The heart of our mission at VoyageHouston is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our city. In the recent weeks we’ve had the privilege to connect with some of the Houston’s finest artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with our city’s incredibly deep talent pool. Check out Neartowns’s rising stars below.
Tom Lev
My route is a little all over the place, but I can see all the pieces of my past in what I do today. I grew up in Israel, pushed to excellence with a “no pain, no gain” mentality. Throughout my childhood, I was put into many activities, mostly in competitive environments – karate, basketball, swimming, and more. This, along with constant pushing from my father, leads to some body image issues and insecurities, along with overconfidence. I was a highly emotional kid, and I never understood people. Pretty sure I’m somewhere on the autistic spectrum. Read more>>
Andre Barnwell
My story started with the idea that I want to develop an abstract design language to evolve. I chose sex because under it I can talk about relationships, nature, life and love, not just sex for the sake of sex. My journey in creating erotic art work has taken my introverted-self out into the open to meet and greet a community of wonderful people who love and support the arts. Read more>>
Ray Salti
IT ALL STARTED IN 1990 Back in 1990, Ray Salti, Pepperoni’s founder and his family opened the first Pepperoni’s with a commitment to serving New York Style pizzas made from the highest quality ingredients while making a positive contribution to the community. Our commitment to quality starts in the field. Ray Salti, Pepperoni’s founder and Rob DiNapoli, president of DiNapoli Brand Tomatoes (pictured above) collaborate to grow and harvest premium California tomatoes for Pepperoni’s signature sauces. Read more>>
Val and Mani Latifi
We are Val and Mani Latifi–married digital nomad attorneys/vegan food and travel bloggers. We live in the Montrose area with our crazy rescue pug Mango. Val is of Filipino descent, and Mani is of Iranian descent. As BIPOC creators who have traveled to 33 countries and 5 continents, we aim to showcase vegan versions of foods we’ve sampled during our travels, as well as dishes we grew up eating. Read more>>
Bredric Berry
My name is Bredric Berry. I am an Attorney and Entrepreneur. I am from Dallas, Texas and graduated from Cedar Hill High School. I attended the University of North Texas where I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. I am a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. After undergrad, I worked in the oil and gas industry as an accountant. Read more>>
Sari Imber Moore
As the daughter of a classical architect, I was instilled with a passion for art and design from a very early age. Growing up in the vibrant city of San Antonio and spending summers on an idyllic island off the coast of Maine, I developed a deep fondness for all things beautiful. As a young adult, I explored all of the arts — painting, drawing, pottery, film photography, you name it. Read more>>
Rachel Alvarez
September 30, 2019 at 9:18 pm
I think this is such a great way to be familiar to Houston !! Where can I get to interview at I know a great dj !