Over the past decade we have had the chance to learn about so many incredible folks from a wide range of industries and backgrounds and our highlighter series is designed to give us an opportunity to go deeper into their stories with to goal of understanding them, their thought process, how their values formed and the foundations of their stories. Check out some incredible folks below – many of whom you may have read about already and a few new names as well.
Azra Rahman
Neither. I am doing what I want to pursue. Interestingly, a lot of people who know me, we’re not on board with me exploring writing/publishing as a career. They were not wrong in suggesting alternatives since there are also other areas I am good at and which could have also been successfully explored for my career. Read more>>
Nicholas Ashton
I’d tell him he’s not broken—he’s just early. All the things that made him feel out of place are the same things that will make his work powerful later. I’d tell him to hold on to that fire, even when people don’t get it. The world will try to make you smaller, quieter, easier to understand, but that edge is what sets you apart. Read more>>
Deb DeKoff
Don’t let anyone’s preconceptions or limitations define you—or let their ideas of who you should be box you in. The world is wide open!’You’ve got this! Read more>>
Annie Davis
In February of 2024, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Over the course of the year, I underwent more than six surgeries, not to mention numerous complications along the way. Thankfully, we caught the cancer early enough that I was able to avoid radiation treatments, and by August 2024, I was officially cancer-free. Read more>>
Greg Reith
I have a deep empathy for the connection between food and the soul. Nostalgia is as important to me as the ingredients themselves. To create profound culinary experiences rivals that of travel, musical impression, and artistic solicitation. Read more>>
Amber Sawaya
A few years ago, I took my design agency to Lagoon for the day, and one of our team members said, “I can’t believe there are roller coasters in the middle of the most beautiful gardens and trees.” That reopened my eyes to just how special it is to have something like this in our backyard. Read more>>
Robert Pomahac
For me, it was 2019. At the time, I owned the busiest integrated medical clinics in Los Angeles — a 10,000-square-foot facility with 25 staff members and nearly 3,000 patients per month. On the outside, it looked like success. On the inside, I was exhausted, overworked, and barely home with my wife and kids. The breaking point came on a family vacation. Read more>>
Jasmine Isom
A moment that really shaped how I see the world was during my LDS mission to Pocatello Idaho. My mission president Steven Southward often emphasized the importance of using your individual talents to serve God and to bless others. That idea really struck me, because I had always loved art but hadn’t fully connected it to a sense of purpose before. Read more>>
W.D. Kilpack III
I wrestled for 12 years. and coached wrestling for 25 years Wrestling is the hardest sport there is. To have any kind of success requires a certain mindset and approach to life that includes a high level of endurance, resilience, and self-drivenness. Read more>>
Sara Obando
I used to feel like I was missing out on opportunities because I was too shy and quiet. For years, I believed I’d always have to work under someone else if I wanted to succeed, because leadership didn’t feel like it could belong to someone like me. Starting my business changed that. I realized I couldn’t grow by hiding. Read more>>
Brianna Lyman
This year Tooele Valley Theatre has started to do monthly themed Cabaret’s at the Historic Ritz Theater in Downtown Tooele. The Ritz Theater was recently donated to the Tooele City Arts Council and is being remodeled from a movie theater to a performing arts space. Read more>>
