Antonio Musse was a shy, reserved child but at 27-years-old, he picked up the saxophone and today, his sultry, soulful music can be heard at venues all over southeastern Michigan. “I grew up on R&B and rap music,” he said. “When I was in high school, I’d walk by the music class and I’d think, ‘What a bunch of nerds.’ I had no idea how beautiful other music was. But I started paying attention and I realized that I really liked the saxophone sound. Now, I’m the nerd.” According

Restaurateur, tech founder and entrepreneur Beth Hussey tapped her decades of restaurant industry experience to not only become a successful restaurant owner but to also launch two thriving problem-solving apps. Hussey grew up as the youngest of seven in the unincorporated community of Union Lake and attended high school in Phoenix, Arizona. She worked in her family’s steakhouse where her love of training staff was sparked. Interestingly, she said that all but one sibling sti

Cyber attacks are happening at an alarming rate to businesses, with reports from the Michigan State Police indicating that already in 2026, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and ransomware activity are a significant cause of financial loss. As a business owner and tech end user, Kelly Siegel was facing these potential hacks, attacks and ransom requests against his own IT company – and decided to do something about it. “National Technology Management (NTM) evolved out of a need

As if lifted from a “My Most Unforgettable Character” series, Detroit Country Day School teacher Beverly Hannett-Price is just that to students she has had the honor of teaching at the school for the last 33 years. The passionate English teacher has been a groundbreaker and left an indelible mark on both her students and the educational community since beginning her teaching profession in Albion, Michigan, nearly 68 years ago. Her lifelong achievements that broke the glass ce

Ava Pruden is an award-winning swimmer who was diagnosed with significant hearing loss as an infant, but that has never stopped her determination to succeed. “I wasn’t born with hearing loss. I actually passed my newborn screening,” she said. “They discovered (I had hearing loss) when I was two months old.” Pruden, a 17-year-old junior at Seaholm High School in Birmingham, was first introduced to swimming as a young child. “My mom put me and my brother on the swim team,” she

Bloomfield Hills native Anna Ansari’s interest in Asian culture was sparked at an early age growing up as an Iranian American. Her fascinating journey evolved into a career as a writer focusing on the Asian continent, the immigrant experience and “the intersection of food, family and history.” “My father is originally from Iran, and my mother is from Michigan. They met at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Monroe where he was a doctor and she was a nurse,” she explained. Her recently

Kanata Richardson made Bloomfield Hills High School history by becoming the first female wrestler to not only complete in Michigan High School Athletic Association’s (MHSAA) finals, but doing so two years in a row, earning first prize in her weight class last year. The champion wrestler aspires to repeat the same success this season at MHSAA’s state finals on March 6-7 at Detroit’s Ford Field. Her 18th birthday is on the first day of the competition, so she hopes that it wil

Long time Bloomfield Hills resident Jeff Davison is a Birmingham entrepreneur and a longtime thespian at St. Dunstan’s Theatre. “I first joined St. Dunstan’s in 1999. I had a friend who was a member there,” he said. “I wanted to be a part of ”La Cage Aux Folles,” and you had to be a member to audition.” The production, “La Cage Au Folles,” is better known as the 1996 hit movie, “The Bird Cage.” “In the movie, I played the maid,” he said. After that experience, Davison was hoo

From an early age, Marie Schmidt, author and illustrator of Eddy’s Day Out: An Exploratory Tale at the Detroit Institute of Arts, has had a passion for the arts. “I loved drawing as a child,” she said. “My parents enrolled me in art classes when I was young. That helped foster my love of art. I loved reading as well. My mom used to read the Laura Ingalls (Wilder) series to me. Charlotte’s Web was one of my favorite books.” Schmidt, who is also a preschool teacher, first visi

International glass artist Andrew Madvin was inspired to pursue a creative career as a junior at Groves High School when he took an elective metals and jewelry class. “I loved the work, the creating and the hands-on designing,” he said, adding, “I didn’t grow up in a family of artists, so this was a new path for me.” For the remainder of high school, Madvin took as many related classes as possible and won several Scholastic Awards. With a teacher’s urging, he took an Art 101