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SPOTLIGHT: Jeni Spring
Jeni Spring Barefoot Massage Therapist Photography by: Nina A. Padilla What is Barefoot Massage? It’s not a foot massage. I massage using Myofascial Release, Trigger Point, and Stretch Therapy techniques: I just happen to use my feet and bodyweight as the...
SPOTLIGHT: Amy House – Business Coach
San Antonio Woman asked Business Coach and Vlogger Amy House how she helps business owners, executives and teams find the best in business and life. What career path led you to where you are today? I originally earned my Masters to provide counseling in private...
SPOTLIGHT: Lucy Ziegler
Lucy K. Ziegler LPC, MBSR-QT, LLC What area of mental health do you specialize in? I specialize in trauma and the normal reactions to abnormal events. My clients and I work together to address their experience of trauma, as it is for them, and the natural...
Ivania Vorpahl
General Manager of Ensemble Senior Living Apartments
Hanika Francia
Owner of CycleBar Alamo Heights
Susan C. Mengden, PhD, CED-s
Esperanza Eating Disorders Center
Katrina Greiner
President at Five Star Tech, Ltd. Co. and Partner at Greiner & Associates PLLC
Dr. Stephanie Thomas, APRN, FNP-BC
Wellness Director, The Institute for Peak Health
Dr. Patricia Lew
DAOM, L.Ac., President, Owner, Licensed Acupuncturist Alamo Heights Wellness What made you decide to go into the field of acupuncture? My senior year at the University of Texas at Austin, I received a coupon in the mail for acupuncture. I decided...
Dr. Kristi Clark
President and CEO of Health Texas Medical Group
Women in
Business
Women in Business: Entrepreneurs
BY BLITHE WILEY PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID TERAN According to Fitsmallbusiness.com’s 2019 Best States for Women Entrepreneurs list, Texas is the #1 state for women entrepreneurs. Here in San Antonio, women-owned businesses have long been a vital part of the local...
Katherine Fontenot & Jenna Stoeltje
Katherine Fontenot, Director of Construction at Weston Urban, recently revisited her first construction project, the historic Hays County Courthouse. “I remember standing at the top of the scaffolded rotunda as they reworked the copper exterior with zero knowledge...
Elize Pruske & Taylor Dahlgren
You might say that as a child, Elize Pruske had the “(Grand) mother” of all professional influences. In the 1960’s, when many women didn’t have careers outside of the home, Pruske’s grandmother was an accomplished, top-producing residential real estate agent. “She had...
Cindy Cohn & Sarah Esserlieu
Sarah Esserlieu is passionate about urban planning and aiding in the revitalization efforts of cities. As a student, Esserlieu watched her aunt, Lisa Nungesser (who had a successful career in transportation and environment planning), forge a path for women in urban...
Christi Griggs & Chelsea Hejny
Christi Griggs started her career as an interior designer but, six years in, had a nagging feeling that there was something different that she should be doing. After putting herself out there, asking questions, and reaching out to others, Griggs found her way to...
Deborah Williamson – Women in Law
Deborah Williamson Dykema When Deborah Williamson graduated from the University of Houston Law Center in 1982, the legal field looked very different than it does now. "When I first started practicing law, women were wearing men's cut suits, with foppy ties and...
Ashley Farrimond – Women in Law
Ashley Farrimond Killin, Griffin & Farrimond Ashley Farrimond didn’t know much about the legal world when she first started law school. At the time, Farrimond was simply looking for a way to continue going to school, something that she enjoyed, and law school...
Carrie Douglas – Clark Hill Strasburger
Carrie Douglas Clark Hill Strasburger Carrie Douglas wasn’t raised to be a lawyer. In fact, Douglas was groomed from an early age to follow her physician father’s footsteps and go into medicine. Lawyers were thought to be so low on the "food chain" in Douglas'...
Gayla Corley- Women in Law
Gayla Corley Langley & Banack When asked what drew her to a career in the legal field, Gayla Corley answered with candor, "A failed path to medical school." Interested in medical school, but more proficient in English and history, Corley quickly learned that many...
Tiffanie Clausewitz – Women in Law
Tiffanie Clausewitz President Clausewitz Law Firm As a self-described “activator,” Tiffanie Clausewitz counts her ability to set plans into motion as one of her super powers, both personally and professionally. professionally. And this superpower has been advantageous...
Professional
profiles
Lindsi Dec: Ballet Studio Owner DECRUZ BALLET
Together with my husband, Karel Cruz, I am co-director of DeCruz Ballet, a new ballet studio in Alamo Heights, offering pre-professional ballet training, as well as open, fitness, and recreational classes. I am also a mother of two boys, co owner of Solu, a dancewear...
Leesa Harper Rispoli: President COLDWELL BANKER D’ANN HARPER REALTORS®
Being raised by an icon in the real estate industry, D’Ann Harper, you could say real estate has always been in my blood. I watched her open and grow this company from afar. Then I had the privilege of working alongside her for eight years before she retired. If I...
Debra Janes: Luxury Real Estate Realtor PHYLLIS BROWNING COMPANY
As a noted top tier Real Estate professional in San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country, Debra makes lasting impressions through, not only her ability to close sales and her marketing expertise, but through client relationships. Though Debra is highly decorated with...
Brooklynn Chandler Willy: CEO & President TEXAS FINANCIAL ADVISORY
Brooklynn decided on a career in financial services after her dad died suddenly without any life insurance, even though, ironically, he was a life insurance salesman. As a result, she experienced firsthand the hardships such a situation can create and dedicated...
Tracie S. Hasslocher: Licensed Real Estate Broker & Owner HASSLOCHER BOUTIQUE REAL ESTATE
Tracie has been selling real estate in San Antonio since 2005 in Bexar, Comal, Atascosa and Medina counties. Her philosophy is to provide exceptional service, placing the needs of her clients first to achieve their desired goals by providing her professional advice...
Jan Tyler: SVP, Director of Business Development SCHERTZ BANK & TRUST
I absolutely love my job. My days are full yet flexible. It’s a constant – always on the go – days, evenings, weekends, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, networking events, and community service. I’m in the perfect position at this stage of my career - my children...
Monique Zinn: Broker, CEO ZINN INSURANCE
Monique Zinn has been providing clients first-class service in the health and life insurance industry since 1999. With over 20 years of experience building personal relationships with businesses and individuals, she helps clients navigate the difficult and frustrating...
Caroline Decherd, GRI, SRES, ABR: Broker & Owner SHEFFIELD PARK PROPERTIES
Caroline started Sheffield Park Properties as a boutique brokerage specializing in helping buyers, sellers and investors have an intimate, smooth real estate transaction. Understanding that each client has different needs and wants, Sheffield Park Properties was...
Caroline Newman Small: Managing Partner DAVIS & SANTOS, P.C.
Caroline is the Managing Partner of Davis & Santos, P.C., an elite boutique litigation firm in San Antonio. Before joining Davis & Santos, Caroline clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and was an Honors Program Trial Attorney at the...
Kathryn Comfort: Owner STRETCH ZONE
I have always had a passion for helping people. After years of dealing with sciatic pain, my husband introduced me to Stretch Zone, the only nationally accredited and certified stretch company in the United States. I experienced the true benefit of receiving...
