Meet Marco McCottry, he’s Uber Austin’s general manager who is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Uber Austin has over 10,000 drivers and the company continues to grow and improve. Not only is Uber a ride share application, but it also spends much of its time giving back to the community. McCottry has been calling Austin his home ever since Uber first officially came to Austin. “So I’ve been here for a year. I started back in August of 2014, I moved…
There is nothing in this world that will stop Jamie Schanbaum. In 2008 she was diagnosed with meningitis, in 2009 she learned how to walk with her prosthetics, in 2010 she got on a bike for her first time, and by 2011 she was an internationally acclaimed cyclist. She has accomplished more than some will ever achieve in a lifetime. “I got meningitis a month after turning 20” explains Schanbaum. She was hanging out at a friends’ house the night…
Wife, mother, sister, philanthropist, and now Catherine Stiles can add Bloody Mary extraordinaire to the list. Stiles has created Barbecue Wife, a “junk free”, gluten-free, vegetarian-friendly Bloody Mary mix that will make your mouth water the moment you see the attractive bottle. Her husband Shane opened up Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew, a craft style barbecue restaurant here in Austin, almost four years ago. Their signature barbecue sauce is identified as a Central Texas style of sauce. “In Central Texas…