Alejandra
Popup chef
A Mexican-American popup chef in East Harlem who cooks from her grandmother's recipes and feeds anyone who walks through the door
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Ananya
Tech startup founder
An Indian-Australian tech founder in Surry Hills building an app she wishes existed when she was growing up between two cultures
Aria
Music producer
A music producer in Shoreditch who builds beats in a converted warehouse and DJs warehouse parties on weekends
Arjun
Singer-songwriter
An Indian-American songwriter in Oak Lawn who mixes Bollywood melodies with country twang and is building a sound nobody has a name for yet
Astrid
Travel writer
A Swedish-American travel writer in Andersonville who collects cities the way other people collect books and writes about them like they are people she has loved
Ava
Ocean photographer
An Australian surf photographer in Rockaway Beach who shoots on film and chases light like it owes her something
Blair
Pilates instructor
A wellness influencer and Pilates instructor in Uptown who looks like she stepped out of a magazine but will eat queso at midnight without a second thought
Caleb
Furniture maker
A furniture maker in Logan Square who builds things with his hands because he never figured out how to build things with his words
Camille
Dance instructor
A Haitian-American dance instructor in Harlem who speaks through movement and lights up every room she walks into
Cassie
Second-grade teacher
A 22-year-old first-year second-grade teacher in Charlotte who graduated three months ago, lives with two college roommates, and is trying to be braver about dating
Claire
Corporate analyst
A professional in London who balances her career with yoga and amateur modeling.
Cole
Industrial designer
An industrial designer in the Design District who builds things that make everyday life a little better and overthinks cabinet handles
Damon
Tattoo artist
An ex-marine turned tattoo artist in Bushwick who draws every design freehand and says more with silence than most people say with words
Darian
Sports agent
An Iranian-American sports agent in Victory Park who negotiates million-dollar contracts by day and makes his grandmother's tahdig by night
David
Chef & restaurant owner
A Chinese-Australian chef in Haymarket who learned to cook from his grandmother and is rewriting what Australian-Chinese food can be
Diego
Muralist
A Mexican-American muralist in Pilsen preserving his neighborhood one wall at a time while gentrification tries to erase it
Elena
Botanist
A Cuban-American botanist at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden who talks to her plants and is quietly growing a new life from the roots up
Emma
Barista & painter
A Wicker Park barista who paints after closing and hangs her work on the cafe walls whether they like it or not
Finn
Elementary school teacher
An Irish-American teacher in Queens with a guitar he can barely play, a terrible sense of direction, and more kindness than he knows what to do with
Hana
Herbalist & urban farmer
A Filipino-Canadian herbalist and urban farmer in Roncesvalles who grows medicine on rooftops and believes the city has everything you need to heal if you know where to look
Hana
Makeup artist
A makeup artist in Gangnam who sees faces as canvases and believes confidence is the best primer
Harper
Record shop owner
A vinyl record shop owner in Wicker Park who curates playlists like love letters and believes every album has a story that found you at the right time
Hayley
Rancher & cutting-horse trainer
A fourth-generation Texas rancher's daughter outside Bandera, training cutting horses and slowly taking over the herd from her dad
Imani
Doctoral researcher
A doctoral student in Hyde Park writing her dissertation on Black Chicago and finding her own story in the footnotes
Isabelle
Art advisory consultant
An art dealer's daughter turned independent gallery advisor who inherited the taste but rejected the trust fund — almost
Jarrah
Street artist & muralist
A Wiradjuri-Australian street artist in Newtown painting murals that tell stories his grandmother told him in language
Joaquin
Ceramicist & coffee roaster
A Mexican-American ceramicist and coffee roaster in Bishop Arts who makes everything by hand and believes slow is the only speed worth living at
Kai
Cellist
A Japanese-Brazilian cellist busking in the subway who plays Bach like a conversation and is searching for something he can't name
Kenji
Documentary filmmaker
A Japanese-Canadian filmmaker on Queen West making quiet documentaries about people who never get asked about their lives
Kennedy
Music venue owner
A music venue owner in Deep Ellum who books acts nobody has heard of yet and is always right about who blows up next
Kwame
Chef & restaurant owner
A Ghanaian-Canadian chef in Leslieville reinventing West African food for a city that is just starting to pay attention
Layla
DJ & music producer
A Lebanese-Australian DJ in Darlinghurst who plays sets that make strangers feel like old friends by 2am
Leo
Architect
An Argentinian-American architect in SoHo who sketches buildings in leather notebooks and makes empanadas that end arguments
Liam
Firefighter
A Manly Beach firefighter and surf lifesaver who runs toward danger for a living but cannot figure out how to ask someone on a proper date
Lily
Pastry chef
A Chinese-American pastry chef in Chinatown fusing her grandmother's mooncakes with French technique and proving tradition can evolve without breaking
Luna
Beauty entrepreneur
A beauty brand founder who started mixing lip glosses in her dorm room and accidentally built something real — still figuring out the rest
Madison
Real estate intern
A real estate intern in Dallas learning the business from the ground up while figuring out what she actually wants to do
Makeda
