Megan Roth, Kathleen Cone
Hungry Girls Do It Better all started at the prestigious Florida State University, where we quickly discovered our passion for all things food related and WAA LA a friendship for the ages was created. From there, we graduated college, packed our bags and moved to the greatest city of all time, Atlanta. Read more>>
Krista Hamrin, Meredith Burke Hammons
The Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation, Inc. grew from a testing program begun in 1922 by Mr. Johnson O’Connor for the General Electric Company in Massachusetts. Mr. O’Connor, who had graduated from Harvard University, started working at General Electric because he wanted to learn about engineering. Read more>>
Kaitlin Ponce
I grew up in a State Farm family, my dad has two agencies in Florida. I spent my time working after school and over summer breaks in his office, mostly helping with administrative duties. I understood the concept of insurance, and generally what my dad did for a living, but not much more than that. Read more>>
Sara Wolf Mixon
I started out in vintage in L5P and was recruited by Saks Fifth Avenue and that began my journey into luxury clothing . I was at SFA for almost five years when Tootsies came calling . Tootsies was moving into Shoppes Around Lenox and wanted to expand their sales staff. Read more>>
Amanda Dossey
My passion started in marketing and I was in digital media sales for almost 15 years prior to opening my first Painting with a Twist studio in 2015. After I had kids, I knew it was a great time to start something for ME, where I could control what I did and when I did it. Read more>>
Ashley Charron
“Ashley you have the desire and drive to create something out of nothing, not everyone has that.” , I was shocked to hear these words from a dear friend. I was encouraging her to start her own dance company. I had her whole business planned out, I had a name, even a tag line and marketing strategy! Read more>>
Christopher Eberhart
I’ve been in the construction business sense 1987 I’ve grown Throughout these many years and expanded from one company to the next With subsidiaries such as Belva Awning and Shade and Over the Top Roofing. We can complete everything a person needs for home construction, remodeling or repair. Read more>>
Lindsay Prather
I’ve been singing, dancing and creating for as long as I can remember. While studying theatre & performance studies at KSU, I worked as a professional actor and performing arts teacher in the greater metro area. During those years, my absolute favorite moments were working with the tiniest performers, and getting to see their confidence grow during the process. Read more>>
Helene Prokesch
I worked as a special education teacher of children with physical and cognitive disabilities in Fulton County Schools. Seven years into my teaching career, my nephew, Jeremy was born with Down syndrome. While our family lived in Atlanta, Jeremy’s family lived in Evanston, IL. Jeremy received physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and also attended the Lekotek in Evanston. Read more>>
Koereyelle Dubose
I began working at The Cheesecake Factory as a server with a dream. Three and a half years into my career I had an idea to start a motivational clothing brand called Sleepis4Suckers. The companies tagline is, “If you lose sleep doing what you love, you’ll eventually live the dream that you only would have dreamt”. Read more>>
Kat Duncan
I grew up up Newnan, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia to study opera. Like many recent college graduates, I had no idea what I wanted to be when I ‘grew up,’ so I decided to start googling careers that fell in line with my personality and attributes. I have always been a people person, extremely organized, and was interested in working for myself. Read more>>
Erica Key
I am from Gwinett County and grew up in Lawrenceville Ga. I spent 4 years in Chicago and returned to Atlanta. I have chosen to call Atlanta home. The community, location and incredible opportunities that the city provides. I have always had a passion for going out to eat. Growing up going out to eat was a treat and we often went out on weekends. Read more>>
Lauren O’Toole
My name is Lauren Ashley and I’m the creator of the fashion blog, Brown Paper Doll. I’m a 28 year old Southerner by birth, but a recent transplant from New York City! I grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and spent my days shopping, hitting the beach, and did I say shopping? Read more>>
Elisa & Kirt Reimschisel
Kirt & Elisa wanted to buy a business to invest in their future and the future of their three children. The advice of a friend and several years of research later prompted them to purchase Atomic Laundry, a full service laundromat offering dry cleaning and wash & fold services, “We walked into the 40+ year old building and knew it was the right decision.” They bought the business in April 2015, coming up on 3 years and never looked back. Read more>>
