PEOPLE OF HOUSTON | february 2011

February 1, 2012


MARIE EARTHMAN
age: 32
sign: Sagittarius
origin: Houston
occupation: Jewelry Designer
•Where is your favorite place to shop? Target! Where else can you get Missoni and laundry detergent at the same store?
•What is the worst fashion trend you loved?
“Plastic” shorts. They were so comfortable though! I still have some that I wear on laundry day. Maybe other days too.
•If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would buy? Men’s Cartier Roadster watch.
•What’s your signature scent?
Quelques Fleur. I’ve worn it since high school.


RODNEY FLORES
age: 32
sign: Sagittarius
origin: Mission, Texas
occupation: Graphic Designer at Axiom

shot at The Museum of Printing History

•Where is your favorite place to shop?
Various sneaker shops around town.
•What’s your favorite trend? Chambray utility shirts.
•How would you describe your style? Sneakers with everything.
•What’s your favorite room in your house?
Any room with a TV in it is a friend of mine.


MEERA NAEHR
age: 37
sign: Virgo
origin: South Indian by heritage, German by birth, and transplanted Houstonian since 1981
occupation: Owner of Mom Corps Houston, a staffing firm that specializes in flexible employment for professionals
•What is the worst fashion trend you loved? Big, big Texas hair.
•If you could meet a celebrity, who would it be? Stephen Colbert.
•Where is your favorite place to hang out? The Tasting Room.
•What was the best concert you ever attended?
Not the best, but the most memorable: My first concert was MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice, with En Vogue.

Photography by
Anthony Rathbun

Filed Under: People of Houston

PROFILE | february 2012

January 24, 2012

viviana coles
HOUSTON RELATIONSHIP THERAPY

Viviana A. Coles is a sex therapist. Now, stop the images and thoughts that immediately start going through your mind and replace them with these facts: She’s married to her husband Bobby, has two young children, is 30 years old and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. She’s earned both Master’s and Doctoral degrees in marriage and family therapy at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and received certification in sex therapy at the Florida Post-Graduate Sex Therapy Institute in Palm Beach, Florida. She is the director and lead psychotherapist at Houston Relationship Therapy, PLLC. Sounds a lot more professional than what you originally thought, right?

What is sex therapy?
Sex therapy is mainly about creating intimacy, the physical as well as the emotional parts. When things aren’t going well intimately, it can really cause problems, lead to divorce, feelings of separation and when couples are able to work things out, it’s wonderful. My clients come to me to rebuild a healthy intimacy.

How did you decide to become a
sex therapist?
Well, for some reason while I was growing up, people used to come to me for advice. I naturally gravitated towards a career where I could be valuable in that. I began to study marriage and family therapy. Sex therapy began as a supplement to my marriage and family practice; and from the time I got trained and began to talk about the value and importance of sex therapy, it’s grown and is now the primary focus of my practice.

What is the reaction most people have to your being a sex therapist?
Well, sometimes there’s giggling, but really people are less and less bogged down by the stigma of going to sex therapy now. I have couples that are both young and old but the goals are the same: to have things “work” in the bedroom. I still get some confused looks, people that think there may be a “hands on” approach, which there’s not (that’s a sex surrogate) but for the most part sex therapy has become much more mainstream and less taboo than in the past.
There’s also this misconception that sex therapists must have this great sex life and everything is always perfect and that’s just not accurate. I’m just like everyone else. It’s just that as someone with professional experience and training I don’t let issues interfere and I tend to deal with things faster and more upfront than most.

How does sex therapy really work?
First it’s either a couples issue, meaning they’re addressing their concerns together, or it’s an individual issue. Is it me or us? If it’s individual, then maybe it’s a woman experiencing pain with intercourse, lack of sensation or interest. When it’s a couple, it’s more what works well, what doesn’t, one party wants to do/try something and the other is unwilling, are there financial issues, family issues, etc., that are affecting sex life & intimacy. If everything else is going well in life, then it’s usually a physical issue. When there are other issues, they manifest themselves and cause problems in the bedroom that we can work on.

What’s the typical male issue and
female issue?
With women it’s far more often about low sexual desire. They are just not interested in sex anymore. For men, it’s erectile dysfunction.

What are the challenges?
I appreciate hearing things that I haven’t heard before. There are definitely times where I hear things and think “oh, that’s different” but that’s OK. If the individual is happy with it, their partner is happy with it, then it may not be for me, but who’s to say that it may not be good for them. There’s all sort of fetishes out there. Everyone has a club or a type. I may not want to join all of them, but there is something for everyone and it’s not for me to judge. At the heart of everything is the intimacy and “is it working” realities of any relationship.

