Kadee recently pivoted from a successful career in healthcare to a career in finance. She enjoys the opportunity to help others improve their financial health.
When she isn’t at the office, you’ll find her teaching fitness classes or volunteering at her children’s school. She also loves to travel with her family.
Lainey is an aspiring hair stylist, on her way to becoming an expert on all things hair and skincare related. I love photographing young adults as they are starting their career.
Lainey radiates joy and has a kind heart. Her beauty is more than skin deep.
In her free time, she enjoys thrifting, listening to music (Benson Boone tops her playlist), going to the cabin, or grabbing dinner with her boyfriend (she claims Lions Tap has the best burger in the twin cities).
Fun fact: Lainey is an identical twin. But she’s uniquely unique!
Marissa came in for headshots as she prepares to graduate with a masters degree in occupational therapy. She enjoys working with clients of all ages as she helps them recover skills for daily living, working, and independence.
Fitness is important to Marissa — she is a personal trainer. When she’s not in the gym, you might find her at her favorite coffee shop— she loves coffee!
Wishing Marissa the best as she embarks on her OT career of helping others live their best life.
Kim is a flower farmer. From amaryllis to zinnia, you’ll find a variety of plants growing in her gardens. She sells the colorful blooms to wholesalers.
Kim doesn’t have a favorite flower— it’s like asking if she has a favorite child. But she is an advocate for buying local, which means getting flowers that are in season where you live.
When she isn’t in her gardens, she likes to read, work out, spend time with her family and enjoy the beauty of nature.
Brandon works in sales and he has the natural personality for it: friendly and charming.
He is also an actor and model. He grew up in St Paul, Minnesota and recently moved to Atlanta to pursue more theater opportunities.
Brandon is inspired by the work of actors like Damson Idris, Denzel Washington, and Tom Cruise. Typically typecast as a young athlete, he looks forward to earning more dramatic parts.
When he’s not working, Brandon enjoys basketball, jazz music, thrifting, and savoring a good meal. His favorite dish is chicken alfredo.
He is willing to work hard to get challenging acting roles and won’t let any setbacks get in his way. As Denzel Washington said, “You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too.”
Break a leg, Brandon!
Eve’s favorite word is “joyful”.
As I got to know her during this headshot session, I learned how she infuses joy and kindness into her life.
Eve is an actor and voiceover artist. Ever since she performed in a school production of The Music Man, she’s loved acting. She also has a knack for accents. I asked her to do an Irish accent and she nailed it.
Eve works in sales for a marketing company. She has the personality for sales: confident, friendly, willing to listen.
Faith is a cornerstone of her life. Since converting to Catholicism, she attends the Basilica where she sings in the choir and advocates for diversity, inclusion, and restorative justice. She wants to be part of the healing.
In her free time, she loves to read and is a fan of self-help guru Tony Robbins. According to Robbins, the secret to happiness is progress.
Barrett is passionate about theater. In fact, this headshot was for an upcoming audition. This summer Barrett will appear in the musical “School of Rock” with a community theater. This fall, Barrett will continue to study performing arts in college.
When she’s not rehearsing for a show or working backstage on tech crew, Barrett works at a plant store after school, helping customers choose flowers and gardening supplies.
She also enjoys drawing, competing on the high school speech team, playing solitaire, sipping a vanilla latte, or shopping with friends. Barrett likes spending time with her family which includes 3 older siblings, 2 dogs and 3 cats. That’s Simon pictured below.
Barrett has a strong sense of compassion. Last year she spent spring break in Romania helping displaced Ukrainian refugees. She doesn’t just talk about social issues, she chooses to DO something. Barrett will shine bright on stage and in life. Break a leg!
Jon studies mechanical engineering at the University of Minnesota and he hopes to work in the medical device industry, creating innovative products that improve lives. This summer, he will get engineering experience as an intern at Boston Scientific.
When he’s home from college, you might find him in a competitive game of Scrabble with his family, hanging out with his dogs, or building or fixing something. Jon is very handy.
In the past year, he repaired my husband’s motorcycle, figured out why our snowmobile wasn’t working, fixed a toilet, assembled a chair, and installed a kitchen faucet for us. [Thanks, Jon!]
In his free time, Jon plays rec soccer, skis, goes to Gopher hockey games, and works with cars. He enjoys going to car shows and is a fan of Formula 1 racing.
