Getting to do what you love? Providing for your loved ones? What does success mean to you? Below you’ll find perspectives from some of the city’s best and brightest.

Rayna Valadez | Hairstylist & Makeup Artist

Success is accomplishing a goal you’ve set for yourself. Success for myself would have to be opening my own salon and being the salon owner I wish I had. I of course wouldn’t just want to have a salon but to give my clients the ultimate experience they’ve never had before. Something that hasn’t happened in our area. That would be the definition of success for myself. Read more>>

Angie Kim, MD | Owner and Founder of Glow Up MD

What was your thought process behind starting your own business? The thought process was pretty simple. I knew I had a passion for helping people feel and look their best, so I finally decided it was time to get uncomfortable and take a chance on myself. Since I was a teenager, I’ve constantly been coming up with new ideas and I’ve always enjoyed the challenge of trying to make a new idea happen. You learn so much by going through the process yourself. I love that I now get to combine my passions for medicine and entrepreneurship. Read more>>

Candace Reuter-Acord | Author

Success to me is defined as achievement. Achievement can be anything of value and importance to ones sense of self. This can take shape in the form of childhood dreams, personal goals, relationship goals, career goals, health achievements and so much more! My success comes in the shape of personal goals and career goals. Read more>>