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.
Raven Penney
Studied in the medical field, doing multiple jobs down to medical assisting to CNA affiliated work, where I have notice that most individuals find to rather hard or time consuming, picking up their own prescriptions or their loved ones prescriptions as well, whatever the cause maybe, maybe a child who only comes down to visit their mother once a month because of their locations of where they may live, or having a busy work schedule that limits time, Read more>>
Alexandra Fravor
I got started in social media toward the end of 2020, when things were slowly starting to open back up again. A local coffee shop was struggling with their marketing and social media presence, so I offered to help. At the time, I was attending ECU and studying marketing, so I felt like I could bring real value to their business. Read more>>
India Johnson
Hi! I’m currently a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a small private practice owner. As a kid, I knew I wanted to be a ‘helper’ and I was surrounded by nurses so I thought I’d go that route. However, I met a few social workers early in life and their approach to their work, and how they poured into others personally and professionally, touched me. Read more>>
Meredith Johnson
Meredith Davis Johnson is a local artist from Nashville, NC. Meredith grew up singing in church with her family and continued to pursue music as she began performing at various restaurants, venues and festivals. A graduate of East Carolina University, she is a Board-Certified Music Therapist and launched her private practice, New Song Music Therapy, LLC in May of 2018. Read more>>
Mariama Bah
My name is Mariama Bah, and I am from Guinea, West Africa 🇬🇳. I migrated in 2009 to Brooklyn, NY, then moved to NC in 2014. During my college years, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. Read more>>
Mike Cavezza
My military journey began in January 2001 as a vehicle mechanic. Over the next two decades, I served in every leadership position from team leader to the top enlisted rank in the military, Command Sergeant Major. In 2009, I was honored to be named U.S. Army Drill Sergeant of the Year. Read more>>
Karen Hamilton
It’s quite the story, and I call it my ‘accidental job’… long story short, I was helping a friend in their nut business in Montana, but moved home to Minnesota and he encouraged me to start a nut business here. 10 years later I am known as the Nut Lady! Many adventures and lessons along the way! Read more>>
Anna Fury
Funnily enough I got my start during COVID! I was working a job I hated and on breaks I’d sit in the cafeteria and type notes on my phone. Those eventually became my first book—The Alpha Awakens—under my pen name Anna Fury. I’ve been publishing fantasy and omegaverse romance since 2021. Read more>>
Alexandra McKenzie
I grew up in a deeply creative family, surrounded by interior decorators, arts, and designers.. Conversations about fabric, texture, color balance, shape, and design were a constant at every family gathering. That environment shaped how I see the world—through color, harmony, and detail—and it naturally sparked my passion for beauty at a young age. Read more>>
Alicia D. Crudup
Kids ‘n Kinship is a more than 50-year old strong preventative mentoring program in Dakota County for children ages 5-16 in need of a positive role model. Volunteer mentors plan and connect through activities and learning opportunities with the child weekly. Read more>>
Grayson Furlough
I was born and raised in Garner, North Carolina. After graduating from NC State University, I found myself in a season of uncertainty, trying to figure out what direction my life should take. With encouragement from my wife, Rachel, and a few trusted mentors, I began exploring work in the nonprofit sector. Read more>>
Jerome Bell, Sr.
growing up in the streets, everyone is an enemy
so, I had to learn how to get out of my own head and change my mentality and learn how to approach, connect and interact with other people in an authentic, positive manner that allowed my relationships with others to grow Read more>>
Rukiya Shanteel
I’ve always been in love with art since since I could pick up a crayon. I can remember in first grade I was writing short stories and drawing crazy little characters. My teacher had called to have my mom come in to see what I was creating to tell her she had a writer in her hands. Read more>>
Zaria
I started my journey in the beauty industry with a simple goal to create something of my own that gave me both independence and purpose. I’ve always had an eye for detail and a passion for helping women feel confident, so naturally, I gravitated toward brows. Read more>>
Denzel Fleming
See, I’m originally from Kinston, NC although, most times, people associate me with being from Greensboro, NC. That’s where I planted my feet. Growing up, I was involved in the arts; either at the Boys and Girls Club or Jack Amyette Recreation Center in Jacksonville, NC. Read more>>
Christine Northrup
The story of my business is a deeply personal one. By the age of 18 I’d endured years of struggle and suffering with a pretty consuming eating disorder. Read more>>
