Dec 18, 2018 | Black or African American, Professional Services, Story
“It takes a long time to get a family approved for a place. So I created a system that would pull a renter’s background check and screen it against every vacancy in the city at the same time.” — Tyrone Poole...
Dec 18, 2018 | Hispanic, Latino/a/x, Music and Art, Professional Services, Story
“I’m trying to teach and also learn.” — Renée Lopez Renée Lopez is among Portland’s newest creative entrepreneurs. The 33-year-old Yakima, Washington, native is the founder of Miss Lopez Media, which...
Dec 17, 2018 | Music and Art, Native Owned/ Indigenous, Professional Services, Story
“My clients have given me a lot of freedom to create the way that I want to do it. They’ll bring me concepts and ideas, and I truly have the ability to do it my way.” — Toby Linwood Richard “Toby” Linwood...
Nov 27, 2018 | Black or African American, Professional Services, Story
“I’m a damn good salesperson and I sell because of the stories I tell and the loyalty I create with those stories. ” — Jordan Hayles Fabulousness isn’t a trait that comes easily to most people, but Jordan Hayles, creative director at The Radical Lab...
Nov 26, 2018 | Asian, Professional Services, Story
“We helped people step out of their house and really join the community and maybe set up groups to help each other, but now, I want to go a little bit further I would like to let people know that they need to come out and vote.” ...
Nov 24, 2018 | Native Owned/ Indigenous, Professional Services, Story
“With values rooted in Native cultural and spiritual practices, Shilo praises her communities as the sources of her inspiration, resiliency, and drive.” Shilo George—who identifies as mixed-race Indigenous, queer, and a person of...
