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.
Courtney Maguire
I went to the Aveda Institute of Houston and have worked as an esthetician since then. I thrive off of being able to help others feel better about themselves and educate others on the importance of skincare and the long-term benefits of investing in their skin. My goal has always been to help others feel better about the skin they are in and to educate my guests on appropriate skincare. Read more>>
Valaencia Thompson
When I started Glittered in Goals, I thought I was just planning one event. I hosted my first one in January of 2017. Originally, I was just intending to bring the online community that I had built through my blog and Instagram (frorealdoe.com) together in real life. I was having such positive exchanges online that I thought it would be nice to bring it in person, so I did. Read more>>
Weylin Neyra
I am a self taught multimedia designer. As a child, I would draw and doodle a lot but I soon let that go as I was made to feel there was no point in practicing or pursuing arts. It was not until I was 20 that I decided to pursue something in the creative field again and I graduated in Audio Engineering with a main interest in music recording and sound design. Read more>>
Angela N. Frazier
I am a native of Portland, Oregon and received my Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and Communication from Portland State University (PSU). During my time at PSU, I became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Directly after graduating, I began working within the public health field around cultural specific work and domestic violence awareness. Read more>>
Areial Thomas
After my mother and father died, art became the ultimate coping mechanism for my struggle. As a child, I watched my mom braid. I was 10 years old when she died and I was 11 years old when I started braiding other people’s hair. In a way, I feel like braiding was her working through me. I soon became really good at it and I placed a name to my hustle. Read more>>
David LaDuca
Founder of CanDoCreative, writing, directing and producing multi-media shows for business and special events. Mr. LaDuca is the creator of “Hip’n Fit Fun Club,” a nutrition and fitness awareness program for schools. He served four years as Executive and Creative Director of Music Doing Good, Inc., where he launched four community outreach programs and produced over fifty benefit concerts, raising funds for other charities around the Houston area and nationally. Read more>>
Monisha Rosby
I am an avid believer that success always happens on purpose. We go through experiences and get led to the places we are supposed to be. As a San Antonio native, never in my dreams did I know that I would become an Assistant Principal before the age of 33. Read more>>
Steven Richmond
Rich Fit Foods started in April 2016 after gaining substantial weight as a sales manager at Gilman Honda. I began meal prepping and putting my journey on social media for accountability purposes! Upon doing so, I gained some momentum informing my company for various questions, requests, and possible sales forming behind the posts. Read more>>
Erika Villarreal
My name is Erika Villarreal and I would say I found my passion early in life. Before I could have ever of dreamed of SmallBites I remember loving to throw birthday parties for my friends as a teen and of course you couldn’t forget about the most important part…Cake! Iv always loved baking but it didn’t really take off until 2012 when I decided to get into bakery/ restaurant management. Read more>>
