Business Spotlight
Meet Ana Esparza with Manor Fit Community
Ana Esparza moved to Austin 15 years ago when she was just 15 years old. Her father left her family when she was young, leaving her mother to care for her and her four younger brothers. Her family did not have a lot of money growing up ...
Meet gfire mayo, Musician and Instructor
gfire mayo has been making music, performing, and teaching here in Austin since the mid-90s. She got her start in music very early in life, beginning singing when she was just three years old. At the age of 13, she started playing both ...
Meet Benjamin Weaver with Moontown Cider
Meet Benjamin Weaver Benjamin Weaver moved to Austin in 2008 for graduate school. He spent his time in school focused on physics and engineering, but in 2015 he decided to leave academia with the idea of starting a cidery. Benjamin g...
Meet Albert Gonzalez of GC Cleaners & Laundry
A Local, Family-Owned Business Meet Albert Gonzalez, he and his family own GC Cleaners & Laundry in east Austin’s Cherrywood neighborhood! GC takes pride in being a one-stop shop for clothing needs from washing and dry cleaning...
Dr. Tony Tobin, Adam’s Music House
Hard because we had to memorize everything. But I never stopped loving the instrument or the music and still love attending the symphony, especially with my parents. Adam’s Music House is something special in Windsor Park, which is kin...
Meet Monica Quintanilla with LaMoni’s Waxing Studio
You all know how much I love my local businesses! I have a new favorite place that has changed the way I feel about my face! Let’s meet Monica Quintanilla with LaMoni’s Waxing Studio… Monica got her start in the beauty industry...
Meet Sean Gooden of GoodenSweet Cookies
Meet Sean Gooden, aka “The Cookie Man,” owner and lead baker of GoodenSweet Cookies. He is a third-generation East Austinite. Sean got his start baking and selling cookies from scratch in high school. Back then called his business �...
Meet Bethany Andrée with Bobo’s Snack Bar
Meet Bethany Andrée Bethany moved to Austin in 1988 with her cat Bobo and her then-boyfriend, now husband, Karl. Upon arriving in Austin, Bethany worked on finishing up her degree in Fine Arts at UT. She worked primarily in ceramics a...