Inspiring Stories from Hollywood

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 Hollywood’s finest artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with our city’s incredibly deep talent pool.  Check out Hollywood’s rising stars below.

Gela Akhalaia

My audio engineering journey started back in late 2000’s when I was in high school recording myself playing guitar using the cheapest “Skype” microphone and FL Studio. My classmate Zaur found out what I’m doing and asked me to record his rap about our other classmate. It was fun. I liked the process, then editing (later I realized it’s called mixing). Read more>>

Ruslan Vladimir Tuaev

Other Objects started for two main reasons – my desire to start something of my own here in the US, and my hope to give back to the local LA artist community. Read more>>

Jermaine Wilson

I grew up in an environment where drugs, crime, and incarceration were normal. In my neighborhood, going to jail felt like something passed down from generation to generation. I was the youngest of four children, and although my parents made us go to church, my big brother and I became more rebellious as we got older. Read more>>

Ty Spellman

My entrepreneurial journey started in New York City during my college days. I would attend class during the day and I would head to the club to host events and quickly realized I needed to turn this passion into a business. Read more>>

Le’Shawn Taylor

I always wanted to focus on everything health and fitness I just didn’t know how it would come about and in what form. Read more>>

Munya

I started playing guitar when I was 17 years old. I started getting more and more into music when I ended my boxing career. Since day 1 when I first picked up the guitar I fell in love with it and never stopped playing it since then. Read more>>

Airean Raguindin

I started dancing at the age of 7 years old, and what began as something fun quickly became a real passion that shaped the direction of my life. I grew up training in multiple styles—hip hop, contemporary, jazz, breaking, and even gymnastics at a competition studio and I then began to work alongside some of the best choreographers and mentors in the industry. Read more>>

Murray SawChuck

I have been doing Magic and Comedy for 45 years originally from Vancouver, B.C. – Canada. I was inducted into the Magic Hall Of Fame this year which was an amazing honor that surprised me. I have headlined on the Las Vegas Strip for 23 years and next year have 3 comedy specials coming out along with a worldwide tour. Read more>>

Gabriela Amerth

I was a kid of big feelings. My laughter was loud and my tears were heavy. I’ve always felt a little different. I remember watching Barbie as Rapunzel (or in the 12 Dancing Princesses), Harry Potter, Narnia, and wanting so deeply to go into a magical world other than what mine was. I didn’t have a bad childhood. Read more>>

Ana March

I was born in Uzbekistan and my family emigrated to England when i was 4 years old. Read more>>

Darwin Reina

Los Angeles Fantasy Fest was born in 2025, when I decided to create a dedicated space in LA for filmmakers working in horror, sci-fi, and animation. We launched our very first edition at Skiptown Playhouse, and from the moment the doors opened, it became clear that this festival filled a real need in the city. Read more>>

Yuxi Xing

I first fell in love with filmmaking while growing up in China, long before I understood what a producer actually does. My early career began in commercials, where I produced campaigns for national brands and collaborated with major Chinese agencies and top-tier directors. Those years trained my ability to problem-solve quickly, manage complex teams, and stay calm under pressure. Read more>>

Jania Love

My story is really about growth and being adaptable. I’ve worked in the beauty industry for years, both independently and within traditional jobs, and that experience shaped a lot of my creativity and work ethic. Over time, I became interested in the business side of things and started exploring opportunities in hosting, management, and real estate-related work. Read more>>

Aaroosh Kohli

I grew up in Dubai, India, and Singapore before heading to Cornell for college, and being exposed to so many different cultures early on really shaped the way I look at stories. After graduating, I moved back to India and started my career at Fox Star, where I developed films. From there, I joined Netflix India and worked on developing their Original Series. Read more>>

Sharon Eitany

I always knew I wanted to be an actress. I fell in love with the magic of cinema at a very young age, and I knew I had to be part of that world. I decided to follow my dream and applied for a scholarship to my dream school, The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in Los Angeles. Receiving that scholarship changed my life. It wasn’t just an acceptance into a school; it was the moment my Hollywood journey truly began. Read more>>

Jenny Lens

PunkPioneers.com – My Club is the best way to hear my narrated videos and see carefully organized, and mostly never seen photos with my famous images. I dive into topics rarely discussed from the POV of someone at Ground Zero. I was as involved as anyone else. I walked the walk! Read more>>

Marcus ( S3RF ) Blake

About a year later I moved to Orange County where I lived at a frat and split a room with my friend who was in the frat. We worked on a project called How To Survive High School 6 months prior and became boys. Living at the frat we shot a few projects and I would DJ the party’s which is was a big part of my journey to understanding how to dj & what music really does for people. I always knew what it did for me but I finally got to guide the nights with music and that’s when S3RF was really born ( I just didn’t know it yet). Read more>>