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CONTRIBUTORS This month, we asked our contributors: Have you ever dipped a toe in the entrepreneurial sphere? How’d it go?
ANNIE RAY
COVER STORY PHOTOGRAPHER, “LIVING LIFE ON PURPOSE,” PAGE 80 Since 2005, Annie Ray has focused on bringing out the “real stuff” in everything she shoots. Her relationship with every subject will make 1,000 words say so much more.
“Yes! I have been my own boss for the past 15 years and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
COURTNEY RUNN
WRITER, “NOT YOUR MODEL MINORITY,” PAGE 86 Courtney Runn is a native Austinite but adopted Italy as a second home when her family moved there when she was in middle school. She graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in journalism, and her love for writing always comes back to her love for people and sharing their stories. You can usually find her in a coffee shop sipping a chai latte. “In high school, I created and published an online magazine for girls living overseas. There weren’t a lot of resources for navigating high school and middle school for me when my family lived in Italy, so I decided to create it myself and loved having the opportunity to hear and share girls’ stories from around the world for five years!”
GERTIE WILSON
HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTIST, “LIVING LIFE ON PURPOSE,” PAGE 80 Gertie Wilson is the founder and creative director of the awardwinning beauty line Elevé Cosmetics. She has more than a decade of experience as a makeup artist, and when she’s not working on location, she’s often in one of the two Elevé retail locations. She and her husband live in Austin with their spirited 1-year-old daughter and two sweet pups.
Upcoming events: May 17 & 18, 8:00 p. m. “a Shakespearean Evening” masterworks series at Long center’s Dell Hall chorus Austin & Austin children’s choir music of Hector Berlioz, William Walton
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“I didn’t dip my toe; I dove straight into the deep end! I entered the wonderful world of entrepreneurship when I launched Elevé, my nontoxic beauty line, in 2015, and haven’t looked back. I always say I have three babies: Goldie (17 months), my husband (37 years) and my company (4 years and counting)! I love them all.”
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GRETCHEN M. SANDERS
WRITER, “RULING THE COURT,” PAGE 98 Gretchen M. Sanders is a writer in Austin. Her most recent work has appeared in Austin Monthly, The Alcalde and The Dallas Morning News. When she’s not at her desk, this Louisiana native loves to read murder mysteries, run, swim and throw tennis balls for her yellow lab, Huey P. “I started Audio Archives, an oral-history recording business, in 2015 to help families preserve their stories. I love making business decisions, but I committed many humorous missteps early on. Once, I promoted Audio Archives at a running event alongside Nike, Adidas and other well-known companies. Their booths were covered with fancy, monogrammed tablecloths; mine came from H-E-B. A man walking by eyed my cheap plastic table drape and said, ‘I see you went to the Party Pig last night,’ and kept walking. I almost died.”