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.

Amanda Virgadamo | Photographer

Hi, my name is Amanda Virgadamo! I am from New Braunfels, tx and grew up with a photographer for a mother. She started into photography in 1998 and so I was quickly at a good age to either assist in sessions or even to help with her sales. When my mother started, film was still very much a thing and proofings where you go through your images and order prints on the spot. No digitals or raws were sold. So I would spend hours with families helping them to fill their homes and their family members homes with the memories she captured. I was 14 getting to help people make hard choices and learning on the ground how to handle customer service and helping people to see past their insecurities. Read more>>

LeAndra Kentish | Marketing Manager & Dreamweaver

I’m from the NY/NJ area where the hustle is real. Everyone I know had multiple jobs, hobbies and talents that they were committed to. Experiencing that range of opportunity and diversity in community gave me the confidence to explore and the desire to create. Read more>>