TM Pruitt

Vino & Van Gogh · Artfully GVL

TM grew up in Greenville making art, then came home and bought Vino & Van Gogh and opened Artfully GVL. She runs both for one reason: to get art to as many people in Greenville as possible, because art is healing, connecting and meditative.

Natona Jones

GVL Black Girls Walking Club

Natona founded the GVL Black Girls Walking Club, now an official nonprofit, after hundreds of women showed up for the very first walk. She also runs Jones Hustle Hub.

Jennafer Conley

Creative Zin Agency

Jennafer is co-founder of Creative Zin Agency, a branding and marketing agency for trailblazers and rule-breakers. A creative strategist and self-proclaimed brand psychologist, she believes playing it safe is the riskiest thing a brand can do. Fun fact: her parents ran Kosta's Restaurant in Greenville for 25 years.

Lauren Ridley

Yellowbobbypins Art Camp

After 20 years of teaching art in schools, Lauren stepped away from the classroom to support her daughter and started teaching art from home. Ten years later, that leap of faith is Yellowbobbypins, a joy-filled creative space where hundreds of Greenville kids make magnificent messes and every kiddo belongs.

Dr. Sam

Swamp Rabbit Animal Hospital

Dr. Sam leads Swamp Rabbit Animal Hospital, where families trust her and her team with the pets they love most, from routine visits to emergency surgery.

Chantel Vandevelde

Sip & Sparkle Carolina

Chantel runs Sip & Sparkle Carolina, a fun, creative mocktail business she built with her daughter.

Elizabeth Bordeaux

Flourish Adoption Ministries

Elizabeth founded Flourish Adoption Ministries, a nonprofit serving expectant mothers, birth mothers and families pursuing adoption, with a mission to make adoption more affordable, ethical and supportive. Fun fact: she can never resist a good bookstore, an antique or a treasure hunt.

Photo: Christine Coker

Kittie owns Rozell Ave in Easley, a welcoming, inclusive beauty space for everything from skincare to self-care. Fun fact: she started out as a self-taught makeup artist.

Monique Robinson

Safe Crest Financial

Monique founded Safe Crest Financial Insurance Agency to help individuals, families and businesses protect their futures through insurance, financial protection and education. She lives by “Each One, Teach One” and hopes to start a nonprofit to give back on an even bigger level.

Lilly Eleese Lewis

Lux Lab Waxing by Lilly Eleese

Lilly is a licensed esthetician and esthetics instructor who owns Lux Lab Waxing, where she helps clients feel confident through waxing and PMU brows, and teaches the next generation of estheticians. Fun fact: she loves to skate.

Robyn Williams

Weforkedup

Robyn is the foodie behind We Forked Up, a South Carolina food review brand serving up honest opinions, local finds and a side of humor. Fun fact: she’s a crime show buff who Googles everything, even when she already knows the answer.

Bianca Conway

Bluefield Realty Group · Hearts of Valor Rescue

Bianca is a U.S. Army veteran, mom of two, Realtor with Bluefield Realty Group and founder of Hearts of Valor Rescue. Known as “That Rescue Realtor,” she’s just as likely to be helping a family find their dream home as bottle-feeding kittens.

Photo: Leah, Latter Rain Photography

Darlene Elmer

Realty ONE Group Freedom

Darlene leads Realty ONE Group Freedom, a brokerage of more than 100 agents serving Greenville, Easley and Spartanburg. Through her Rock the Village benefit concert, she has helped raise more than $50,000 for local charities.

Fuscia Taylor

Taylormaid Lash Bar · Becoming Her Society

Fuscia is a Greenville beauty entrepreneur and the founder of Taylormaid Lash Bar and Becoming Her Society. What started as one event has grown into a community of women connecting through Pilates, dance, wellness and self-care while becoming the best version of themselves.

Kay Miller

Kay So Cosmic

Kay is a South Carolina content creator, community builder and event curator behind Kay So Cosmic. From community events and grocery giveaways to spotlighting small businesses and local talent, she uses her platform to bring the Upstate together. Fun fact: as a kid, she wanted to be a doctor, a lawyer AND a teacher.

Jenn Bennett

Rolling Suds

Jenn is a wife, mom and the proud owner of Rolling Suds, an exterior cleaning company helping homeowners and businesses across the Upstate take care of their properties. Her favorite part of owning a business is building real relationships and finding ways to give back. Fun fact: she’s an Andy Grammer super fan!

Leyly Townes

Sun & Soil Plant Parlor

Leyly is a Greenville native who founded Sun & Soil Plant Parlor, a houseplant shop rooted in community where everyone feels welcome and other women-owned small businesses get a chance to shine. Fun fact: she has a master’s degree in opera performance.

Photo: @november.collective

Lillie Jackson-Pichardo

Dance That Shhh Off

Lillie is the owner and founder of Dance That Shhh Off, a cardio dance fitness class where women shed the quiet battles nobody likes to talk about. They dance, affirm, uplift, encourage and pray together, because sometimes a good workout is all the therapy you need. Fun fact: she's a proud mom of seven, one girl (the oldest) and six boys.

Racheal Prutch

The HR Docs

Racheal helps local teams take care of their people through The HR Docs, and she's happiest when she's volunteering.

Alisha is a nurse who turned a love of baking into Cutesy Confections, a home bakery in Powdersville that also donates treats to local causes close to her heart.

Diamond Bolling

HEAL Her Global

Diamond is a mom of two, a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach and the founder of HEAL Her Global, a nonprofit empowering women and families through health, healing and advocacy. She believes everyone deserves to be Whole, Heard and HEALED. Fun fact: modeling is her happy place, and she was crowned Miss Plus America 2024.

Photo: @jeremiahphotography

Shana Pyburn

POP Boudoir

Shana is the photographer behind POP Boudoir, where she helps women see the beauty and confidence everyone else already sees in them.

Tre'la is a veteran and the founder of Mama T Herbs, and she has dedicated herself to empowering, educating and advocating for women and families.

Kayleigh James

Creative Zin Agency

Kayleigh co-founded Creative Zin Agency, helping local businesses with branding, websites, social media and advertising, and she connects Greenville every day as ATG's Creative Director.

Lauren Van Meter

Maids of the Upstate

Lauren owns Maids of the Upstate, a residential and commercial cleaning company built on quality, service and connection. She takes the everyday stress off her clients so their spaces feel peaceful again. Fun fact: she loves to garden.