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.
Yurshema Flanders
In 2016, after experiencing one of the greatest losses of my life, I accepted a position as House Supervisor at Lowndes Associated Ministries to People (LAMP). At the time, I didn’t even know our community had a homeless shelter. I simply needed an opportunity to rebuild my own life while helping others. During the hiring process, I also interviewed for the Executive Director position. Read more>>
Shana Brinson
I began my insurance career in 2013 as a telesales life insurance agent. In 2015, I obtained my accident and sickness license and joined another agency, selling health insurance over the phone. By 2017, I had obtained my property and casualty license and accepted a position in Millen, Georgia, serving as both office manager and producer. Read more>>
Cami Sockow
I was born to a working class family in a small town in southeastern Michigan, I had an older brother and three little sisters to come. We lived in the same home until I was 5 and then did not live in a home for more than a year until I was 11, when we moved to Southern Illinois. Read more>>
Melinda Fowler
I often joke that I spent the first half of my career helping people manage symptoms and the second half asking, “But why is this happening in the first place?” I’m a pharmacist by trade and have spent nearly 30 years in healthcare. Like a lot of women, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of how the body worked. Read More>>
Kelly Morris
Our story began in December 2017 with what many would call a chance encounter. We met on Bumble, but it quickly became clear that our connection ran much deeper than a dating app. From our very first conversations, we bonded over our love of food, gardening, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and the dream of building something meaningful together. Read more>>
