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By Lamar Jones, Founder & CEO of The Jank Gourmet BBQ Sauce The Journey Nobody Expected I'm a musician who fell into the gourmet barbecue sauce business. If you had told me fifteen years ago that I'd be standing in H-E-B stores across Texas, Walmart, and partnering with major universities with my own line of BBQ sauces, I would have laughed. But here's the thing about entrepreneurship: sometimes the best journeys are the ones you never planned. My story begins in 2008, when I

Written by Skyler C. Howell How did you get to where you are today? At 21 years old, my journey as a young leader has been shaped by a deep love for my community and a lifelong immersion in public service. Growing up in a family of community leaders, I was surrounded by examples of service and sacrifice, which instilled in me the value of creating impact for something larger than yourself. From early on, I knew that leadership was not about titles, it was about responsibilit

From sleeping on the floor to earning the title of Doctor, this isn’t just a story of survival, it’s a story of rising beyond every limitation life tried to impose. You’ll want to read how a young, single mother turned pain into power and broke every box she was told to fit into.

Written by Sonia M. Marroquin Growing up, I experienced a great deal of self-doubt. I often second-guessed myself, my abilities, my...