Even if you are from the same neighborhood as someone else, you might still be coming from different places. Where you are from is a complicated question and it elicits complicated, but interesting and thought-provoking responses. We’ve shared some of those responses below.

Linterria Drummer | Pastry Chef

Hi . My Name is Linterria, raised and born In Atlanta,Georgia, who impacted me to be who I am today for this career, my grandmother ( Linda ), as I used to sit back and watch my grandmother prepare a food feast . I wanted to help some type of way because she was the only one in the kitchen,as the holidays got closer she would prepare more desserts such as : chocolate chip cookies, fruit bars, the list goes on and on . From that moment I decided I loved doing more desserts baking is my passion, also I loved to color and draw animated characters so my beautiful art plus baking made me want to put more effort into baking, furthermore I am able to do both be very creative with cakes,cupcakes, cookies & pies . Read more>>

Jamira Williams | PRESIDENT

I am from Birmingham, AL and was born and raised. I was a young mother at the age of 15 & decided to do Army Logistics where I was over 15 trucks or more in the hospital fleet maintain maintenance report and inventory of pharmaceuticals . As a Soldier I loved packing the containers for deployments or field exercises. If the Army had a container that needed to be packed or cleaned out I always wanted to volunteer for that detailed. I retired from the Army in 2016 and met my husband whos a truck driver; my husband always said he wanted to have his own company so I did the research for three years to understand the logistical structure between a shipper, carrier, broker, & dispatcher. I got where I am today by researching and understanding the industry because it a lot of pieces to the trucking puzzle that no one talks about. Read more>>

Jon Robert | Co-Founder of Yacht Club Company

I’m from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the only child of two missionaries they wanted me to have a global perspective and understanding of the world. So I have been traveling as long as I can remember. This has aided me in becoming a travel content creator, and be so open to explore the unknown. Read more>>