7 Independent Texans Breaking Boundaries

Mar 18, 2020 — By TM Studio

Amidst rising rapidly through the ranks of the business world after college, Steve Wanta “hit his quarter-life crisis, hard.” Wanta left his well-paying job, joined the Peace Corps, and set off across the globe on what would become a multi-decade endeavor to tackle world poverty head on.

Mar 20, 2020 — By TM Studio

As a child, Houston graffiti artist and street art pioneer Mario E. Figueroa, Jr., known to the public as GONZO247, always found himself listening to the music of others, never to anything he could call his own.

Mar 20, 2020 — By TM Studio

“Something to make measurements, something to cut with, and something to join.” Three basic tools, plus motivation, is all anyone needs to become a maker according to woodworking Do-It-Yourself Youtube star, April Wilkerson.

Mar 20, 2020 — By TM Studio

When Lufkin-born east Texas native Mike Rufail quit his commercial television job and decided to dive headfirst into professional competitive video gaming, his parents were a little concerned. We didn’t yet have mega-rich teen Youtube stars and online streaming platforms back then; the path to pro gaming success was much narrower and steeper than it is today.

Mar 20, 2020 — By TM Studio

As a teen, Siete President Veronica Garza adopted a grain-free diet as a result of her autoimmune disorders, and her entire family joined in alongside her. Today, she and her brother Miguel work together providing delicious grain-free tortillas and other alternative Mexican-American food staples to stores across the nation.

Mar 27, 2020 — By TM Studio

As the head coach of the nationally recognized Navarro cheer team and star of Netflix docuseries CHEER, Monica Aldama, uses her background in business and finance to score big and win championships.