I don’t push preferences or my own feelings because I’m not the one who has to go home and do them. It’s not about me. Sexuality does have to do with good sex. There is a notion that as a woman I’ll see things from a certain perspective but I really look at things from both partner’s sides and how they can both get what they want out of their relationship and feel good about it.

What advice would you give to couples?
More premarital counseling and therapy! So many issues could be avoided if couples got out ahead of issues. I started a 10-step course to address this as communication, openness. It covers finances, sexuality and spirituality. The most important message I’m trying to get out is how vital premarital counseling is. It’s a lot cheaper than divorce!

Greg Scheinman is an Associate at Insgroup Inc., the 4th largest independent insurance agency in Houston. Greg also plays host to some of Houston’s most influential CEOs, entrepreneurs and risk-takers on his PBS television talk show, Profile with Greg Scheinman, which airs Thursdays at 10:30pm on Houston PBS Ch.8 (gscheinman@insgroup.net).

Photography by Jill Hunter

Filed Under: Profile

PEOPLE OF HOUSTON | january 2011

December 31, 2011

MINIE SINGH

age: 24
sign: Virgo
origin: Indian
occupation: Software Consultant/BollyAerobics Instructor
•Where is you favorite place to shop? Betsey Johnson.
•What’s your favorite trend? Lace.
•What’s the most memorable thing you’ve done in Houston?
Met the love of my life.
•What’s in your closet that you just can’t let go of?
Hello Kitty lunch box.

STEPHEN LEWIS

age: 42
sign: Aquarius
origin: Spring, TX
occupation: Financial Advisor and Wine Maker
•Where is you favorite place to shop?
HEB, I can hang out there for hours.
•What’s your favorite trend? More Texans drinking more wine.
•What celebrity would you like to get style tips from?
Cary Grant.
•What is one thing you can’t live without? My faith in God.

JUDDETH MORGAHN MILLER

age: 23           
sign: Aquarius
origin: Born and raised Houstonian
•If you could only wear one cosmetic product, what
would it be? AHH! The horror! Haha. Mascara. Eyes are the windows
to the soul. The least we can do is dress them up, right?
•What celebrity would you like to get style tips from?
Rihanna. She’s so free in what she wears. I love that.
•What’’s in your closet that you just can’t let go of?
My favorite pair of gold Steve Madden peep-toe baby heels.
They chic-up everything.
•Would you rather cook, dine out or get takeout?
Cook! I’m all about the social life, but I love to cook for my friends
and family.

Photography by Anthony Rathbun

Filed Under: People of Houston

PEOPLE OF HOUSTON | december 2011

November 30, 2011


VICTOR GARCIA
age: 49
sign: Capricon
origin: Native Texan
occupation : Senior Client Advisor at Momentum BMW West

• If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would buy?
College education for my two sons, Mitchell (15) & Kendall (13).
• Who is your favorite musician? Tony Bennett.
• What celebrity would you like to get style tips from?
David Beckham.
• What’s your favorite keepsake?
I have my grandfather’s favorite shotgun…first fired it when I was 8 years old.


JONATHAN LUKE
age: 34
sign: Virgo
origin: Raised in Houston area; 1/2 Czech and 1/2 Sicilian
occupation: Hairdresser at Sensia Studio, Music Artist, Actor, Video Editor

•If you could meet a celebrity, who would it be? Snoop Dog.
•What is one thing you can’t live without?
Self-dignity and raw organic grass-fed beef.
•What do you do in your spare time? Write music and video editing.
•What’s in your closet that you just can’t let go of? Uggs.


STEPHANIE PAGE
age: 30           
sign: Gemini
origin: Houston, TX
occupation: Buyer/Costume Jewelry Designer/style blogger
•If you could only wear one cosmetic product, what
would it be? Sunscreen.
•How do you stay in shape?
Yoga and booty camps from Mod Your Body fitness.
•What’s your favorite souvenir?  
I mail myself postcards from every trip with a reminder of a special moment
that occurred there. Each one is dear to me.
•What was your most embarrassing moment?  
I fell down the stairs my first day of high school.  I’m pretty sure I flashed some
people my white Hanes.

