Mid-Wilshire Inspiration

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 Mid-Wilshire’s (and K-Town, WeHo, Mid-City) 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 Mid-Wilshire’s rising stars below.

Kevin Shustack

I’m a mathematics educator and the founder of The Lyceum, an academic institute based in the Mid-Wilshire area. My path to founding it was shaped by three parallel pursuits: teaching, writing, and performance. Read more>>

Tim Guza

I moved to LA in 2005 and had a string of bad employment situations for the first couple years. I never thought too much about owning a business, but working for people who didn’t seem like they knew what they were doing gave me a bit of confidence. I left a printshop job with a co-worker in 2007 to start Sunday Print Co. Read more>>

Brooke Renee

My journey has always been guided by a single principle: ‘Life is Service’ — a phrase coined by E.M. Statler that has shaped everything I’ve done. I began at the intersection of two world-class institutions, studying in the joint degree program at Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and the Culinary Institute of America. Read more>>

rolan Pongpuntara

I’ve been a food entrepreneur since 2012. I started off delivering juice cleanses to my friends and family. After, I own a restaurant and have expanded my business to catering. It’s been an exciting and rewarding journey, with each year bringing new experiences and challenges. Read more>>

Mikey Swiman & Nate Levin

We began our journey not as business partners, but as two close friends navigating the challenges of addiction and recovery. Both having experienced the struggles firsthand, we understood how critical it is to have a safe, structured, and supportive environment during the recovery process. Read more>>

Jenny Sohn

My journey into starting my business was shaped by a period of deep personal challenge and reflection. For many years, I found myself sweeping things under the rug, staying busy, surrounding myself with distractions, and avoiding the harder emotions tied to both my past and more recent wounds. Read more>>