The heart of our mission at VoyageLA is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our city. In the recent weeks we’ve had the privilege to connect with some of South LA’s finest artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rebel rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with our city’s incredibly deep talent pool. Check out South LA’s rising stars below.
Charlene Nelson
My name is Charlene and I’ve had a passion for reading ever since I can remember. I remember being 15 years old living with my grandmother reading Stephen King’s “The Stand” this book is about 800 pages. From this my passion grew for reading and I was introduced to Stephen King which became a stepping stone for my love of horror books. Read more>>
Calvin Goah
My venture into tech started off with a visit to Columbia University when I was a Senior in high school. During this Columbia sponsored visit, I got the opportunity to tour the offices of Bloomberg. It was the first time I was exposed to the impact that software engineering has on the real world. Read more>>
Gabriela Ochoa
My story starts as a photographer, I photographed my first event back in 2007 as a senior in high school. I stuck with photography throughout college, working as a portrait photographer in different studios and eventually gaining access to some of the biggest sporting events throughout the US. Read more>>
Familiar Faces
Familiar Faces is an alt-rock band from Long Beach, CA, blending psychedelic textures, funky, or high energy grooves, tight harmonies, soulful vocals, and soaring guitar solos. Led by identical twins Chad & Sean Bierman (both guitar & vocals) and bassist/vocalist/keyboardist Nonso Ikeji, the trio draws from a wide palette — think Tame Impala, The Black Keys, The Killers, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Marvin Gaye. Read more>>
KD Hancock
It has not been a smooth road thus far. However when the community sees what I’m doing with our back to school giveaways and breakfast programs, we always have great turnouts and support. Fist Union is still in its infancy but with enough quality work and community commitment I know we will blossom and be able to reach millions. Read more>>
Catalina Hurtado
While planning a trip to London and Paris for our 10th wedding anniversary in November of 2017, my husband and I faced the dilemma so many cat parents know well: who can we really trust to care for our fur babies while we’re away? After doing research we couldn’t find any cat only sitters in the Southeast Los Angeles area. Thankfully my parents were up for the job and we were able to enjoy our vacation knowing our fur babies were well taken care of. But that experience made me wonder how other cat parents managed when they traveled, especially if they don’t have anyone they trust. And that’s how Cat’s Meowtastic Cat Care came to be. Read more>>
