Below you’ll find the stories and lessons of some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs, artists and creatives in the community and how they found their purpose.

DESIREE KING

Finding my purpose was a journey of self-discovery. I explored my passions at an early age, learned from my experiences through my teenage and adult years, and listening to my intuition and the voice of God through trials and tribulations. It wasn’t a single moment but a series of steps that led me to where I am today, and believe it or not, I’m still evolving on this path. Read More>>

Jaki Nelson

Hi, my name is Jaki Nelson, and I am a Certified Platinum singer, songwriter, and music producer. I was born into a music family. My dad did rock n roll in the 70’s and early 80’s, my sister was in girl groups and fronted bands, and my mom had a music school. I, however, was more focused on athletics – that is, until it almost killed me freshman year of high school. Read More>>

Jessica Robinson

The way I found my purpose was by becoming a mom. I found that I really loved saying,”yes” to my kids when I wanted to. Not necessarily when they wanted me to but when fun things came to town, trip opportunities came up and they wanted to start playing sports and things like that. My purpose was defined rather quickly. Read More>>

Jerron C. Hill

I strongly believe that passion points you in the direction of purpose. Everyone has talents and gifts. Everyone has a purpose. Your talents and gifts point you in the direction of your purpose. This is not a one time occurrence. It happens throughout your lifetime. Read More>>

Tynisha Harris

I found my purpose while I was trying to skip out of church service. We had a Chef that would do all of our events and I started helping her when I was around 10 years old. From there I realized that I loved to cook. Directly after high school, I went to culinary school to get better trained and I’ve been in the industry for 17 years. Read More>>

Ariana Roberson

We are all created for a purpose. As many do, I can relate that I have felt alone with no purpose or anything to offer. My family and peers often looked at me as an over achiever. I see myself as a late bloomer. People come in your life for a season and I do believe that certain individuals helped me grow into my purpose. Read More>>

Daisey Brown

I found my purpose through my personal health and life struggles. When I came off of birth control four years ago I started to experience an array of symptoms such as acne, weight gain, hair loss, low libido, amenorrhea, depression, and more. I felt miserable and went to doctor after doctor looking for relief but was given an array of different medications for my symptoms and nothing worked. Read More>>

Christina & Jeremy Rosell

Purpose for us stems from our relationship with God. Before Jeremy and I became truly committed to our Faith we were driven by selfish ambition. What we would get for ourselves, how we could stack our bank account, how we would be perceived by society because for some social class is all they have. Read More>>

Fernando Jaramillo

Since I was a very young kid, I remember resonating with music. I was born in Santiago, Chile . When growing up I had the coolest nanny, she would listen to cumbias (a genre of music from South America, very upbeat and happy), she loved to work with music in the background, while I would be playing with pots and pans and some wooden spoons on the floor. Read More>>

Tim Steinruck

I was 13, growing up on a farm in Northern British Columbia, Canada. I was a rebellious young man who had discovered rock and roll and had recently aquired an electric guitar and amplifier. My Dad was the organist at our remote community church so music and performing had always been part of my life, However when I fell in love with bands like KISS I was accused of engaging in devil worship.  Read More>>

Sam Green

Finding my purpose honestly took time. I spent years navigating different roles in the sports media industry. I grew up a competitive dancer but also had a creative side. At 13 I taught myself video editing using iMovie. This interest in media persisted and grew as I took on responsibilities like hosting and editing morning announcements in high school. Read More>>

Latia Rowland

Finding one’s purpose is a deeply personal and often evolving journey. It involves self-reflection, exploration, and sometimes, trial and error. For me, discovering my purpose was a gradual process that came from a combination of introspection, life experiences, and learning about the world around me. Read More>>

Ty’ya Goldsmith

Growing up in the world today, there is allot of pressure in deciding in who and what you want to be when you get older. Especially going through my High School experience I have learned confidence is intimidating, but is the number one thing to be successful. I found my purpose in life by being challenged by those who didn’t think I could succeed. Read More>>

Al Bettis

I used to answer this by describing the moment that I wrote my first song, but the truth is my purpose was always there, I just didn’t know how to identify it. My purpose revealed itself in layers over the years. I recently heard someone say, “Your purpose isn’t in what you do but what happens to others when you do what you do”.  Read More>>

Jeremy Rushing

I discovered my passion for teaching music by exploring many different art forms, sciences, and cultures throuhgout my life. I started tinkering with music since I was little. I would bang on boxes and make up songs with my friends. I had access to piano , an old guitar ,and my parents’ record collection. Read More>>

Luke Shaw

I had originally followed a path towards engineering in my early schooling. Having worked through most of high school with proficiencies in math and science, it seemed a reasonable path forward. I had always loved expreasing myself creativly outside of school through rough animations, youtube videos, terribly cringe worthy comedy skits with my friends, but the thought that I could merge those interests in my professional life never occured to me. Read More>>

Devon Goodwin

I found my purpose through my own personal struggles with mental health, as well as the struggles of those around me. My discovery began when I noticed my younger brother, Wil, experiencing severe anxiety. Read More>>

Susannah Leonard

Before we met, Jeremy and I had both done a bit of traveling. Even prior to deciding to start a business together, we’ve never cared much for the conventional lifestyle. We met in Haiti. We are both veterans. And we came to learn that we both find a lot of joy in creating things and helping others. I think finding our purpose was the result of many life choices that brought us together – but also brought us to Cambodia. Read More>>

KEINESHA BROWN

I discovered my purpose through my life experiences. I have been through a lot of challenges and they have allowed me to grow and discover who I currently am now. I have always seen myself as a person that loves to help others and that is what my brand is built on majority wise. I am a purpose driven person and it feels everything that I do in my life.  Read More>>

Ben Wales

I’ve been in the fitness industry for over a decade as a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, youth sports coordinator, coach, and gym manager. During this time I learned about the concept of “Blue Zones”, regions where people live longer, happier, and healthier on average. Read More>>

Dr. Hallie Sheade

As a teenager, my journey toward discovering my purpose began in a special place – a barn nestled in the suburbs of Chicago. It was there that I found not only a sanctuary but also a profound connection that would shape my life’s mission. Read More>>

 Joshua Pelling

While I could go on and on about my upbringing and how I’ve had to overcome adversity and challenges in my personal life and throughout my military career, for me it’s much more simple than that. As a provider of Entertainment and services for Weddings, and Events, I draw an enormous sense of purpose based on my Clients needs.  Read More>>

David Emenheiser

I always say I didn’t find photography, photography found me. At a point in my life when I was seriously broken , God brought me photography. For 20 years I struggled with drug addiction. For so long I was a burden to society , I was a burden to my family , I had no goals , no dreams and no purpose in this world. Read More>>

Anna Astwood

In the darkest, hardest, most painful experience of my life and no, it wasn’t the trauma itself, I found it in the choice to start healing from the trauma. At 12 years old I was sexually assaulted at school and was involved in a physically and emotionally abusive relationship in high school for 2 1/2 years. Read More>>