Lori Inman
We met through church, became friends. We both shared a background in retail & styling, We were both stay at home moms that wanted to use our talents to help women find their sense of style. We both have a heart for empowering women to love exactly who they are, while helping them look their best. Read more>>
Nicole Freer
Nicole Freer, Real Estate Specialist and Team Leader of the Nicole Freer Group, began buying and flipping residential properties in 2009. Quickly, she found this to be the exciting career she had been looking for in her prior years of sales and leasing. Read more>>
Jason Nichols
Website Design has been a hobby of mine since I was 15 years old. I tinkered with Dreamweaver and other graphic design software during high school and just loved it. Fast forward 15 years and I was fresh out of the Air Force, finishing a degree in Accounting & Finance, when I realized that perhaps I could turn a hobby into a career. Read more>>
Kristen Mann
I had the pleasure of starting my real estate career after the birth of our twin girls. We have 3 girls total and I was looking for a career that would give me flexibility, a high quality of life, and leadership. At the time I did not realize this was the career that would change my families and friends lives. Read more>>
Jenny Le
My career as a stylist started eleven years ago in Seattle, Washington. Six years ago, I moved to Texas looking for a new beginning. Somehow, someway, I ended up in Katy, TX. After three kids and getting married, I decided to pursue my true passion again. I took a leap of faith and started doing booth rental. Read more>>
Deika King
During the pregnancy of my daughter Leah, I began to experience health problems like never before. I use to be an outdoor person (mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking, etc.) All of the sudden, I began to suffer with migraines, was diagnosed with a heart murmur, anxiety, gained weight, and so on. Read more>>
Ana Marin
It all started from my mom’s previous experience at a dog grooming spa. Her previous employer had a receptionist opening and luckily I was available. I started right away along with a close family friend; Lucy. At that point, we fell in love with the grooming process. Read more>>
Emiltzie Barrios
I started working as an auto insurance agent when I was 20 years old with a big insurance company at that time, after a few months in the company the company decided to open several insurance agencies and the gave me one location to run it, this company gave me the training and the knowledge on how to manage a successful insurance agency, after working with them for almost 5 years I decided to open my own insurance agency. Read more>>
Doug Thorpe
At an early age, I was introduced to entrepreneurship. I was the only child of a working single Mom. Before I had gotten out of high school, she abandoned her 8-5 job in favor of starting her own business. It was scary. Rather than relying on a steady paycheck, she opted for the freedom of running her own show. Read more>>
Annette Le Pavec
I was born and raised in the coasts of Northern Brittany in France . I always have a passion for adventure, healthy living and a creative and active lifestyle, so i dedicated my life to pursuing this way of living. After a 20 years career as a professional Dancer, i got married in Mexico City where i raised two beautiful kids. Read more>>
Robert Rhoades
I attended the Culinary Institute of America, in Hyde Park, New York, the nation’s premiere culinary academy. In 1999, I graduated first in my class, and after working at restaurants in San Francisco and the Napa Valley, I returned to Texas to be the sous chef for Jeffrey’s Restaurant in Austin, working alongside nationally renowned chef David Garrido. Read more>>
Jigyasa Anand
Hi, I am Jigyasa , Founder of Chiro’s Brand. I have lived in USA since July 1998. I have always been intrigued by the simplicity of fashion in USA. Coming from a country where colors and embroideries are a major part of any ensemble, I was used ot look high and low for great styles which offered a blend. Read more>>
Jared Sorensen
PTSD Awareness Foundation is a non-profit organization created by Jared Sorensen in 2015. Jared is a U.S. Navy veteran who served in Afghanistan in 2008-2009 as well as a 20 year veteran of the Houston Police Department. Jared now deals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on a daily basis. Read more>>
Sonali Patil
I started practicing yoga after the birth of my second child and at the end of a very busy graduate program. I completed my PhD in molecular biology and began working as a scientist in a drug development company. As I got deeper into my yoga practice I realized that sharing what I had learnt would be nice. Read more>>
Michele Razzano, Kevin Bollinger
We started our company a little over 2 years ago. It started with me asing Kevin if he knew how to carve watermelons as I saw his talent with pumpkins! My son is allergic to so many foods and one thing he can eat is fruit so a watermelon carved with a Jake the Pirate was so much better than a cake! Read more>>
Jeanne-Grace Seri
Grace grew up in the Ivory Coast and immigrated to the United States in her teenage years. Her journey in the United States away from her parents at a young age helped her realized the need to fight for her dreams.She grew up with a passion for event planning and decoration, as early as 9 years old she had already started planning events with her community and from Christmas trees to kids’ beauty pageant. Read more>>
Robyn Jones
I am the Broker | Owner and have been working in real estate for almost 20 years. I am a JD/MBA and a member of the California Bar Association. I was an entertainment executive for over 20 years at Paramount Pictures, Capitol Records, BMG Records, Polygram Records, and the Beverly Hills office of the boutique music law firm Davis, Shapiro, LLP. Read more>>
Ernesto Roman, Ernesto Roman Jr
As an immigrant from Mexico, I began working odd jobs until i was able to land a job as a Jewelers Apprentice. After gaining experience there, I was introduced into the pawnshop business, and decided to give it a try. I was able to work my way up from employee to manager. Read more>>
