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.
Leslie Rohland
My story is rooted in hospitality, flavor, and community. I began working in restaurants at a young age, starting in a pizza shop, and was immediately drawn to the energy of it all. There is something powerful about watching people gather around food. Even then, I understood that restaurants are not just about meals. They are about connection, celebration, and comfort. Read more>>
Martine Kalbhenn
I opened The Pilates Studio Kennebunk in April 2022. I started taking Pilates at the age of 12 when k was diagnosed with scoliosis. After graduating college a semester early with a BA in Dance I began my Pilates certification at Long Beach Dance Conditing under Marie José Blom. Read more>>
Ken Thomas
Ken Thomas began his career in the automotive industry in 2007 at Bobby Jones Ford Lincoln, where he quickly developed a passion for sales and customer service. Through hard work and consistent performance, he rose through the ranks and by 2014 had earned the role of Internet Manager, leading the dealership’s online sales efforts during a period of rapid digital growth. Read more>>
Jessica Leavitt Ouattara
Wow…well, I was born in a snowstorm in April in Iowa…maybe not THAT far back?!?!? I grew up in a small town in Iowa and loved reading and swimming growing up, still things I love! Read more>>
Jacqueline Weeks
I am a California native and my husband, originally from Georgia, was stationed on Camp Pendleton when we met and fell in love. On a visit back home to meet his family we journeyed to Savannah, a place he had grown up visiting throughout his childhood. I fell deeply in love with the city and knew it was the perfect place to host our wedding. Read more>>
Allison Flowers Jenn Farrison
Allie and Jenn are the founders of Revive Rehab and are doctors of Physical Therapy and moms passionate about education and making pelvic healthcare accessible to our community. Our mission is to provide high quality, personalized pelvic floor and core physical therapy treatments to optimize women’s health in the Lowcountry. Dr. Allie’s personal postpartum journey profoundly shaped her approach to care. Read more>>
Victoria Baylor
Hello, I’m Victoria Baylor, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to share a bit of my story. My work was born from lived experience. Over fifteen years ago, I was a leader who looked confident on the outside and quietly overwhelmed on the inside. I understood strategy. I worked hard. I cared deeply about the peopleand the work I did. Read more>>
Angela Franco
After loosing my husband in 2015, and becoming a single mom, I had lost passion for my current career of Restaurant Management. I also knew I’d need more balance to my life as a single mother. After receiving quite literally a life changing facial experience, I had found a new passion. I quit my job and went back to school full-time. Read more>>
Maebelle Alolong
I started with very little, almost nothing actually. Just work ethic, vision, and a deep love for community. I’m a Filipino immigrant who believed that food could be more than a business, it could be a bridge. Read more>>
Lisa Dunlevy
Growing up I liked to cook and was a natural care taker type. Upon graduating high school, I enrolled in college as well as a massage therapy program. I worked at a health food store and learned a lot from an herbalist employed by the store. I loved all the books on healing and well being. Read more>>
Kayla Dixon
Both owners (myself and Stephen) have a background in real estate. Owning laundromats was our long-term plan for retirement. Stephen was looking for a commercial location for our son’s wrestling gym to relocate. When he inquired about renting the location where Bubbly’s is now located, the agent said it was for sale. Read more>>
Lilly Gaskin
My love for flowers began in 10th grade through an FFA project that required volunteer hours in floral design. What started as a school assignment quickly became a passion. After completing my required hours, I continued working after school and on weekends at the flower shop, learning the art of floral design along with the ins and outs of running a small business. Read more>>
Latasha Summers
My journey into design began long before I formally called myself a designer. I’ve always been drawn to how environments influence emotion — how a space can shift your mood, your confidence, even your clarity. That awareness became more personal after losing my mother, Mattie. Read more>>
Kent Paulk
Kent Paulk II — Founder, Barber, Educator “I started cutting my own hair as a young kid. What began as curiosity quickly turned into passion, and by the time I graduated high school in 1996, I already knew barbering was my calling. Read more>>
LaShante’ Days
How I Got Started as a Licensed Professional Cosmetologist To say that my journey began with me alone would be impossible. My journey began with God. It began with favor. It began with divine connections. I was blessed to encounter many mentors prominent women in the field of cosmetology who poured wisdom, knowledge, and understanding into me. Read more>>
Meghan Hill
I’m a self-taught photographer who began my career out of necessity, and slowly discovered it was also a calling. I was living with chronic pain that made a traditional 9–5 impossible; some days, simply functioning took everything I had. Photography offered me a way to work for myself, set my own hours, and still create something meaningful even on my hardest days. Read more>>
Michelle Garner
Some bullet points: -I own 4 salons. Read more>>
Cathleen Campbell
I knew I was an artist as long as I can remember., I would watch Bob Ross and try to accomplish with crayons what he did with oil paint . I was born in Colorado Springs but grew up in West Virginia. I was always drawn to the ocean and drew mermaids and waves . Read more>>
Autumn Orozco
I started small in 2012 out of my second garage that I converted into a home studio. In the summer of 2019 I started the process of looking for a commercial building in my area. Read more>>
Marine Pozzo
My name is Marine, I am 46yo. Married to Patrick, and I have 2 children Colin (14) and Mia (16). Born and raised in France, I moved to Canada with y French Canadian husband in 2007. We decided to come to Savannah in 2013. At firs, we thought it would be only for a year. It’s been now almost 13 years.. Read more>>
Lucas Shaffer
My path into entrepreneurship was not a straight line. I started Stand And Stretch after spending years working in design, marketing, and web development roles where I repeatedly saw a disconnect between what businesses were promised and what they actually received. Marketing was often treated as a collection of tactics instead of a system tied to real business outcomes. Read more>>
Jonathan Kitchens
My father was in the insurance industry for roughly 45 years, so I had always grown up around it. He began our agency in Richmond Hill back in 2002, and I started working with him in 2004 as a type of assistant while in college at Armstrong Atlantic State University with the idea of going into physical therapy. Read more>>
