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.
K S 
Born in Clifton, NJ music has been in KS since the 4th grade where he started playing saxophone all the way through high school. Read more>>
Millz Davis 
I started off by making music in 2010, I was 11 going on 12. I use to write songs until I eventually turned my bedroom closet into a recording booth and from there I taught myself how to record and engineer using an old MacBook. Read more>>
Anastasiia Redin 
I’ve been dancing my whole life, and since I was a kid I always wanted to become a dance teacher. For a long time, though, that dream didn’t really go beyond choreographing wedding dances and performing in small international shows. Somewhere between my teenage years and adulthood back in Ukraine, I honestly buried that dream and thought it probably wasn’t going to happen. Read more>>
Ryder Wood 
Ryder has pretty much always loved toys, but WWE figures were the ones that really stuck with him. A lot of the first figures he played with actually came from my old wrestling collection from when I was a kid. Read more>>
Dr. Troy Hall
The foundational push behind Cohesion Culture™ began with a straightforward mission to eliminate toxic work environments by establishing spaces where professionals feel genuine psychological safety and belonging. Instead of focusing solely on traditional output metrics, the framework prioritizes building workplace dynamics around trust, mutual respect, and intentional inclusion. Read more>>
Tanisha ‘Queen It Shall Be’ Hall 
I was born in 1980 in Brooklyn, NY and raised by my grandmother/Mama (Lula Mae), who introduced me to a lifelong love of board games. As a kid, I made my own games out of loose-leaf paper and art supplies, and screaming at the TV while playing along with game shows with my Mama was a sacred ritual. Read more>>
Tamara Ashworth 
I help owner-led businesses run leaner with AI, and my path here started in finance. I loved the stock market, where you put money in, watch what happens and learn to read the people behind the numbers. Then I earned my MBA in marketing from the University of Notre Dame, and digital marketing was clearly where things were heading. Read more>>
Kaelyn Tweed 
My journey in the beauty industry really started with a love for making people feel good about themselves. I’ve been behind the chair for about 15 years, and over time, I realized that doing hair was about so much more than just the hair—it was about building relationships and earning people’s trust. Read more>>
Deja Burwell 
My story is really about becoming. I’ve always had a deep curiosity about people, their stories, and what shapes us into who we are. That curiosity led me to study Sociology and African American Studies at the College of Charleston, where I graduated Magna Cum Laude as a first-generation college graduate. Read more>>
Jekeyia Hewins 
I started my business because I saw how many women wanted quality hair but didn’t always know who to trust. In the beginning, I was literally selling bundles out of my car — driving to clients, showing textures, and learning firsthand what women were looking for. Those early days taught me how important trust, consistency, and real relationships are in this industry. Read more>>
Liz Ramirez 
Earth Heart Growers began in 2015 while I was completing my Montessori certification at Hursey Montessori School. The school’s garden classroom had lost its funding, and while the program seem coming to an end, I saw an opportunity to create something new. My own childhood in Colombia deeply shaped this vision. Read more>>
Karen McDonnell
I am now a junior at SCAD, majoring in Photography with a focus in fashion and commercial photography. My photography journey started my freshman year at Hilton Head Island High School. Photography was an elective class, and little did I know it would become my career. I love photography because it gives me a reason to slow down and really look at something. Read more>>
Emily Westenberger 
I’ve always been drawn to creating beautiful things, especially through fashion, art, and illustration. I studied fashion design and began my career in Los Angeles, where I lived for seven years and built my own clothing label. Read more>>
Tyler Kelley 
My journey is a testament to the power of blending raw artistry with relentless discipline. Growing up as a creative—playing the saxophone and viewing the world through an artistic lens—everything clicked the day I realized that food was my canvas. Read more>>
Glenna Richards 
Glenna Richards was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2006, she began her own photography company, Photos by Glenna, which focuses on weddings, portraits, and events. Photos by Glenna quickly took off and she traveled all over the United States, France, and the Caribbean, capturing weddings. Read more>>
Terry Molnar
I was born in Glendale, California, and grew up in North Hollywood, a suburb of Los Angeles. When I was in high school, my family moved north—first to Santa Rosa and then to a 40-acre orchard in Healdsburg, where we grew apples, pears, and prunes (which, contrary to what many people think, are not simply dried plums). Read more>>
Parris Balazs 
I launched my event planning business in December 2018, and planned my first wedding the following year. What began as a passion for bringing people together quickly grew into a business centered on thoughtful planning, meaningful details, and creating an exceptional experience for both our clients and their guests. Read more>>
kiera lashae johnson 
I’m originally from Orangeburg, South Carolina. I earned my bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in elementary education and my Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in finance. Throughout my journey, I have worn many hats, including teacher, entrepreneur, bartender, actress, radio host, model, content creator, event host, creative director, and production assistant. My entrepreneurship journey began in 2019. Read more>>
Kelly Suarez-Lawrence
I’m a small licensed and insured home bakery located in Woodruff. It was born out of a bad bout of PPD after my fourth child. I didn’t want to only depend on medication but I wanted something tangible – I needed an outlet. I wanted to become creative and try my hand at something that I could control. Read more>>
Megan Norton-Newbanks 
I grew up as the daughter of a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, so moving and adapting to new places became a normal part of my life from an early age. By the time I was 18, I had lived in six countries, attended seven international schools, and moved twelve times. As an adult, that global upbringing has continued to shape me. Read more>>
Pat Swayzee MFZ
I’m Pat Swayzee MFZ. I’m from Sumter County, South Carolina. Started doing music at 17. Basketball was my first love. I started taking music seriously once I learned how to produce and make beats. Dropped my first official tape, “Castro’s Season”, in 2010. Since 2010, I’ve released 17 musical projects. Read more>>
Christal McElveen 
My journey began long before I had language for what I was experiencing. I was born and raised in religion, but even as a child, I questioned everything. I wanted to understand God beyond what I had been taught. Read more>>
STEPHEN JOHNSON
My story with short term rentals actually started about ten years before I ever owned one. In 2015, my wife Joelle and I had two young daughters, 8 and 6. Up until then we had done a lot of camping as a family, but we had never really taken what I would consider a true family vacation. Read more>>
Tuck Self
Born in the 1950s in a small southern town, I was schooled in the rules of gentile southern behavior. My mother insisted upon all the social graces. She raised me to be small, quiet, and polite; to stay in my place, act pretty, and speak when spoken to. Never was I to speak my truth, especially around men or other people of authority. Read more>>
