The heart of our mission is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our communities. In the recent weeks, we’ve had the privilege to connect with some incredible artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with the incredible group below. Check out our favorite stories from across the Voyage family.
Julia Sullivan
I don’t think I imagined that I would be doing it very long, given my age, so I never really gave much thought to starting my own business. However, eight years have gone by, and I’ve been feeling a need to take on some new challenge in life. When a room became available for rent in the Oak Ridge Chiropractic building where I go for chiropractic care, I decided to go for it. I think I was inspired by the fact that my sister is still running marathons at 70+ and concluded that I might just have a few more good years left. Read more>>
Seanna Jones
There was a series of events in my prior career life that showed me that track was not sustainable. Now here I was in my thirties choosing to reinvent my career identity. I knew I had to develop a better understanding of my strengths so I could see other options. Read more>>
Crystal Sansom
As a child, I grew up in extreme poverty, knowing that, for me, there was only one way out of the trailer that my parents, my brother, and I occupied. I always found that I did not fit in very well with my family. Read more>>
Angelique Medow
As long as I can remember, I’ve had the intuitive ability to know others’ unconscious needs, feelings, limiting beliefs, and their most magnificent soul expression. This makes me a great coach, advisor, friend, family member, and lover–to those who pro-actively grow their soul. However, I realized over time, that most people neither see, nor are interested in knowing themself or other’s (soul) fully. Read more>>
Derek Roberts
I started Roberts Declutter and Services LLC journey 2 year ago after working in the underground zinc mines for almost 17 years. I started the journey in hopes of having something that my three kids could fall back on later in life and my wife and I good work side by side daily. Read more>>
Andi Land
Morgan Benson and I opened Seed Coffee Co. June of 2023. Morgan and I met in 2016 working at another Knoxville coffee shop, and during that time she also started a nonprofit called Seed International. Seed Int focuses on small business and money management training in Haiti and Uganda. The idea for Seed Coffee Co. Read more>>
Tempest Seagraves
My official journey in esthetics began in 2019, but the passion started much earlier. At 25, I was burned out on the retail world and feeling a little lost after cycling through various service industry jobs. Read more>>
Betsy Hurst
My name is Betsy Bonilla Jimenez-Hurst, and I am originally from Costa Rica. I have lived in Tennessee for 23 years, and today I serve as the Executive Director of HOLA Lakeway. I hold both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Johnson University, with my master’s focused on Leadership, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit Management. Read more>>
Mike McDuffie
My journey began in college when my uncle, who owned a glass business in South Florida, introduced me to auto glass work. His business handled everything from residential and commercial windows to shower glass and, of course, auto glass. After college, I worked in agriculture and landscaping for several years. Read more>>
Rachelle Crockett
I aways wanted a career that helped people in some way. After receiving a massage while on a missions trip in the Dominican in my late teens, I knew that’s what I wanted to do. I went to massage school in Colorado in 2011. Read more>>
Debbie Terry Ernie Brewster, Jr.
Terry Farm began in 1947 with Debbie’s Grandparents, Alton who served as a WWII Staff Sargent and his wife Elizabeth Terry. Many first on this farm as Alton and Elizabeth were the first to bring Registered White Charolais Cattle to the Scott County area. The Dairy farm, was producing corn, hay, one chicken house housing chickens and an annual garden. Read more>>
Maribeth Leedy
Job 1/ I relocated from West Palm Beach Florida with my newly acquired husband in 1983. I had been a Polo groom at that time, and we moved to Renegade Mountain Resort. Read more>>
Jameson Kelly
My journey with ER2GO begins with a simple idea: to deliver urgent-care services directly to people’s homes — with the convenience, responsiveness, and compassion that too often gets lost in traditional urgent care or ER settings. From the start, ER2GO was built to act like a local urgent care or walk-in clinic — but one that comes to you, wherever you are. Read more>>
Sara Price
I grew up in a real estate family, and it was a ‘Price family requirement’ to get your real estate license at 18. I did that but didn’t think that would be my career path since I wanted a career in Advertising and was studying at the University of Tennessee Knoxville to follow that path. Read more>>
Penny Crook
My journey with Daneault began long before the brand existed, though its meaning became clearer with time. A few years ago, while my mother and I were cleaning her closet after my father passed away, we found a reversible leather bag he had gifted her in the 1950s. It was still in beautiful condition. That discovery stayed with me because it represented more than craftsmanship. Read more>>
Michael Clark
I had the incredible privilege of growing up in a home where loving and serving our community wasn’t just something we talked about—it was our family’s way of life. My parents founded KICKO (Knoxville Inner City Kids Outreach) when I was a tween, and in many ways I simply grew up alongside the ministry. Read more>>
Dr. Kelly Drummond
My journey began with an unwavering commitment to supporting others. For decades, my professional and personal life have centered on helping employees, individuals, and communities grow and thrive. My Soul in Bloom was born from deeply personal pain and transformation. Read more>>
Devon & Rebecca Smedley
When I became medically retired from the Army in 2019 after seven years of service, I was contemplating what I would do with my life. Read more>>