His favorite F1 driver is Sergio Pérez. Perez is known as the fighter with a gentle touch, an analytical competitor and a team player.
Sounds a lot like Jon.
Steve is president and CEO of CenterPoint, a company that designs and builds award-winning custom environments for clients.
The CenterPoint team makes eye-catching exhibits for use at conferences and trade shows.
It’s a family business. Steve runs the company with his wife. They met in business school but didn’t get the chance to work together until years later when they bought this company. When they aren’t working, they like to spend time with their four children, go out on the lake, and volunteer in the community.
Like the hundred-year-old farm house she lives in, Kelly is charming, warm and welcoming.
Kelly and her husband raised four children there, and now they all live in different states. Kelly works for an airline and one of the perks of the job is free flights, so she sees her kids frequently.
In her free time, she enjoys reading, journaling, studying the Bible, walking her dog or cozying up by the fireplace. She is interested in learning about flower gardening, so that is her spring project.
I’m not surprised Kelly wants to plant beautiful flowers. She spreads beauty in the world, as a compassionate and kind friend. Kelly is quick to listen, share a laugh, give an encouraging word, or even model for a photographer friend who wants to practice new lighting. [Thanks, Kel!]
Jenna uses her voice to lift up others— whether she’s advising a client on marketing strategy, leading a worship song at church, or cheering on her daughter at a college track meet.
This marketing maven is skilled at connecting people to others and to ideas. As vice president of marketing at Authentic Brand, she helps companies avoid “random acts of marketing”. Love that!
Jenna’s creative energy and generous spirit are an asset to her colleagues, friends, and family.
Michael is an actor in New York City. When he isn’t going to auditions, he is studying — he is a college student majoring in theater.
Michael says he got into acting “by accident”. In middle school, he was late for basketball tryouts so a friend suggested he audition for the school musical down the hall instead. He did, earning a lead role. Thus began his acting career. He still loves basketball but theater is his passion.
As they say in the business, break a leg!
I love capturing a young person’s first headshot!
Mark is a college student majoring in Economics. He contacted me for a headshot session while preparing to interview for summer internships in the wealth management sector. In addition to conventional headshots, we took some fun GQ-inspired shots.
When he isn’t studying or interviewing, you’ll find Mark on the football field practicing with his teammates. They hope to make a run at the D3 national championship this fall.
After college, Mark wouldn’t mind staying in the midwest [he’s from Illinois], but he is also drawn to sunny Florida where he has traveled with family. Time will tell.
Wherever he lands, no doubt he will tackle big things and experience the thrill of victory along the way.
Tyra is a Minneapolis-based writer and educator who serves as editor-in-chief for The Soultown Magazine.
A fierce advocate for inclusion, Tyra says she writes to explore the harmony and discord between real life and the world she has imagined.
Her latest project is a memoir. “The 9” tells the story of 9 kids from the south side of Chicago who experience 9 life-changing events after meeting on the #9 Ashland bus. Memoirs are my favorite genre and my husband grew up in Chicago so I look forward to delving into this one!
When she isn’t writing or editing, you might find Tyra reading, watching old-school TV, or booking her next flight to the Caribbean. She dreams of one day moving to the island of Curacao where she will teach, learn, relax on the beach, and write her next story.
Peter is a graduate student who plans to work in advertising or marketing after earning his MBA.
As an athlete playing multiple sports in high school and football in college, Peter’s dream job would combine sports and business. With his personality and drive, an NFL front office would be fortunate to have him!
At home, Peter enjoys cooking and his favorite dish to prepare is shrimp alfredo. He also enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Fueled by faith and discipline, Peter doesn’t shy away from adventure. He is considering a cross-country bike ride with friends after the semester ends. Because, as the saying goes …
Jobs fill your pockets but adventures fill your soul.
Trish is a dear friend who radiates beauty and light, and we had fun during her personal branding session.
Trish works as a resource manager for an IT consulting group. At home, she is mom of two great kids. She’s also an exercise enthusiast, Vikings fan, and adoption advocate.
Fun fact: Trish was Helen Hunt’s body double in the 90s movie “Twister”. Whether she’s chasing a tornado, managing an office, or raising kids, Trish gives 100% and does it with a smile.