Filed Under: People of Houston

PEOPLE OF HOUSTON | november 2011

November 1, 2011

REGINALD CHARLES ADAMS
age: 39
sign: Virgo
origin: Africa
occupation: CEO/Artist
•Where is you favorite place to shop? Value Village.
•If you could meet a celebrity, who would it be? Bob Marley.
•What is one thing you can’t live without? Art.
•Where is your favorite place to hang out? Americas River Oaks.
•What the most memorable thing you’ve done in Houston? Skydive.


VIRUCY DELGADO-GIAMBI
age: 50
sign: Gemini
origin: Cuban
occupation: Artist/Master Instructor
•What’s your favorite souvenir? In 1998 I brought soil from my homes in Cuba.
•Would you rather cook, dine out or get takeout? Hands down! I cook!
•What do you do in your spare time? Landscaping.
•Where is your favorite place to shop? The Home Depot. I am a do-it-yourselfer…..what can I say!


STEPHEN BOWER
age: 23           
sign: Aquarius
origin: Houston, TX
occupation: Corporate Lead Trainer for FREEB!RDS WORLD BURRITO
•Where is you favorite place to shop? 1/4 Price Books.
•What’s your favorite trend? Vinyl record’s comeback.
•Who is your favorite musician? Lennon/McCartney combo.
•What was the best concert you ever attended? Maryland Death Fest 2009 in Baltimore.
•What kind of pet do you have? 2-year-old German Shepherd/Border Collie mix.

Photography by Anthony Rathbun

Filed Under: People of Houston

PEOPLE OF HOUSTON | october 2011

September 30, 2011

MARTITA GARDNER-ANOPOL
age: 57
sign: Virgo
origin: NY, NY
occupation: Yoga Pioneer & Educator / Entrepreneur Founder, Yoga 4 Kids, LLC/ Founder, Kingwood Yoga & Wellness Center/ Founder, Yoga In School/ Founder, Yoga 4 Corporate America
•What’s your favorite trend? Scarves.
•If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would buy? Yoga Mats for all of the Students & Teachers in HISD.
•Where is your favorite place to hang out? On my rope wall.
•What kind of pet do you have? 2 koi & 12 goldfish.
•What celebrity would you like to get style tips from? Diane Keaton.

SCOTT OPHEIM
age: 45
sign: Leo
origin: Montana
occupation: Director of IS and Social Media
•What is the best concert you ever attended?
Kyle Minogue at the Hollywood Bowl.
•Where do you plan to go on your next vacation?
Peter Island in British Virgin Islands.
•What’s your favorite trend?
Blue Jeans with a Sport Coat. It’s a comfortable but polished look.
•If you could meet a celebrity, who would it be?
Sean Connery or Warren Buffett

DOUG SANDERS
age: 34           
sign: Sagittarius
origin: Houston, TX
occupation: Professional/Momentum Volkswagen
•What is your most embarrassing moment? I was on stage at a big venue, opening up for one of my heroes and I started singing a song in the wrong key…hard to recover after that and nowhere to run with 1,500 people staring at you.
•Where do you like to hang out?
Any pub with a dartboard and good jukebox.
•What is your style?
Hip, but always with a hint of something old school or classic.

Photography by Anthony Rathbun

Filed Under: People of Houston

Queen of Jewelry

August 30, 2011

“Clothes and jewelry should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes you want to know more about them. To me that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers.” Alexander McQueen

 

 

 

That statement from fashion icon Alexander McQueen has been a beacon of motivation for fashionistas and designers since he uttered those now legendary words. As was the case for Paula Crevoshay. Recently I had the opportunity to attend a private fashion show at Neiman Marcus for some of their elite shoppers. Among the various lines of clothes that were shown off, the show stealer was clearly the Crevoshay jewels that the models were wearing down the runway.

 

 

 

Paula always had a passion for art, and like many of the great artists in history, Crevoshay’s gifts were recognized early. When she was 5, her teachers were amazed by her precocious skill and arranged for her to receive private tutelage in art; and with that encouragement, her path was set. At the tender age of 22 she embarked on a career as a professional artist after graduating with a master’s degree in Fine Art with Honors.

 

 

 

Crevoshay believes that beauty and art are essential to a happy and healthy life as beauty nourishes the soul like water replenishes the body. She feels that bringing beauty into people’s lives is both a high calling and a great privilege. Most who view her work are moved by this inspiration. She creates art with the vision that it can help bring peace and mutual understanding to the world because the appreciation of beauty transcends culture, politics and religion, and springs from our common human heritage.

