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.
Renee Fleuranges-Valdes
My journey to becoming an artist wasn’t a straight line. For more than three decades, I built a career at IBM, beginning in operations and moving into systems and sales. It was a rewarding career, but creativity was always a part of who I was, even before I fully understood the role it would eventually play in my life. Read more >>
Talon Grace
Art was introduced into my life by then a stranger but now a forever friend and without a art background and not even being able to draw simply the hurt child within began to heal as I simply started expressing myself thru the movement of paint on found wood surfaces and what I saw as creations of my damaged soul others saw as emotional abstract expressionism Read more >>
Danielle DiLorenzo
How I started my career is an interesting story, originally I’m from New Jersey, and I honestly thought I was going to stay up there forever. I was passionate about dancing throughout most of my life, that abruptly ended unfortunately, and through my time in college I knew there was something I wanted to do that involved helping people. Read more >>
Monae Mitchell
I’m originally from Charleston, South Carolina, and I had what I would consider a wonderful childhood. I grew up in a house of seven as the youngest daughter in a family full of entertainers, musicians, healthcare professionals, and military personnel. There was never a dull moment, and it was certainly never quiet! Read more >>
Keiona Williams
I started doing my own hair when I was about 9 years old and continued throughout my childhood. Occasionally, I would do other people’s hair, but it was mainly my sisters and me, tag-teaming and learning how to do our own styles. My older sister, Symira, was one of my biggest inspirations for pursuing cosmetology. Read more >>
Greg Keys
Music started as something I did purely for the joy of it. After college I knew I wanted more than a 9 to 5, so I started playing around Charleston as a solo artist. Back then a $75 gig felt like a steal because somebody was paying me to do what I loved. Read more >>
Capers Cauthen
Landrum Tables was established in 2010, but the idea behind it started long before that. I was born and raised in Charleston, and I’ve always had a deep appreciation for the history and character of this area. My father, Henry F. Cauthen, was an antiques dealer and longtime director of the Preservation Society of Charleston. Read more >>
Jim Boden
Art was not taught in the schools I had attended in grade or middle school. Not until my senior year of high school did I have a chance to take a basic design class. I had always imagined myself a writer and I went to college with the intention to major in literature or history. Read more >>
Adriana Teodoro-Dier
I’ve learned (and am still learning) that our inner life creates our outer world. We often need guidance to see within ourselves, and I strive to provide this guidance for others: making artwork, performing, teaching piano, or offering real estate support. I was a professional pianist in Colorado for 10 years after earning a Doctorate from University of Miami (2013). Read more >>
Jennifer Williams
My connection to this work started when I was just eight or nine years old. Looking back at 50, I can see how those early intuitive experiences laid the foundation for everything I do today. As I grew and formally built my practice, my approach evolved from simply navigating energy to developing a deeply grounded methodology focused on personal alignment, clear boundaries, and authentic healing. Read more >>
Anna Honchar 
If you had met me before my first Toastmasters meeting, you probably would not have guessed that I would eventually teach public speaking. I certainly would not have guessed it myself. My background is in engineering. I earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering in 2017 and a master’s in telecommunications and radio engineering in 2019, both with honors. Read more>>
Marquis J 
My journey into photography began during one of the most difficult seasons of my life. In 2013, I experienced the heartbreaking loss of my mother, a moment that forever changed my life. Growing up, I had always been told that I had “an eye” for capturing beautiful things, but I never imagined that photography would become such a meaningful part of my story. Read more>>
