Georges Schemagin grew up in Plano, Texas. His social responsibility came into effect in high school when he started participating in charity bike rides. He moved to Austin, Texas to attend the University of Texas in 1996 where he graduated with a degree in Government. In 2004, he started volunteering with the Susan G. Komen Foundation. In 2005 he received his MBA from St. Edward’s University. During this time he became extremely interested and dedicated to photography. His hobby helped him become well-known throughout the service industry, being hired to photograph bar events and parties. He founded Mr-Photographer.com and Greenteephoto.com, works as the Austin staff photographer for Envy magazine, and continues to be the service industry’s leading man in photography.

Erica Zelenak grew up in El Paso, Texas. It was her 11th grade English class that helped her realize the meaning of life is to give back. She believes that the future generations of the world can not progress to its fullest potential without care and giving. She went on to study English and Philosophy with an emphasis on secondary education at Texas State University. She paid her way through school by working in various bars downtown Austin, Texas. It was while she was working in the service industry, in 2006, that she met Georges Schemagin. Upon graduating in 2007, she realized that she wanted to look for career opportunities within the non-profit sector.