 

 

 

Crevoshay jewels are cherished for their great beauty, and their superior design, materials and craftsmanship, as well as their exclusive nature as original art. They can be found in important public and private collections including those of the Smithsonian, the Carnegie, the Gemological Institute and other museums.

 

 

 

Recently Crevoshay was invited to participate in the inauguration of the new Mary Lou Whitney Decorative Arts wing at the Headley-Whitney Museum in Kentucky. A forty-piece collection entitled “Beyond Color” was created for the event. Crevoshay jewels return us to a more genteel time, when, in the words of Gary Walther, “Luxury had denoted scarcity, quality, pedigree, authenticity, and class.” Crevoshay is for the discerning shopper who thinks like Priscilla Glover: “I want something original, special, beautiful, charming, and even precious…”

 

 

 

By: Omar Mejia

 

Photos by: Omar Mejia for LASTNIGHTPICS.COM

 

 

 

Paula Crevoshay

Models, Suzie Ford & Emily Hervey of Neal Hamil showing off some of the Crevoshay Collection

Page Parkes model, Pam Green wearing a piece from the Crevoshay Collection

Neal Hamil model, Kristina Sedlock, wearing some of the Crevoshay Collection

A ring from the Crevoshay Collection

A bracelet from the Crevoshay Collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: People of Houston

002 PROFILE | march 2011

August 30, 2011


scott mcclellandPRESIDENT H-E-B HOUSTON

If I didn’t recognize Scott McClelland as the President of H-E-B from the TV commercials, he could easily be mistaken for just about any H-E-B team member. He’s dressed the same as everyone throughout the store and proudly displaying his name tag showcasing his 21 years of employment with the company.  But McClelland is in fact the President of H-E-B’s Houston Division and his leadership and influence becomes apparent the moment he begins speaking. Scott joined H-E-B in 1990 as Vice President of Operations. After transferring to corporate headquarters in San Antonio in 1991, Scott held several leadership positions for the company including Vice President of General Merchandise and Group Vice President, Drug Store. In 1995 he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing followed by being named Chief Marketing Officer in 2000. Scott’s responsibilities expanded to include Central Market in 2001, and in 2003 he moved to Houston and was named President of the division. He’s an active member of the community as a board member of the Greater Houston Partnership, Houston Food Bank and Memorial Hermann Hospital Systems. He also spearheaded Houston’s Super Bowl of Caring Food Drive, which is now the largest in the state and annually collects 3 million pounds of food for Houston’s hungry.

Where were you raised?
I was raised in Southern California. My dad was in the laundry business in Watts. I grew up pressing pants. I went to USC as well.

How did you get into the grocery business?
I worked for Frito-Lay for 10 years and during that time I’d moved 8 times. I found myself in Toronto and the next move was either to Istanbul or Delhi. A friend introduced me to Charles Butt, HEB’s founder, and I got a position in Operations.

What are some of the changes you’ve seen in the grocery business? 
For one its competition – which is good because it forces you to get better. There’s also a life cycle for ideas so there will always be change. It used to be Chinese food in grocery stores, now Sushi has become big. In fact, we sell more sushi in our stores then we do bananas or diapers.

What’s the biggest challenge you face?
Number one is ensuring that we properly train the new staff for the seven new stores that we’re opening before the end of the year and the five more we will open next year. They’re essential to our success. Additionally, we need to make sure that the existing stores from which we’ve recruited these people remain at the highest level of service.

How did you decide to appear in the H-E-B commercials?
We determined that there wasn’t a true “hometown” grocer. That’s what H-E-B really is, a hometown grocer. Sending that message to the community is important. Plus, I’m a bit of a ham and enjoy it immensely.
What do you hear most often from people who recognize you from TV?
The first thing is, “When are you going to put a store closer to me?” After that, I really get a lot of stories about experiences with H-E-B employees, which I love hearing about, and then I often get asked where to find things in the store.

What’s your management style?
Not sure it’s a style but we use a term called “No JIMS,”  No Jerks in Management. We care more about the hourly employees than Senior Management. They’re the ones on the front lines, interacting with the customers. We want our people to truly like what they do and care about what they do and how they do it.

 How do you approach the competition?
We differentiate ourselves. For instance, there’s talk about competing on price with places like Costco or Wal-Mart; well, we specifically carry different items and a wider variety of items in our stores. Wal-Mart can’t be underpriced if they don’t carry it! This way, we can match their pricing on the items that we do both carry.
What’s the biggest risk you’ve taken?
Our Kitchen Connection program. We’ve had to employ full-time chefs, build complete kitchens in our stores, and it’s a big risk, but one that I’m proud of. We use this program to talk to and teach people about new foods, products and ingredients. Curry is a great example. Many people just think they don’t like curry, but in fact haven’t actually tried it. We used curry in this program and ended up selling more curry in one week than we did the entire year before.

