ILLUMINATE

We get to know the folks behind the “myths” of Austin’s successful entrepreneurs! These are the stories behind the services and products that make up the fabric of our local community. Storytelling is at the center of everything that foundingAUSTIN does, and these portraits are vibrant and compelling, sharing the characters, conflicts, challenges, twists of fate, and triumphs that are part of the entrepreneur’s epic plight. We hope that you can identify with these stories, and they will ILLUMINATE this path less traveled.

Drinking with Dogs

Yard Bar founder Kristen Heaney on how a powerful thirst led to a spot where…

Building a Solid Foundation for Food Trucks

Case Erickson on creating a food trailer community one tasty bite at a time. If…

Texas 4000: Cycling Away Cancer

Chris Condit Started a Nonprofit That Cultivates Other Student Leaders and Raises Money for Cancer…

Building the Social Innovation Capital of the World

Dan Graham operates at the intersection of entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Austin has been growing at…

Kerbey Lane Cafe: Austin’s Diner

Mason Ayer on how Kerbey Lane became one of the city’s most iconic restaurants. Have…

Meet the Magic Behind JuiceLand

Founder Matt Shook on inspiration, expansion, and staying true to is original vision despite growing…

ShippingEasy Delivers Outside the Box

With her third startup, Katie May is bringing an Australian shipping model to Texas. E-commerce…

The Many Colors of Chameleon Companies

How real estate developer and restaurateur Stuart Thomajan built flexibility and flow into his company…

Joining the Juice Society

It may sound like a contradiction to hear that a woman who owns a health-conscious…

How To Show Your Dog Love

There are few better ways to show your family how much you care than by…