Over the past decade we have had the chance to learn about so many incredible folks from a wide range of industries and backgrounds and our highlighter series is designed to give us an opportunity to go deeper into their stories with to goal of understanding them, their thought process, how their values formed and the foundations of their stories. Check out some incredible folks below – many of whom you may have read about already and a few new names as well.
Ben Roseland
I’m chasing growth—creatively and personally. I hope to always stay curious and continue to push myself to see and experience the world more deeply. If I stopped chasing that growth, I think I’d slowly start to feel disconnected—not just from my work, but from myself. I’ve learned that when I’m not creating, things tend to get stagnant. When my art suffers, so does my mindset. Read more>>
Cameron Rennacker
Amy Rhodes did. I was 21 years old, working as a Packaging Designer at PetSmart, and still trying to figure out if I belonged in the room. I had the technical skills. I could execute a design brief. But I was timid in the way I presented myself and my work. I second-guessed everything. I apologized for taking up space. Read more>>
Cassandra Hess
I have a very strong understanding of impermanence. I feel like most people forget that most things that stress us out don’t matter. However, just because I have a very strong understanding of it, doesn’t mean that it’s not a daily struggle for me to remind myself that this too shall pass. Read more>>
Shae V. Mischief
In 2023, my first friend I made on Tik Tok is a non binary Cosplayer named Roleplay Riot. What I didn’t know was they were on a journey too. What I learned was, ‘You are not trying. You are.’ Just believe in your heart that you are who you say you are and not hurting anyone. Read more>>
Savanna Victoria Kapetanovic
Last month I modeled my 3rd year as alumni for Phoenix Fashion Week Fashionably Pink segment. It hit different this year being up there with the breast cancer survivors since my mom was recently diagnosed in May. Listening to all their stories & knowing what mom has gone through made me emotional but proud to be up there representing her as I walked the runway. Read more>>
Tiana Soto
TIANA: As a child, I believed that I had to please everyone. That my worth was tied to how others perceived me and how “perfect” I appeared. I spent a lot of my early life people-pleasing, saying and doing things that didn’t always align with who I truly was in order to be liked or accepted. Read more>>
Stephanie Long
Without a doubt, I felt most fully in my power when I left the corporate world in 2022 and quit my stable job with a full benefits package. It was then that I was inspired to start my own thing as “Mrs. SEO,” and I haven’t looked back! Read more>>