What’s in your grocery cart?
A lot of organic vegetables. Things like shaved brussels sprouts. Salads are such a concoction today, it’s no longer lettuce, tomato, dressing, so I’m always adding new items to salads, various proteins, curry sauces.

Greg Scheinman is an Associate at Insgroup Inc., the 4th largest independent insurance agency in Houston. Greg also plays host to some of Houston’s most influential CEOs, entrepreneurs and risk-takers on his PBS television talk show, Profile with Greg Scheinman, which airs Thursdays at 10:30pm on Houston PBS Ch.8 (gscheinman@insgroup.net). 

Photography by Gabriella Nissen

Filed Under: Profile

PEOPLE OF HOUSTON | september 2011

August 29, 2011

 

 

 

TEYA SPARKS

 

 

 

age: 36 | sign: Scorpio | origin: Houston | occupation: Life Coach

 

 

 

•Where is your favorite place to shop? Thrift stores.

 

 

 

•What’s your favorite trend? Self-expression!

 

 

 

•If you could meet a celebrity, who would it be? Hands down, Handler! Chelsea Handler. I met her in June but I want to be on her show.

 

 

 

•What IS the most memorable thing you’ve done in Houston?   Danced on stage with my best friend and War.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHRISTINE SPIRO

 

 

 

age: Old enough to know better, young enough to do it anyway. | sign: Scorpio | origin: US – Swedish, German and Syrian ancestry | occupation: Owner and Instructor, Verticality Pole Fitness

 

 

 

•Where is you favorite place to shop?   Costco or Lululemon Highland Village.

 

 

 

•If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would buy?  A pool – I’m not sure where I would put it, but that sounds really   good right now!

 

 

 

•What was your most embarrassing moment?    Breaking a couch on my birthday. •What was the best concert you ever attended?   Elton John, the Red Piano.

 

 

 

•What is the worst fashion trend you loved?  Leg warmers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIM TAYLOR

 

 

 

age: 53 | sign: Pisces | origin: New Orleans, LA | occupation: Managing Partner – Pizzitola’s Bar B Que

 

 

 

•What’s in your closet that you just can’t let go of?   A 35-year-old pair of white bucks.

 

 

 

•What IS the most memorable thing you’ve done in Houston?   Got married in 1984.

 

 

 

•If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would buy?    A home on a parade route in New Orleans.

 

 

 

•Who is your favorite musician? Louie Prima.

 

Photography by Anthony Rathbun

 

Filed Under: People of Houston

PEOPLE OF HOUSTON | august 2011

August 1, 2011

1. MARCUS WADE GILLASPIA

age 32

sign Leo

origin Black Dutch/French

occupation Owner United Alliance Sign Makers, Founder United Alliance of Givers, Board of directors EdgeWater Church

•What’s your favorite trend? Wristbands that have a legit cause.
•What was your most embarrassing moment?   The photo shoot for this interview in front of my employees.
•How would you describe your style?   Surfing redneck that lives in the big city?!?!

•Would you rather cook, dine out or get takeout?  Cook, then dine out for dessert.

•What the most memorable thing you’ve done in Houston?Open a business.

2. MIA TRIYANI-KOOB

age 25

sign Libra
origin Jakarta, Indonesia
occupation Lead Admin at Robert Half International

 

•If you could meet a celebrity, who would it be?   At the moment, meeting Bradley Cooper would be nice.

•Where would you like a vacation home? Bali, Indonesia.

•What’s your signature scent? Gucci Envy Me.

•What’S the most memorable thing you’ve done in Houston?   Helping out Hurricane Katrina victims at the Houston Astrodome in 2005.

3. KIMBERLY JAMES

age 43

sign Aries
origin Shaker Heights, Ohio
occupation Licensed Psychologist and Owner of K. James Psychological & Consulting Services, www.dr-kimberlyjames.com
 

 

•What’s your favorite trend? More people starting their own businesses

•What do you do in your spare time? Live music shows, hang out with friends, car shows & walking at Memorial Park.
•What celebrity would you like to get style tips from? Tim Gunn.
•What’s your favorite room in your house?   My closet because that’s where the shoes are!
Photography by Anthony Rathbun
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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