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.

Kenidra Bell

In June 2017 I birthed my first child. Shortly after advised by my mother I enrolled in nursing school… I lost myself… I was highly motivated academically, but I lacked creative motivation. Although I loved helping people, I knew that was not how I wanted to connect with others. Read more>>

Sean James

I began my professional career in New York City politics and government, serving as the Special Assistant to the former Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams (current Mayor of New York City). Read more>>

Julie Tingley

The idea for Wee Macree came to me when I least expected it. A message that was placed on my heart that seemed outrageous at first and then grew more and more real every day. Read more>>

JaNae Bell

I was about 17 or 18 years old when the power of God’s anointing Manifested into my life. I remember staring at myself in the bathroom mirror, giving myself one of those self uplifting talks that some people do when they are feeling down and are trying to figure out how to keep moving forward. Read more>>

Justin Cook

I’m on a mission to help entrepreneurs serve people and solve real problems through technology. It’s no secret that technology is advancing the world forward at a pace never seen before and will continue to do so. Read more>>

Abigail Williams

Whenever I think of my purpose in life, It always leads back to what my one desire is. Helping the young people who want to start their business but does not know how, or have access to the tools, is what I feel is in my heart to achieve. Read more>>

Timothy Howell

I opened Port Side tattoo back in 2018 with an emphasis of putting a spotlight on San Diego tattoo art and the rich history that the city has to offer, we have survived shop floods and a Covid pandemic so far and it’s such a joy to watch the shop grow and evolve every year. Read more>>

Nicole Heigl

It is deeply rooted in the idea of conscious consumption and holistic well being. We as a society can no longer ignore that we are in crisis. To make a difference, we need a large amount of people to do a little, not a small amount of people to do a lot.  Read more>>

Lindsay Hyatt

When I launched my business full time in 2021, I had only one mission: to do what I love, what I’m good at, while having total control over my own schedule, and provide for my family. Read more>>

Andres Dewayne Rischer

As a former middle school Math teacher, each year I found the mastery of basic Math skills declining. The simple computation of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are the fundamental practices for excelling high levels of Math standards. Read more>>

Arianna Cannon

The story behind my mission is to provide local tired moms a coffee and snack delivery service that can cut them a break. Before I started my business I was a stay at home mom of two. I was actually recovering from a c section while caring for my 2 year old and newborn finishing online school while my husband was working 14+ hours a day. Read more>>

Dr. Shunte Howze

My philosophy has always been that you never stop growing and learning until you’re dead. God has a purpose for everything that comes about in our lives. With that, my mission is to share my story and journey in this thing called “life” in order to make an impact in the lives of people that are trying to discover their life’s purpose despite obstacles and challenges that we all face. Read more>>

Trevor Myers

“Taking You Beyond The Project” Rycon General Contracting gives back to women in the KC Metro and surrounding areas fighting Breast Cancer. Every customer Rycon services is part of a bigger purpose than just a simple project. Read more>>

Angela Young

Years ago, I found myself in a desolate place. I wasn’t motivated to do anything. I didn’t want to leave my house, nor talk to anyone. I would literally eat and sleep all day. I didn’t know what was wrong, but I knew something was amiss. I was not my happy, vibrate self. Read more>>

Renee White

Royal Creations Hair wants to enhance the way you wear your crown. I want everyone to have a place they can come to and help them feel better about themselves and recognize their beauty. Read more>>

Takiyah Williams

K’s Kreative Designs was founded in October 2017. I was in college at the time and working at Chuck E. Cheese. I then decided that college was no longer for me and I also quit my job after working there for about 4-5 months. Read more>>

Paula McDade

After operating in the creative space as a graphic designer and self publisher for many years, it was a very personal choice for me to enter the field of resilience coaching for women. Read more>>

Ashley Ostrander

Our mission is “to break cookie cutter interiors and tell our clients Authentic Story while curating a design specifically for them and their family”. Being in Utah I noticed that a lot of people have become accustomed to having white walls and designing their home in a way that feels so safe it doesn’t tell their story, let alone feel like a unique space that’s different from their neighbors. Read more>> 

Catie Cohen

Demeter’s Kitchen is a cottage bakery in Denton, Texas that stands for nutritious food, connection with the community and purposeful employment opportunities. We aim to recreate. Read more>>

Tuan Nguyen

My leadership journey started while I was incarcerated on a 16-year sentence for selling drugs. During the next 5 years, God began to transform me from the inside out, giving me a vision and passion for leadership and coaching. Read more>>

Salem Aya

As a queer SWANA woman, I grew up incessantly being told what I should and shouldn’t be. Many of my formative years were spent concealing the brightest parts of myself out of fear of rejection or shame. Slowly but surely, I came to realize that feeding into those false narratives would keep me stuck in a rut of self-detriment. Read more>>

Ali Attar

our mission comes from our belief in the value of this knowledge and the fact that this falls on the thin line between art and science, and it’s both. protecting this art and keeping it alive, spending its beauty and power to people around the world, and showing that the old methods and the artisan style that the old world used since the down of civilization is not compromised by the newly mass-produced and built manufactured perfumes and that a perfume is a statement that should be unique and special for each person, exclusivity, quality, and art are the pillars of this mission. Read more>>

Sharon Zarzosa

My mission is and always will be to treat every customer with respect and value customer satisfaction over immediate profits. Respecting everyone is something that was instilled in me since I was a child. Read more>>

Dana Watts

Our tragedy to triumph!! Never give up, keep pressing forward, we were determined to solve a problem from a personal tragedy that happened to our grandson and by doing so we created the most amazing pool float ever! It not only helped Logan in many ways but was fun for the entire family. Happy Jack floats are in stores scattered throughout the USA. Read more>>