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.
Harrison Downing
I have always loved to cook but it wasn’t until my early 20s that I started cooking professionally. I travelled around a lot working in different cities until I eventually came back home to Memphis. It wasn’t until I started cooking with Schuyler and Cole that I thought it would be a forever thing. Once we got together the rest is history. Read more>>
Olayinka Adeyemo
I started as a healthcare professional who saw how often patients fell through the cracks when it came to access, follow‑up, and truly personalized pharmacy care. Over time, that concern turned into a vision: to build a pharmacy that could blend clinical excellence with faith‑driven values and practical services like free local delivery, bedside delivery partnerships, and immunizations that really meet people where they are. Read more>>
Larry Burnett
First, I have always had a love for graphics and computers. Read more>>
Angela Thomas
I spent over 15 years working in the banking industry, where I managed more than 30 employees while also being a full-time mother of three and a wife for 10 years. I was constantly juggling responsibilities and carrying the weight of making sure everything and everyone was taken care of. Eventually, I realized I needed a break—physically, mentally, and emotionally. Read more>>
Jeia Moore
I started creating content out of a genuine love for food, culture, and my city. Memphis has so many amazing restaurants and small businesses that don’t always get the spotlight they deserve, and I found myself constantly sharing places I loved with friends and family. Read more>>
Brandi Taylor
My path into this work started with lived experience, not a career plan. As a young woman, I received welfare assistance and was treated in ways that stuck with me. Caseworkers made assumptions about my intelligence, my motivation, and even how many children I must have had. I was spoken to as if I didn’t understand my own life. Read more>>
Victoria Smith
The VSmith Media Story: My Journey to Natural Marketing The whole reason I started VSmith Media was to close the ridiculous gap between the fancy, complicated world of digital strategies and the real, human needs of small business owners. Read more>>
William Flippin, Jr.
Some 41 years ago, a group of Lutherans met in Pastor David and Jo Hood’s home and began to dream of a Lutheran congregation on Germantown Parkway in Cordova. Some future thinking synod planners had pre-purchased some land in east Shelby county, on a two-lane road, with the hope that one day the city of Memphis would grow east in this direction. Today, St. Read more>>
Jwan Buckhalter
I came to Memphis in 1997 with a fresh barber license from Louisiana, a set of clippers, and a head full of hope. No business degree. No blueprint. Just the belief that I could make it work. My older brother, six years older a United States Marine, was the reason I landed Memphis. Read more>>
Robin Tucker
Well, my journey with Wilson Consulting began back in 2004 when I was in-between opportunities and decided to start my own business in Arkansas. Although it initially started as an Engineering Consulting venture, life took me elsewhere, and I ended up moving to Tennessee for full-time employment. Read more>>
