Marietta 01.30.2018

Sililack Chanthamaly

Me and My husband have immigrated from Thailand and Laos about 12 years ago to Minnesota. We lived in MN for the first few years before moving around United States for gathering our cooking and serving experiences in the restaurant business. Read more>>

Lauren Turner

I think you’re just born with it – that craving for a horse. Who knows where it comes from but I don’t think it’s inherited as none of my immediate family have any kind of horsey background. If they did, they might have avoided buying me my first horse for just a little longer! Read more>>

Courtney Guthrie

I got into weddings with my family 12 years ago. I helped my mother start a wedding venue in Buford, Ga and did weddings in Buford for about 6 years. Everything I know and how I got my start, began and came from my mother. I loved our Simple Gatherings weddings and those are some of my favorite weddings and memories. Read more>>

Connie Sams, Mike Sams

I (Connie) am an Atlanta native, grew up around Marietta and lived in Virginia Highlands and the West side of Midtown all of my adult life. Mike’s from Virginia, and lived in Atlanta most of his adult life. We loved our West-side Atlanta neighborhood (Whittier Mill Village) but with 3 dogs and an outdoor lifestyle, wanted to find some wide open spaces, which led to our move to Rome in the Spring of 2012. Read more>>

Joseph Gudger

ACE was Started in 1997 by Jeff West. He had a strong passion for Whitewater kayaking, and he loved sharing it with others. At first we provided guided inflatable kayaking (Funyaks) trips on the Ocoee river, but under Jeff’s Influence and gift for teaching we became known for high quality private instruction. Read more>>

Nadej Bailey

Nádej Kyla Bailey was born in Cobb County, GA. At the age of 4, Nadej was a fan of Raven-Symoné and her Disney Channel show “That’s So Raven”, which inspired her to begin acting. Nádej’s film credits are numerous; she made her first film appearance in Paramount Pictures Selma. She also guest starred on several network shows such as NBC’s Revolution, BET’s Being Mary Jane, ABC’s Resurrection, CW’s Containment, TV One’s For The Love of Ruth, and UPtv’s A Baby For Christmas and Merry Christmas, Baby. Read more>>

Mary Stone

Our wedding day was the happiest day of my life. It wasn’t perfect and knowing what I now know, I would do it all differently. Still, it was absolutely the Best Day Ever! I have never smiled so much or felt so complete. In 1993 we purchased land and built our home in Ball Ground, Georgia. Read more>>

Cameryn Robertson

I have always enjoyed taking pictures on just my iPhone, but my friends and family saw a hidden gift amongst me. I was beyond excited to start shooting others, the moment I received my first camera. At first, I was only shooting with my closest friends, but as my work started to surface on social media, I continuously got booked as weeks went by! Read more>>

Jennifer Loudermilk

For the founders of From the Top Theatrics, we have all be involved in theatre in some way for the past 20 years or so. We also have given to and participated with different charities personally through the years. We had the idea to merge the two things we are most passionate about, theatre and giving back to the community. Read more>>

Mila Merenkov

I moved to the United States with my family when I was 18 years old. I began working at Kroger as a deli clerk, after just a few months I was promoted to the management position. I really enjoyed learning new things and come up with strategies for better sales. I was nominated an employee of the quarter award. Read more>>

Lateefah Smith

I am the Founder of The Veggie Connection. The Veggie Connection is a network event where attendees are exposed to a host of vegetarian/vegan vendors, speakers, entertainment, and more. The Veggie Connection aims to not only create awareness regarding the plant based lifestyle, but to ensure that it is accessible, enjoyable and sustainable for all who are on this journey towards wellness and abundance. Read more>>

Terrence Hight, Jr.

When I was eight I worked as a part-time evening custodian and handy-man with my great-grandfather. He paid me about $20 per job and that experience sparked an entrepreneurial fire that still burns today. During undergrad, I was studying to become an attorney but after working in several law firms and in the music business, I acknowledged that my true passion was entrepreneurship. Read more>>

Erin Chimberoff

I started off my journey towards founding Hand, Hoof and Heart by taking a job as a caregiver/nanny, in 2012, for a little boy that is diagnosed with non-verbal autism, cerebral palsy and hydrocephaly. After I realized that working with the special needs community was something I wanted to do full time, I decided to put my love for horses and my love for the community together by getting certified as a therapeutic horseback riding instructor through PATH International. Read more>>

Lauren Perez

I have loved working weddings and events since college. My first experience with weddings was an internship I had one summer in college in Long Island, NY . Talk about amazing experience and even more amazing weddings. Once I graduated college I worked at the Georgia Aquarium in events the first year they were open, from there I went on to get married myself and have twin girls. Read more>>