Danielle Suggs
How do you sit down and just tell your story – a deep personal experience you feel more than you can put it into words?!?! Well, here goes! In 2014 I was on the brink of death. I had separated from my then husband, and my kids were living with my mother. Read more>>
Komal Patel
I am a local Katy resident and a UH graduate in Computer Science. I am a mother of two children born and raised in Houston and Katy area. Prior to having kids, both my husband and I were full-time IT professionals and it was important that one of us stayed close to our kids and dedicate full attention to their early years of childhood. Read more>>
Kelly Peyton
I am one of 4 founding partners of West Houston Counseling Center. The four of us worked at another company in the energy corridor but lived in the Katy area and became tired of the commute. We are all moms and wanted to find the right balance of working, patient care, and family. Read more>>
Malek Alsmadi
Katy Lavish Limo and Town Car Services is a small family owned business that was started a year ago. Business owner Malek Alsmadi started off working in service for various Hotel and local businesses here in Houston, he also worked in sales and management. Read more>>
Brian Cloar, Christine Cloar
In July 2012, we traveled to Kenya on a humanitarian mission trip with an organization in Houston that partnered with Serve Progressive Academy in Western Kenya. During that journey, we were introduced to the children of a local special needs school in Kakamega. Read more>>
Jalena Davis
I started with this company 1 year ago and it has been the best experience of my career so far. Dr. Applegate reached out to me on Linked In explaining that he recently opened a podiatry clinic in Cinco Ranch and was looking for a Marketer/Liaison to help him grow the practice. Read more>>
George Woodard
My first introduction into web development was in 2003. I was a senior in High School and wasn’t playing sports anymore (played football freshman year and basketball freshman through junior year) my need to find something that constructively occupied my time was growing. Read more>>
Audrey Nelson
THE SPRINGS stumbled into success. It was originally born as an idea from a Texan family – none of whom had wedding experience – but saw a need for gorgeous event venues with little restrictions and a full-day experience. The family had the perfect mix – an accountant, an architect, a builder with landscape experience, an entrepreneur, and an operations leader. Read more>>
Pam Porter
I’ve always loved costume jewelry and beads. I made necklaces in the 80’s. In 2004, my son’s girlfriend (now my daughter-in-law, Krista) hosted a jewelry/wine and cheese party. I purchased a few pieces for over $200 and I thought “I can do this” ! At the time, I didn’t have access to bead shops, so I went to Walmart and bought the findings to make earrings. Read more>>
Alecia Johnson
I got started by preparing my mother-in-law’s home to put on the market for sale. Preparing the home included updating the kitchen and bathroom, painting the entire home, changing out the flooring, and staging. After the makeover her girlfriend came to visit her and said, “OMG, look at this place…it looks like a new home”. Read more>>
Monica Ibarguengoytia
We are people in love with the education! This business is one of my biggest dreams. I am psychopedagogist with more than 32 years in education and I believe in the education evolution. I tried our unique methodology working with kids in different school districts and I obtained excellent results with them. Read more>>
Iliana Rincon
Starting off as a baker myself, I knew the struggles of finding good quality affordable baking supplies in Houston so I set off to find a solution to that for myself but more importantly my fellow baker friends. We started at a small shop in Traders Village and are currently looking to expand to an additional brick and mortar location. Read more>>
Nicole Howard
I believe that everyone has a talent & is good at something. Like many others, I have been through very difficult life experiences & certain life experiences can leave a good or bad impact. When adversity strikes, “Focus on a solution”. Read more>>
Shakundra Martin
I started cosmetology in Longview tx in high school. Once I graduated I went to Austin tx to take my test. In the process of getting my license I moved to Houston tx. After receiving my cosmetology license I started working at a salon doing hair on commission pay. Read more>>
Michael Briggs
Briggs TRUE produces only top quality Gluten-Free, Fat-Free, MSG free and Lower Salt than competitive products. Briggs TRUE was built on direct to consumer internet sales and has slowly acquired a retail presence throughout the state and country. Read more>>
Vickey Wachtel
Briefly about me! After living out of the country for 12 years in Indonesia, Pakistan and Dubai, my husband and I returned to Houston. I opened a retail store in Old Town Katy “Imagine That Creations” a one stop decorating accessories center. I worked with clients and Realtors, decorating and consulting for 5 years before deciding to close the doors and get my license. Read more>>
Suzette Steward
My first experience with a special needs camp was at Camp for All in 2002 while I was working with The Arc of Greater Houston as a Camp Counselor. Within seconds of being there, I fell in love. Camp for All provides children with disabilities something they rarely get to experience–the opportunities to be just like their peers. Read more>>
Gabriel Matta
Because of our love of wine, we decided to open an upscale wine bar and share our knowledge in wine with our customers, and a few items to nibble on such as cheese platters, charcuteries, smoked salmon, duck rillette and wood oven pizzas. Read more>>
Kelly McCullagh, MD
I’ve been blessed with an amazing career as a Gynecologist for 25 + years. My speciality is on menopausal management and minimally invasive treatments and surgeries. In addition to being a longstanding advocate for breast cancer survivors. My passion for breast cancer survivors stems from personal experience. Read more>>
