Our stories are often hard to understand until folks understand our true motivations, our true drivers and the stories behind why our mission or purpose truly matters to us. We’ve asked some inspiring folks from the community to talk to us about why they do what they do and have shared some of our favorite responses below.
Sandy Brantley
Who are Sandy and Samantha Brantley? Top producers in their social selling company, Sandy and Samantha learned how to work outside the box. A former executive with a fortune 50 company, Sandy had no interest in direct sales. Sandy decided to join one at the plea of her then 16 year old daughter Samantha. Samantha spent years suffering the effects of cruel bullying. Seeing it as a way to help her daughter find success and gain confidence, Sandy jumped in with both feet. Soon she realized she could use business and business strategies to help her learn all the things she would need to become a thriving young adult. Now she shares all she learned with parents, schools systems, child professionals and companies interested in creating a stronger young work force.. Together we WILL make a difference in the life of a child. Learn more at www.theduckwrangler.com. Read more>>
Shatiana Walton
The story behind our mission is that we are Kingdom minded. We go against what the world says we are and how they say we should look, act or be in society. We look to GOD and what HIS Word says and how HE thinks of us. HE says that HE knew us from when we were in our Mother’s womb and that we are a masterpiece created by HIM. So we are making a difference in the lives of our followers by breaking the negative barriers and stereotypes for receiving help spiritually, physically, financially and emotionally. We’re setting the trend to seek GOD first. Our mental health is important and our way in giving back to the world is to encourage our fellow brothers and sisters through our unique apparel. Read more>>
Michael Saunders
As the father of two teenage daughters, I found my household swept up in the Taylor Swift outrage over ticket prices in 2022. All of our attempts to get presale access had failed – that in-and-of itself was an infuriating debacle on its own. So, on the day tickets finally went on sale to the general public, my family members stood lined up across the kitchen island, each armed with a laptop and an eager trigger finger ready to hit refresh, if needed. Throughout the morning and well into the late afternoon, we waited. And waited. And waited. Until finally….beep! One of the four laptop screens flashed from waiting-room white to a more promising transaction page. Hope! We breathed a collective sigh of relief as the valet rope of rejection was lifted and only the promised land of T. Swift tickets lay ahead. Or, so we thought. After several frantic minutes of clicking and typing, we bumped into an insulting litany of fees that had been strategically tucked deep into the ordering process. The price per ticket – which was already outrageous to begin with – ballooned by the time we hit the final checkout page. The figure was so high that an open debate broke out about whether we were better off spending that type of money on a beach town vacation vs three hours of entertainment at Soldier Field. In the end, Taylor Swift won, but it somehow felt like we had collectively lost. What the heck just happened? Read more>>
Brad Podowski
My mission is to spread hope and love through my work as an artist. It’s that simple. There is so much divisiveness in our culture. We constantly hear about rumors of war, acts of violence and fighting across political lines. Media plays a big factor in all of this. I have the opportunity, yes even as one person, to help change that with the work I put out into the world. I refuse to feed into the hate and hopelessness that oftentimes surrounds us. Read more>>
Yock Li
Women forget. Women forget to prioritize themselves. We see it every day, but consider it normal. Everything has a higher priority, but themselves; Children, family, work, community, partner, society’s opinion, … Our mission is to remind women to prioritize themselves and live with less doubts, so they can thrive as they take care of all their innumerable responsibilities. We want women to say Yes to themselves more regularly. Say Yes to their needs, being physical, spiritual, intellectual or emotional. Read more>>
Anthony Suazo
The mission of Atria, created and owned by Rochelle Daniel, is to provide high quality food and concepts to northern Arizona with a focus on locality and seasonality. Being able to create food is a privilege and to share our experiences and knowledge through our craft is a great honor. It is very meaningful to me that everyone works as a collective and team on the dishes we serve. Read more>>
Carla Scuro
Our mission is to bring more information to people when it comes to the technology of Orgone Energy, as well as the damages the EMF radiation produced by the several electronics that we use every day can cause. Same as the concept of a Salt lamp, which heats up with the light bulb and causes the salt to create ions that are released in the air and help to purify the room, Orgonites follow a similar technology. Read more>>
CEO Money Train
We all go through life changing experiences that either build our character, or even sometimes destroy us. In this case it was a lesson, a eye opener that a lot of the people you come across come with selfish hidden agenda’s. I created and started my clothing brand by the name of Everyone Not Loyal Apparel back in 2018 when a so called friend betrayed me in broke into my house. It should me that it be the closest people to you that will stab you in the back. Every since that incident, I have been on a role with the clothing brand. I turned a negative situation into a successful clothing brand world wide. Famous football players from the L.A Rams like Bobby Evans Jr has my loyalty jerseys, famous basketball player Stephen Jackson , comedian DC Young fly from wildin out and more, the list goes on. Read more>>
Tieisha Hyder
My mission behind my story for people in life to understand what ever you’ve been through is not a set back in life I am the owner and operator of mamaz soul kitchen 5903 Wellington dr Austin Tx 78723 a food truck owner I’ve been to prison got shot and none of that didn’t set me back nor stop my from achieving my goals when I got out my sons work with me lil Tutti a Wally Wally is the cheese cake and the banana pudding man he’s 9 years old tutti works the window I truly appreciate all the support that Austin has given us and still supporting I want all women and man to know don’t let anything or anyone stop your goals or even if things get you down u keep that head up and keep pushing I am a single mom ,my mother inspired me Evelyn Faye Hutchins watching her cook big for family and friends even feeding the ones in need now I do the same as well when I’m not so busy I have done 4 big community feeds in Austin for free feeding 3to 500 people and give gift cards ect to the children I must stay strong from what I’ve been through and succeed for me and my kings I’m on google MAmaz soul kitchen thank you .. Read more>>
Jacob Tell
At Oniracom we create a culture of positive disruption. Starting in the music industry we have worked with Jack Johnson who has environmentalism at the core of everything he and his team do. We learned about cause driven marketing, and how to make emotional connections between artists and fans that are meaningful. As we moved into other industries from music, we had this purposeful approach to storytelling, marketing and technology solutions in our DNA. We started to challenge organizations we engaged to be triple bottom line focused – people, planet & profits. Perhaps they need to change their supply chain, or align with new partners, or bring team and culture related elements into their external communications. Decades into our history we now select clients based on values alignment rather than strictly by industry, and the industries that become more thematic in our engagements are positively disruptive in their own way (music, cannabis, wellness, psychedelics). Read more>>
Jessi Moreno
Our mission at Pavi’s Creations is focused on sustainability through using locally, and ethically sourcing ingredients to create and encourage shared experiences through food. The story behind the mission and why it’s meaningful for me is deeply rooted in the origins of my family. It’s a mission that has grown from personal experiences. When I think back to my earliest memories of food when I was a little girl, I remember waking up early when I would visit Mexico, staying with my grandparents. My grandpa would wake us up at 6 am to help him milk his cows on his dairy farm. Then we would come home and help my grandma make cheese for our family and community. It was natural to gravitate towards connecting and bonding through the cultivation of food. I’ve always felt there is something sacred about sharing with others the things we create with our own hands, this is a labor of love and that is something I want to share and hope to create a positive experience. I wanted to be able to serve others through food and I am able to do so with Pavi’s. Read more>>