Dec 18, 2018 | Fashion and Accessories, Native Owned/ Indigenous, Story
“When I’m making a piece, I put on my good attitude and spirits. The Grandmas [and] Grandpas used to say ‘If you’re making something, you can’t make it with anger.'” – Regana Begay Regana Begay started...
Dec 18, 2018 | Black or African American, Food and Bev, Story
“I’m just a little black girl from Portland. I grew up in the villa. If I can do it, you can do it too.” – Chaunci King Entrepreneurial spirit runs in Chaunci King’s blood. After years of working as a bartender and running a...
Dec 18, 2018 | Food and Bev, Hispanic, Latino/a/x, Story
“We know we can’t beat Grandma’s tamales, but for us, it’s very much about community.” – Jaime Soltero Jr. Jaime Soltero Jr. grew up working in his parents’ Mexican restaurant, but it wasn’t until he traveled to...
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...
Dec 12, 2018 | Fashion and Accessories, Native Owned/ Indigenous, Story
“We’re sewing the stories of our family into this [and] our story isn’t the story of all American Indians.” — Erik Brodt In the mid-1980s, a teenaged Erik Brodt spent several summers helping his grandparents around their...
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...
