Through our work we have had the good fortune of seeing firsthand how success comes in every shape, size, color, faith, and orientation. More importantly we’ve learned that success is often the result of people embracing their unique backgrounds and so we’ve asked the community to tell us about their background and how it has impacted where they are today.

Keith Harris | Retired soldier and IT Expert & Entrepreneur

I am from Compton, California. I was raised by my single mother; along with my two brothers. My mother raised me on the importance of family values. I believe those ideas and assisted with my focus on doing my best; so that I would always be in a position to properly care for my family while achieving my dreams. Read more>>

REONNA TAYLOR | Founder & Owner of CURLS4U

Proudly born and raised from the South Side of Chicago, and I never miss a chance to mention it! There’s something truly special about coming from a city often misunderstood by many. Despite its challenges, Chicago breeds some of the most intelligent and resilient individuals I know.  Read more>>

Yu Hsuan (Sally) Chung | UX Designer | Product Designer | M.A. in Interactive Design at SCAD

I’m from New Taipei City, Taiwan, where my passion for drawing and crafts steered me towards a college major in Industrial Design. Despite discovering that Industrial Design, particularly 3D modeling, wasn’t my calling, my university years laid a solid foundation in design principles and aesthetics. Read more>>

Author – Jan Slimming | Organizer of the annual Dunwoody Author and Friends Bookstore at Lemonade Days

From the UK, I’m a twin and was born south of London in Carshalton, Surrey, to parents who had been through the traumas of World War II a decade before. We led fairly quiet lives within our family unit of uncles and aunts and cousins, and I remember the endless days of summer during our childhood, playing in the fields and going to primary school, a five-minute walk.  Read more>>

Dakota Martin | Model & Entrepreneur

Hello, my name is Dakota Martin or I’ll go by Dakota Charneé. I am from the Metro Atlanta area, Powder Springs, Georgia. Growing up, my parents would always have my brother and I in some type of sport. Read more>>

Joshua Martin | Published Author, Photographer – Content Creator

I’m from Jackson, Mississippi. I grew up in a single parent home, I watched my mother struggle to make ends meet and I promised her and myself that one day I would be a success. Read more>>

Tanicia | Content Creator & Registered Nurse

I was born & raised in Virginia Beach, VA. I was raised by my mother, who was a single mom of 4. She struggled to take care of us alone but we never went without because she worked hard. Her work ethic inspired me so much. Whenever I would tell her that I want to be just like her when I grew up, she would respond with “I want you to be better than me.”  Read more>>