managed to maintain a level achievement as a young girl, my teen years proved to be challenging. Read more>>
