We were fortunate to catch up with some brilliant artists, creatives and entrepreneurs from throughout the Houston area and they share the wisdom with us below.

Riann Taylor | Reflexology and Physical Therapist

I started my career as a Physical Therapist in a large hospital system in Columbus, Ohio in the Acute Care setting. There were plenty of weeks when I had started that I would work 12 days in a row to make money to support our family as my husband was in grad school at the time. I was young and didn’t have kids at the time, so it just made sense to work. As time went on, we had kids and my husband was busy with work and often traveled for work, I knew that I wanted be able to be home more with my kids. Read more>> 

Madison Banks | Illustration | Animator

During most of my college career, my work life balance was in its prime. I was taking 6 classes, which consisted of mostly studio courses; I was volunteering at an animation studio; I had mentorships and jobs, and still got eight hours of sleep every night and saved my Fridays for going out and/or resting. But during my senior year, that balance crumbled. I found my projects slipping through my fingers, and deadlines passing before I had a chance to breathe. I slept less. I pulled the most all nighters of my entire life in those final two semesters. I stopped hanging out with people so much. Read more>>

Yvonne Harris | Self Taught Artist

As a little girl I always wanted to be a fashion designer. It was a dream I wanted to achieve one day to become a designer of beautiful clothes for movie stars. It has always been a part of my character makeup to be creative. As I grew up into my teens, my dreams changed and I went to college to pursue a business degree. I have been married for 39 lovely years, with two wonderful children and two amazing grandchildren. Read more>>