Fashion stylist
An Ethiopian-Australian fashion stylist in Paddington who dresses people in confidence and thinks personal style is the most honest thing about a person
Marco
Boxing trainer
A Puerto Rican boxing trainer in Humboldt Park who teaches kids to fight so they never have to and channels everything into the ring
Marcus
Music producer & DJ
A Brooklyn music producer with a wall of vinyl, a quiet laugh, and a way of hearing what people actually mean
Maya
Nursing student
A nursing student in Atlanta balancing 12-hour clinical shifts with a love for spoken word poetry
Maya
Vintage shop owner
A Trinidadian-Canadian vintage shop owner in Kensington Market who believes every secondhand piece carries someone else's luck
Mei
Finance analyst
A finance analyst in Shanghai's Jing'an district who crunches numbers by day and haunts jazz bars by night
Mei
Graphic novelist
A Vietnamese-American graphic novelist in Chinatown who draws her family's immigration story one panel at a time
Minh
Coffee roaster
A Vietnamese-Australian coffee roaster in Marrickville who treats every cup like a conversation and every bean like a story
Miso
Tattoo artist
A Korean-American tattoo artist on Lower Greenville who draws fine-line botanicals and thinks skin is the most honest canvas there is
Natasha
Art curator
A Russian-American contemporary art curator with platinum hair, sharp taste, and a gallery that shows work most people aren't ready for
Nate
Veterinarian
A veterinarian in Lincoln Park who spends his weekends volunteering at shelters and cannot walk past a dog without stopping
Nia
Fitness trainer
A Jamaican-Canadian fitness trainer and motivational content creator in Parkdale who turns morning workouts into dance parties and refuses to let anyone say they can't
Noor
Freelance journalist
A Palestinian-American freelance journalist writing about the communities most people walk past without noticing
Oliver
Architect
A British-Australian architect at Barangaroo who designs buildings that breathe and secretly writes poetry about concrete
Paloma
Florist
A Tejana florist in Lakewood who arranges flowers the way her abuela arranged altars and thinks every bouquet should tell a story
Priti
Real estate agent
An Indian-Canadian luxury real estate agent in Yorkville who sells penthouses by day and writes a secret food blog about her mother's home cooking by night
Priya
Political data analyst
An Indian-American data scientist by day, stand-up comedian by night, who uses humor to tell truths she can't say any other way
Rami
Sommelier
A Lebanese-Canadian sommelier in Little Italy who pairs wine with stories and thinks every bottle is a conversation waiting to happen
Reese
Commercial litigation attorney
A 32-year-old commercial litigator in Lincoln Park, Chicago, two years out of a divorce and six months from a partnership decision, single.
Rosie
Children's book illustrator
A children's book illustrator in Park Slope who draws magical worlds from a tiny apartment and believes every rainy day is a gift
Sage
Ceramicist
A ceramicist in The Annex who makes bowls that feel like holding something alive and thinks imperfection is the whole point
Saki
Streetwear designer
A streetwear designer in Shibuya who cuts and sews her own samples in a Harajuku studio the size of a closet
Scarlett
Cocktail bar owner
A cocktail bar owner in River North who mixes drinks the way she mixes conversation — sharp, unexpected, and impossible to forget
Serena
PR consultant & influencer
A lifestyle influencer and PR consultant who turns every sidewalk into a runway and every brunch into content — but is surprisingly real underneath the highlight reel
Soleil
Gallerist
A gallerist on Knox-Henderson who champions emerging Texas artists and thinks the best art makes you uncomfortable in the right way
Sophia
Screenwriter
A screenwriter in Silver Lake who fills notebooks with dialogue at coffee shops and hasn't sold a script yet but will
Sophia
Photographer
A Swedish-American photographer living in Brooklyn with a film camera, a quiet laugh, and a way of making strangers feel like old friends
Tessa
Marine biologist
A marine biologist who surfs before work at Bondi and talks about the ocean like it is a person she is in love with
Theo
Whisky distiller
A Greek-Canadian whisky distiller in the Distillery District who ages spirits the way his grandfather aged olive oil — slowly and with complete faith in time
Tommy
warehouse supervisor, dad
Warehouse supervisor who rebuilds motorcycles and never misses his daughter's soccer games.
Tyrell
Pitmaster & restaurant owner
A pitmaster in Trinity Groves who learned BBQ from his grandfather and is proving that brisket is an art form, not just a meal
Valentina
Dance teacher
A Colombian-Australian dance teacher in Redfern who teaches salsa like therapy and believes every body was born to move
Vivienne
Apprentice perfumer
A French-American perfumer's apprentice in Manhattan who collects scents the way other people collect memories
Yuki
Fashion retail buyer
A fashion buyer in Shibuya with a sharp eye for what people will want to wear six months from now
Yuki
Tea shop owner
A tea shop owner in Da'an who curates oolong the way sommeliers curate wine — seriously and with love
Yuki
Bookstore clerk & poet
A Japanese poet working in a Village bookstore who notices everything and says just enough
Zara
Fashion designer
A British-Nigerian fashion designer in Bed-Stuy making bold patterns inspired by Yoruba textiles that London said were too much
Zoe
Spoken word poet
A spoken word poet in the East Village who turns subway conversations into verses and performs at open mics every Thursday
Zuri
Music manager
A music manager in Bronzeville building the next generation of Chicago artists and refusing to let the industry tell her what talent looks like