The heart of our mission is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our communities. In the recent weeks, we’ve had the privilege to connect with some incredible artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with the incredible group below. Check out our favorite stories from across the Voyage family.
Victoria Ann
I’ve always been an entrepreneur at heart. Long before I knew what entrepreneurship meant, I was setting up little stands selling friendship bracelets at the end of my driveway and dreaming of owning my own creative business someday. As I got older, I started making handmade hair bows that eventually turned into an Etsy shop. Read more>>
Darcy Geho
I’ve always loved learning new things and then helping other people realize they can do them too. That started with my blog in 2018, PreservingMySanity.com, where I write about food preservation, natural living, gardening, and making everyday life feel a little more intentional. Read more>>
Aastha Patel
Hi my name is Aastha Patel, my journey into photography started with a simple curiosity and a love for capturing authentic moments in high school. What began as a creative hobby quickly turned into a passion as I realized the power a single image has to tell a story and preserve memories. Read more>>
Lynette Purdy
My husband, Bill, and I have always loved cooking and feeding good food to lots of our friends and family. As our children started to get older and graduate, we discovered that there was not a lot of good options for catering in our area and began to entertain the thoughts of having a commercial kitchen to be able to start a business. Read more>>
Ańna Roby
I was initially drawn to sports nutrition by an interest in physiology and human performance, understanding how nutrition affects the way the body functions, adapts and performs. Over the past 10 years as a sports dietitian, I have worked with athletes and active individuals across a variety of settings and stages of life. Read more>>
Nick Ciresi
I have always been interested in music, ever since I was young. The real push to make music of my own was seeing Nine Inch Nails live for their tour in 2013. Something about that concert made me realize that I should finally commit to making music of my own and expressing myself. Making music has truly helped me understand myself. Read more>>
Suyao Tian
Before coming to the United States, I worked full-time in China as an executive administrator while also teaching music education at college in GuangZhou. In 2011, I made the life-changing decision to come to the United States on a student visa. I arrived with two suitcases, but as soon as I landed, I lost one of them. Read more>>
Ellie Freerksen
Sure, there are many moving parts to my story as it is constantly changing! I am a Kwik Lube Oil Change Business owner by day and a superhero Mental Health Therapist by night! Haha Only kidding on the night part!! So, three years ago, I was working as a Mental Health Therapist. Read more>>
Project Wild Rooted Project Wild Rooted
Project Wild Rooted began in May of 2021 with a simple dream shared between the owners, Laura Greene and Michelle Wille, to give children the opportunity to slow down, explore, and truly connect with the world around them. Read more>>
Tyshawn Cannon
Growing up I always dreamed of being a famous artist, art was a way of escaping reality. But growing up I was dealing with mild depression as I gotten older it’s gotten worse I stopped doing things I love like art it’s gotten bad to the point where I’ve tried to committed suicide multiple times. Read more>>
Hamza Hassan
I’m a small-town kid who spent most of my life feeling overlooked. Every room I walked into, I felt doubted before I even spoke. The truth is, I rarely spoke at all. I never felt like I had a voice, and I was far too shy to do anything about it. I was the short, undersized, frail guy. Naturally, that made me insecure. Read more>>
Brittany Holm
My whole life I have loved taking pictures because I love being able to relive moments. I love looking at a photograph from the day I became a mother, my own wedding, a family vacation and remembering exactly how I felt. I also love how it keeps my memory of those moments alive. Read more>>
Pilar Rivera
Back in 2020 i graduated high school enrolling into college for dental assisting. I love always connecting and finding ways to work with people. During that time, i had a passion for dental school but then later realized it wasn’t for me. Which was difficult because I wasn’t sure what i wanted in a sense. Read more>>
Imari Vaughn
I’ve always had a love for makeup and beauty, but I’ve also believed that true beauty comes from within. Refined Beauty is deeply personal to me because it reflects my own spiritual journey of shedding the old, growing into womanhood, and becoming a better version of myself. Read more>>
Jess Hogan
I’ve always been fascinated by human beings—how our minds work, why we do what we do, and why two people can experience the exact same situation so differently. It’s probably also why I love reality TV so much. Watching people navigate relationships, conflict, and the wonderfully weird ways humans make sense of the world has always been endlessly interesting to me. Read more>>
Andrew Zheng
Unique Wood Floors was founded by my father, Winston, in 2004 with a commitment to quality craftsmanship, honest service, and helping customers find the right flooring for their homes. I later joined the family business and began taking on a larger role in its growth and modernization. Read more>>
Shakia Davis
My journey started when I was a little girl. My dad taught me how to braid, and from that moment I fell in love with doing hair. Throughout middle school and high school, I was always the friend doing everyone’s hair, and I realized early on that this was more than just a hobby it was my passion. Read more>>
Madeline Bajczyk
Like a lot of people, my career took an unexpected turn during the COVID-19 pandemic. I was furloughed from my corporate job, and for the first time, I had the opportunity to really invest time into content creation instead of treating it as just a hobby. What started as a creative outlet quickly grew into something much bigger. Read more>>
Ryan Gubrud
I’ve been passionate about fishing for as long as I can remember. Like many anglers, I spent years on the water experimenting with different techniques and tackle, always looking for ways to catch more fish. Read more>>
Elham Jalali
My Story – Elham Jalali I am Elham Jalali. Nature was my first teacher. As a child, I spent hours listening to birdsong, watching flowing water, and finding peace in the quiet of the natural world. Long before I knew the words mindfulness or presence, nature had already introduced me to them. Read more>>
