Carter Stern
I am a native Houstonian and grew up riding bikes all over the City. In 2011 I started a career in law but quickly found myself getting involved in cycling and parks advocacy here in Houston. In June of 2016, after roughly 5 years of practicing law, I decided to follow my passions and take the executive director job at Houston Bike Share. Read more>>
Sheila Ybarra
Born in Hollywood, California and raised in Southern California. I did not always aspire to be a makeup artist. Rather, I worked as a mechanical estimating engineer for 6 years upon moving to Texas in 1990. Read more>>
Sylvia Kampshoff
My husband, Philipp, and I moved from Germany to Houston Texas in 2014. We settled on Houston, Texas and immediately fell in love with the lifestyle. We quickly became the most Texan Germans you’re likely to ever meet. Read more>>
Jennifer Lynn
I was going to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for civil engineering and needed a way to pay for school so I started working trade shows through agencies on the weekends back in the city. I leveraged my tech education to become an in-demand asset for medical and technology companies that wanted to generate leads at the conventions. Read more>>
Aaron Gillette
While in Spain in June 2015, I was very disturbed by seeing uncared for, sick and and mistreated cats. The next month, I went to Ithaca, New York, which has an excellent animal shelter program, and Cornell University, also in Ithaca, is at the forefront of animal shelter medicine. Read more>>
Jennifer Mills
Our story starts many moons ago circa 2008. Both Mariam and I were at the peak of our banking careers when we met each other. We both had a passion for hair and makeup and once we realized how much more we had in common, an incredible friendship was forged. Read more>>
Reyie Delgado, Kaylen Gonzalez
Cirque La Vie started in 2013 In Houston Texas. Reyie had just finished working with major circus companies around the US and wanted to start his own circus, so he felt his childhood home (Houston) would be the best choice. Read more>>
Anni Hochhalter
I was born in Oakland, CA and lived in the Bay Area until I was 11 years old. My twin sister and I grew up dancing ballet and some of my fondest memories are performing in the Nutcracker with the Oakland Ballet. In 1998, my family moved to Las Vegas, NV and there I began playing the French horn. Read more>>
Elvia Taylor
Elvia Taylor has been involved in language education since 1984 as a teacher, consultant, advocate, entrepreneur, and mom. In 2001, Elvia was working in corporate America when she recognized there were people wanting to learn English or Spanish. Elvia spoke both languages perfectly and, so she decided to start her own business. Read more>>
Cliodhna Griffin, HBCE, APPAC
I started Born Free Birthing with the goal to help pregnant/expectant families navigate their pregnancies and prepare for their upcoming births and postpartum months. Having had 2 birthing experiences myself, I knew how a great birth can leave a woman feeling and I knew how a not so great birth can leaving her feeling too and I believe every woman and their baby deserve to enjoy the pregnancy, birthing and postpartum process. Read more>>
Kansas Sartin
As a husband, sportsman, father to 4 tiny humans and 2 dogs, a suburban was often too small for a road trip. Unimpressed with the products available on the market, I developed PAKMULE to accomplish 3 basic tasks, but purely as a selfish endeavor. Read more>>
