{"id":327974,"date":"2026-07-03T02:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327974\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T02:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:25:20","slug":"jacksonvilles-most-inspiring-stories-voyage-jacksonville-magazine-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327974\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville\u2019s Most Inspiring Stories \u2013 Voyage Jacksonville Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The heart of our mission is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our communities. In the recent weeks, we\u2019ve had the privilege to connect with some incredible artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can\u2019t begin to express how impressed we are with the incredible group below.<\/p>\n

Gira Patel
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I am a Board Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and the founder of First Coast Ayurveda in Jacksonville, Florida. My work brings together the depth of traditional Ayurvedic medicine and the clarity of modern science, offering a grounded, integrative approach to holistic health. My connection to Ayurveda began long before I ever studied it formally. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Adam Corfee<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a Jacksonville native, born and raised, and everything I\u2019ve built has been right here in my own backyard. Back in 2014, I opened my first spa as a franchise of Massage Green Spa. I was young, hungry, and convinced this city deserved a wellness experience that actually delivered. So I put my head down and went to work. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Bernard Keller
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I make music I\u2019m a rapper I been rapping for some time now I have had my time when I had breaks from working so hard i just started making my own beats now it\u2019s new thing for me I enjoy it I couldn\u2019t believe it could be so fun once you learn and mastered it I\u2019m still learning as I go on everyday I\u2019m proud of how far I came with doing this music thing what set me apart from the others my music voice and sound is different I wanna be different I wanna stick out like a sore thumb Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Adrian \u2018Asia\u2019 Petty
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Jericho Projects has been publishing since 2001 when its initial presence was made known with the comic book, Teshuvah, Prophets of Jah. After below modest returns, Director Adrian \u201cAsia\u201d Petty went through a self imposed hiatus suggested by Lady Death creator, Brian Pulido. Adrian returned in late 2008 with the preview issue of the genre blending and audacious quasi super hero narrative, Ms. Johnni. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Kelsey Vassallo
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I\u2019ve been creative for as long as I can remember. My mom used to find me late at night creating and crafting long after everyone else had gone to bed. I loved art classes throughout high school and even took several years of art courses in college, never imagining that creativity would one day turn into a business. I started The Palm and Clay Co. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Melinda Keener
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I always wanted to be a surgeon, most memorably from the age of 4\/5\u2026since starting school, I maintained good grades and did my best to be a good student everything changed when I became pregnant at 16. Becoming a mother I was told limited what I was capable of doing in life. This is where my rebellion began\u2026I didn\u2019t listen. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Kyle Perrone
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Films have always been a huge part of my life. My parents got me into it essentially from birth. As a kid I made my own short films and animated films. When I got to college, I studied media production, strategic communications, and advertising. I made friends in my classes and we made short film projects together. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

David Pere
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I grew up in Arkansas and joined the Marine Corps shortly after high school. Like many young service members, I didn\u2019t have a strong financial education, and for years I followed the traditional path\u2014work hard, save what I could, and hope everything worked out. Along the way, I realized that hard work alone wasn\u2019t enough. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Irina Rahimi
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Im from Ukraine where my love for art and creativity first began . From an early age I was drawn to beauty , color and self-expression and creating has always felt like a natural part of who I am . My artistic journey began with a formal education . I first attended an art college where I studied Interior Design . Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Naje Collection
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I started drawing while inside a mental health home during arts and crafts time. I copied a video game cover and it came out good. I was 12 at the time. I started to put the images I would draw on paper on too pants. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Sergey Kashkin
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My name is Sergey Kashkin, and I am a Director of Culinary Operations and Executive Chef with nearly four decades of experience in the culinary and hospitality industry. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work in fine dining restaurants, luxury resorts, and some of Naples\u2019 most respected private clubs and golf communities. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Terrica Anderson
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My journey has been a beautiful process of growth, healing, and purpose. I started from a place of wanting to better understand who I was and the calling God placed on my life. Through different seasons, challenges, and experiences, the Lord continued to refine me, strengthen my faith, and show me the importance of serving others. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Octavia Smith
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My journey started with a simple love for cooking and bringing people together through food. Over the years, I worked in professional kitchens where I learned discipline, consistency, and the importance of serving people with excellence. Those experiences helped shape me into the chef and entrepreneur I am today. As time went on, I realized my true passion was building something of my own. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Bonnie Low-Kramen
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I grew up in New Jersey and dreamed of working in show business as an actress, of course. I majored in Theatre and English at Rutgers University. After auditioning with little success for about 3 months, my first real job after college was in a dinner theatre box office selling tickets making $4.25\/hour. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Desiree Davis
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I\u2019ve come to consider myself a \u201cCommunity Educator\u201d due to working in my family\u2019s business located in South Florida since age 12. I was born and raised in Perrine, Florida, a neighborhood located in South Miami-Dade, where I spent the majority of my adult life and my husband Timothy and I raised our three children. Read More>><\/a><\/p>\n

Priya Johnson
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My dad is a basketball coach and trainer, so I grew up going to the gym and basketball courts with him. I slowly started picking up a basketball and learning how to dribble. When I turned 8, I began working on my ball-handling and shooting mechanics. Read more>><\/a><\/p>\n

Lea Hunt
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My path to founding SuiteSpace was shaped by years of working alongside business owners, professionals, and organizations across a variety of industries. Throughout that experience, I became increasingly fascinated by what helps people succeed and, more importantly, what gets in their way. I noticed that many talented professionals weren\u2019t struggling because they lacked skill, ambition, or vision. Read more>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The heart of our mission is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our communities. In…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180549,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-327974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}