Jessica Kirkland

Makeup is more than a way to escape pale skin, acne, and dark circles. Makeup is a way to enhance your outward beauty and reflect your inner beauty. I always loved playing around in makeup as a younger girl. My desire for creating the most flawless result for someone grows daily. I started doing weddings as a freelance makeup artist and after referrals started coming in at a steady pace, I created a Facebook page. From there, I set up a simple website, then I created an Instagram account. Read more>>

Sylvie SoRelle

I married my college sweetheart after we finished graduate school. I began a career in nursing while he practiced corporate oil and gas law. We were both open to children and thought we would start a family right away. When that didn’t happen, we tried to find ways to occupy our time. It’s so funny now thinking back that we had to actively look for things to do. With three little children in the house now, all under age five, there is no shortage of action. Read more>> 

Jen Marine

As an art major, my dream was to one day be an animator for Walt Disney Studios and draw the movies; however, growing up, I was always quite good at applying makeup–mine or my friends. Once I was in college, I decided that rather than waiting tables, that I would get a part time job behind a makeup counter while finishing up my art degree. Soon before I knew it, makeup became my life and my desire to do makeup full time took a front seat. Read more>>

Jeff Armstrong

Well it’s been a barbershop since 1929. I know about the history from one of my barbers that work there now, but before that there have been several other barber’s. Don Willis bought it for a trifle back in 1996, he was pretty short on cash and put it on a credit card. Three months later, a scoot for the movie Rushmore with Bill Murray came and said that they wanted to use the Barbershop for the film. Read more>>

Scott Southworth

We started Catalyst to get away from Big Box gyms and the aggressive, sales driven, and deceitful side of the fitness industry. The daily grind of trying to force people into contracts they didn’t want or need was emotionally draining. It was the opposite of what we wanted out of life and so we left to make something more fulfilling, a place where we helped friends discover themselves and take control of their physical health. Read more>>

Michael Portman

In 2006, Michael Portman and Jayson Rapaport – childhood friends from Laredo, Texas – found themselves living in Austin with nowhere to get an affordable, high-quality haircut. Jayson landed in town from a stint as a Wall Street trader, Michael as a screenwriter with a day job in marketing at Disney. Neither cut hair, but they knew as clients that getting a cut was a chore. Why couldn’t it be something they looked forward to? Read more>>

Jose Silva

The journey for me becoming a personal trainer began when I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life after college. Initially I attended the University of Texas at Austin and found myself bouncing from major to major and becoming more and more dissatisfied with my options. There came a point when I felt like I needed to come back home to Houston and I decided to finish my undergraduate studies at the University of Houston. Read more>>

Natalie Dawley

My journey as entrepreneur, wedding planner, wife, and mother has been challenging at times, but I’ve always adapted well and had tremendous support along the way. You can’t do it all and you need a team of people who will support you. My husband is my biggest fan and has always pushed me to be the best I can be. Our business is fluid, forward thinking, and fast moving. Read more>>