Network with Women Entrepreneurs in Houston, TX: memorial/spring branchConnecting with other business owners and entrepreneurs in your area is one of the best and quickest ways to grow your business and clientele. Women’s Council of Entrepreneurs not only offers a nationwide reach of smart, successful women entrepreneurs, but we also have Local Chapters so that you can strengthen your relationships and build trust. In our Houston, Texas: Energy Corridor Chapter you can connect with women entrepreneurs who lift each other up and put their community first. Look at our Upcoming Events to find the next Coffee & Connections event in Houston, Texas: Memorial/Spring Branch! This chapter meets every month. Chapter Sponsored by: Meet the Houston, Texas: Memorial/spring branch Local Leaders |
WCE's Houston, Texas: Memorial/Spring Branch Chapter Local Leader Sarah Conn-Gassman
of Sarah Gassman Photography, LLC
A little a bout Sarah:
Hi, everyone! I am the owner of Sarah Gassman Photography, LLC. I am also a wife and a mom to two awesome kids. Spending time with my family brings me joy and is my top priority. After recovering from a rough first few months as a mother, it became my mission is to support women, especially mothers, in a way that helps create meaningful, lasting memories and reduce stress when possible. As an award-winning, full-service portrait photographer, I help women look and feel their best in front of the camera without worrying about all the details of preparing for a photo session. My niches include maternity, newborn, family, and headshot/branding photo sessions. My goal for each session is to bring a clients’ personality into the photos to help them share their story.
Fun Facts about me: I am a former high school and college math teacher. I like to spend “me time” practicing yoga and also enjoy bird watching (really photographing birds and other wildlife) with my extended family.
WCE's Houston, Texas: Memorial/Spring Branch Chapter Local Leader Sarah McDonner of ECHO Orchestra:
A little about Sarah:
Sarah McDonner is the founder and Executive Director of ECHO Orchestra. ECHO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization housed in the Energy Corridor District in West Houston. Sarah's family moved to West Houston/ Energy Corridor area in 1992. She attended Barbara Bush Elementary, Paul Revere MS, and Westside HS. So, West Houston is truly Sarah's home. She also holds a B.A. in Music Performance from Denison University, Granville, OH and in 2010 she graduated with her M.M. in Flute Performance from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. She moved back to Houston in 2011 where she started her own flute studio. Then in 2013 Sarah and her husband (who was just her boyfriend at the time) started a product business called Yutumi where they manufactured, produced, and sold an all-natural bug repellent skin care line that was sold to HEB, Central Market, and on Amazon. This business was closed in 2020, but so much was learned from this startup. Now Sarah focuses her entrepreneurial energy on ECHO Orchestra, which is now in it's 10th Anniversary Season. Sarah and her husband, Ryan, live in the Energy Corridor area with their two kids and two cats.
