Tralice Lewis, Founder, Owner and Celebrity Wig Specialist of Callie’s Custom Hat Wigs, founded the business in 2020 in honor of her mother, Callie Lewis, a hospice nurse who spent 33 years caring for others. After losing her mother in 2012, Tralice wanted to keep her name and legacy of service alive. Built on faith, Callie’s combines Tralice’s passion for wigs with her mother’s heart for helping people. Callie’s serves women, men and children, including people experiencing c

Keevontye Collier, Owner of Smooth Collective, founded the Portland based streetwear and lifestyle brand in 2016. What began as a creative outlet and a way to build connection and community has grown into a brand rooted in the mantra, “Create, Love, Serve.” Through intentional apparel, storytelling, and collaboration, Smooth Collective uses fashion to celebrate creativity, culture, and community. Over the past 10 years, Smooth Collective has grown from creating small runs of

Bringing People Together, One Cup at a Time Loretta Guzman, owner of Bison Coffee House LLC Bison Coffee House LLC, owned by, opened on Veterans Day in 2014 as a coffee house dedicated to serving the community and honoring veterans. The business features Native and local coffee roasters along with in house baking and a menu of specialty coffee and freshly baked items, including scones, biscuits, muffins, bagels, espresso coffee cake and more. The inspiration for Bison Coffee

Duronte Talton, Owner and Founder of Nite Owlz LLC, has built a Portland area cleaning and service company supported by a growing team of cleaning professionals providing dependable residential, commercial, move out, specialty cleaning, moving support, delivery and related services throughout the Portland metropolitan area. Nite Owlz was created to provide dependable, professional and accessible services to individuals, families, property managers and businesses. What began a

What began in 2018 as an idea centered on beard and grooming culture has grown into a family owned lifestyle brand focused on confidence, brotherhood, personal style and community. Founded by Edgar Baker III, founder and CEO of National Beard League (NBL), also known as NBL Essentials, the online based business offers all natural men's grooming products and lifestyle accessories to customers locally and beyond. Baker says his vision was to create something larger than a tradi

Charlisa Harris, Founder and Owner, Master Cosmetologist and Certified Cosmetic Formulator, created Mylani Vegan Hair & Body Care from nearly 30 years of experience behind the salon chair. After 16 years as the owner of Chadowboxx Salon, Harris wanted to create plant-based products that addressed the real hair and scalp concerns she saw every day. Mylani offers vegan, cruelty-free hair and body care for moisture, scalp care, breakage, curl definition, length retention and hea

Nicole Rose, Founder and CEO of Ella Dean, created the clean, botanical haircare line for textured hair in 2020, continuing a family legacy that began in 1954 when her great grandparents, Benjamin and Mary Rose Dean, opened Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barbershop in Portland’s Albina neighborhood. The salon is the oldest Black owned salon in Portland and was later passed down to Rose’s grandmother, Ella Dean. As a little girl, Rose spent five days a week at the salon, sweeping flo

Dentist House Calls Expands Access Across the Pacific Northwest Dr. Edward Ward For many people, visiting the dentist is routine. But for seniors, individuals with disabilities, and patients with significant medical or mobility limitations, simply getting to a dental office can become one of the greatest barriers to receiving care. Dentist House Calls is working to change that. Led by Dr. Edward Ward, Dentist House Calls brings professional dental services directly to patient

Scenarios A and B propose closing 14 and 11 schools, along with boundary, grade-level and program changes Superintendent, Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong (Photo Courtsey of Portland Public Schools) Portland Public Schools sent Rightsizing proposals to the Board of Education to address decades of declining and increasingly uneven enrollment. Scenario A proposes closing 14 schools and Scenario B proposes closing 11, along with boundary, grade-level and program changes. A third option