Kristina Modares
Co-founder of Open House Austin, a woman-owned real estate brokerage with an East Austin office/community space hosting women's events (girl hangouts, homebuyer workshops, night markets).
Women
The women making Austin interesting.
Emily Sternfeld
Psychic medium, somatic energy healer, and spiritual guide offering embodiment coaching, soul work (mediumship + Akashic Records), intuitive energy healing, Reiki, intuitive massage, and sound healing; also a ceremonial guide and space holder.
Nicole Parish
International psychic medium based in Austin offering private 1:1 readings (in-person and Zoom), a free monthly Intuitive Development Circle, and themed psychic group readings; 50+ years bridging the spirit realm; specialties include medical intuition and entity clearing.
Shondi Lashell
Founder/operator of Studio 103, a creative wellness hub blending yoga, dance, community events; leads Restorative Yoga/Sound Bath sessions and dance/choreography/burlesque classes.
Get Crafty ATX
Vietnamese-American children's book author and illustrator who runs themed craft workshops (watercolor, clay, jewelry), often based on animated films, at breweries and libraries.
Iesha Williams
Her Social Haus — women-focused supper/gathering brand ('Beautiful Experiences. Intentional Connection.')
Ashley Mitchell
Runs the Austin Feel Good Market pop-up series (5 years, 76 events) and owns Ash Roc Candle, a handmade soy-candle and vegan bath/body line made in Austin.
ATX Thrift Society
First-generation Latina who hosts mostly free thrifting meetups and a party-bus tour of vintage and secondhand shops.
Kristin Jacobson
Owner/manager of a recurring market that rotates through Austin venues and features local makers.
Snowy Rodeo
Psychic medium, tarot reader, and yoga/sound practitioner; private readings, psychic yoga, sound healing, and women's circles.
Barista Friend
SCA-authorized coffee trainer and Fresh Cup writer who teaches home-barista and latte-art classes and hosts The Barista Friend Podcast.
Bella Banda
5th Street Vintage Market — creator of the monthly vintage market at the Austin Visitor Center
Austin Women's Boxing Club
Former amateur boxer who has run a women's boxing gym since 2007.
Stacy Vu
Cedar Park maker who started at her kitchen table (Voyage Austin). Handcrafted leather journals with charm-bar personalization; leather 'journal bar' pop-ups where customers build and personalize A5 trifold journals; teaches beginner-friendly journal-making workshops.
The Alchemist's Workshop by Ajna & Co. — Make your own A5 leather journal
AJ Garcia-Rameau
Executive Artistic Director and founder of Ventana Ballet, Austin's professional contemporary ballet company (founded 2018), and partner owner of First Street Studio, an accessible Austin performance/rehearsal venue home to 75+ Austin performing-arts companies.
Laura (Laura Audrey Custom Cookies)
Cottage bakery in Round Rock (north Austin) making custom cookies. Teaches Cookie Decorating 101 workshops (themed sessions like 'Apple Picking' and 'Spooky Halloween') at Make at Rosie; co-hosts Sips & Sweets cookie + mixology events with Grapes & Rye in Hutto. | Round Rock (north Austin) cottage home bakery making custom royal-icing sugar cookies; runs beginner cookie decorating classes at Make at Rosie (spooky Halloween, spring garden, sweet charcuterie themes).
Clairissa Simmons
Printmaker-turned-fiber-artist teaching hands-on craft workshops: Furoshiki Bag & Matching Polymer Clay Hairpin Workshop and Polymer Clay 101: Earrings Workshop. Creates handmade jewelry; childhood clay artist from Kavarna, Bulgaria; Fine Arts + Education degree.