Vanessa is the kind of woman who carries both wisdom and wanderlust in her stride. Born and raised in Chicago, this second-generation Puerto Rican and Guatemalan powerhouse has spent decades balancing devotion and independence — all with a glint of wit and a deep love for humanity. “I’m a true city girl,” she says. “Raised in the concrete jungle, but always evolving.”

Andrea’s life has been defined by two things: faith and fire. Born into a tight-knit Greek-American family on the West Coast, she grew up surrounded by tradition, loud dinners, and the kind of deep-rooted loyalty you don’t question—you live. She was the first in her family to leave home for college, the first to start her own business, and the first to take a leap toward something bigger than what was expected.