2012 Year in Review: Best Entrepreneurs

It is a known fact that entrepreneurs make the world go round. Without them there would be a lack of passion, individuality and dedication to making the small things great and grand. It is always an honor to honor entrepreneurs and Examiner.com is honoring its Best Entrepreneurs for 2012.

Fashion
Karen Michelle is a remarkable woman who embodies fashion. With her annual Celebrity Fashion Experience Fashion Shows Dallas’ elite is able to enjoy high fashion from designers like Linda Rowe Thomas and Karen Michelle herself. She not only produces quality high end fashion shows through her company Front House Management but she also has her own swimwear line, Key Resort. Be on the lookout for Karen Michelle in 2013.

Elizabeth “Lizzy’ Maina is a true fashionista. This young woman knows about individuality and owning it with grace and sophistication. She has worked with some of Dallas’ best fashion designers, photographers and producers to create looks that make well noted fashion stylists jealous. Lizzy is the truth and her style is above the grade.

Beauty and Hair
This next entrepreneur literally goes around the DFW beating people’s face up! Riska "Lady Lashes" Crowder is the premier makeup artist and lash extension professional in the area. Riska’s bubbly personality and soft voice literally turns frowns upside down. She is the best at what she does and her love for it is like no other.

Cutting hair has never been so easy and Ryan "Tha Barber" Fox is one of the best barbers in Fort Worth. Fox’s attention to detail and giving the best cut known garners him attention from some of the area’s finest gentlemen.

Efrain Villa is a top notch master of hair and beauty. Not only does he do an outstanding job with makeup he is also a master hairstylist. Efrain will whip your hair and make you look like an overnight celebrity.

Baker
Cake anyone? Well if you are hankering custom design cakes then Porsha "Cake Diva" Kimble is your only choice. With her couture cakes, her clients feel like a celebrity. She has been featured on TLC but her notoriety in Dallas is unshakable. She has a love and passion for baking. Just think it and she is already creating it.

Photography
Smile for the camera. If you need some great photography works then Adam "AJ" Jefferson is the best person to do it. He has an eye for detail and bringing out the best in any photo setting. And he can shoot anything you think of including weddings, events and parties.

Graphic Designs
If logos were pieces of gold, then Eric Bettis would be the wealthiest man in the world. Talk about being able to design what you think before you think of it. Bettis is part owner of The BLI Group LLC but he started out as an entrepreneur whose love for design allowed him to make waves in the design community and beyond.

Professional Concierge
Organization, event planning, marketing and a host of other services makes Keokuk Domingo a hardworking entrepreneur. While she is the head of Gifted Errand Runners she is still an entrepreneur striving for excellence and delivering the best services to meet and exceed the needs of her clients. She caters to the needs of her clients through personal concierge services and so much more.

Caterer
Eating is a way to a man’s heart and woman and child and Chanelle Watson, Chanelle's Heavenly Treasures certainly understands how to get to people’s goodness through her culinary skills. Watson is a master chef who also bakes homemade goodies and carves the best fruit sculptures around. If you want to sample her menu then hit her up.

Tax Consultant
Tamara Starks is a noted entrepreneur around Dallas and Fort Worth. Not only does she own a resale consignment store but she is also a hair broker, jewelry designer and seller and a tax consultant at 1st Choice Tax Services who owns an enterprising tax services business. And she is not even over 30 years old. Starks has a passion for all things great and definitely has the magic touch to prove it.

Passion Coach
If you are not doing what you were designed to do then you are not living. These are the words that Passion Coach Brandy Adamson shares with her clients. Brandy pours out her heart to each of her clients and takes varying approaches to make sure they live their life by design not default.

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