We were fortunate to catch up with some brilliant artists, creatives and entrepreneurs from throughout the Houston area and they share the wisdom with us below.

Michelle Meadow Mortensen

I’m the mother of two amazing humans—my 15-year-old daughter and my 20-year-old son. It’s so hard to quantify what is the most important thing I’ve done to impact my kids, because having children was the singular most important thing I did to impact myself. Read More>>

Rebecca Kaasa Belenky

My journey into parenthood began with a period of deep questioning — a desire to find answers that truly made sense for me. A pivotal moment came when I chose to give birth with a midwife. I had a clear inner voice saying I wanted a different kind of pregnancy and birth experience.  Read More>>

Miracle Mile

Miracle Mile Community Practice (https://www.mmcpla.org) has provided affordable psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families in our local and surrounding communities for 26 years. With the increasing popularity of virtual therapy we have expanded and now offer therapy California-wide. Read More>>

Jynafer Yanez

I’m inspired by purpose, not just chasing results, but showing up every day with clarity on why I’m doing the work. Read More>>

Curtis Stage

Making art is practicing… Practice and repetition are essential to creative growth. I always tell my students: “nobody got worse from practicing more” so developing a habit of digging in and encouraging muscle memory in whatever you do is so important.  Read More>>

Hung Chi ( Cyan) Hsu

By the end of my career I want to be a creative leader who bridges architecture, film, and games. I apply architectural thinking—spatial logic, materiality, and human scale—to make virtual worlds feel lived-in and meaningful. I build environments that support narrative and invite users to take part, not just watch. My goal is to design systems where the space itself helps tell the story and guides user behavior and emotion. Read More>>

Lea Appleton

I’ve always liked the idea of work-life balance, but haven’t always been so good at making that happen in my life. Burnout mid-career led to a work pivot and as I developed my own coaching business, I focused not only on balance in my own life, but on supporting others as they seek to create that for themselves. Now, I like to think of it as work-life-play balance or even simply “balance” since I don’t like making the dichotomy between work and the rest of life. Read More>>

Eteri Yusufova

I started my own business without realizing it. I learned and worked in my family’s business before I started my own. I began getting my own clients that I would bring into the family business. Essentially I started my business within my family’s business. I became a professional seamstress under a very purposeful guide of my mother Rose – the owner of Lubas Tailoring.  Read More>>