Meet Adriana Leos | Chief Creative Officer | Web Designer + Social Media Strategist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Adriana Leos and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Adriana, how does your business help the community?
At vznayres, we are a boutique digital marketing agency founded by two best friends who are passionate about helping diverse businesses establish a remarkable online presence with brilliance and balance.

We help to empower other businesses flourish in the digital realm.

Whether it means redesigning a website for more conversions and easier lead capture, or consulting with business owners/entrepreneurs one-on-one to redefine how they do business online. (including social media), we’re all about helping people engage in the internet authentically, healthily, and intentionally.

What should our readers know about your business?
We are a women owned, SWaM Certified, digital marketing agency who are incredibly passionate about helping others succeed. We intentionally support visibility; together we design, execute, and institute the co-creation of healthy digital environments for businesses that serve humanity.

Our vision is to usher in a new era of online business that prioritizes balance, human wellness, and ethics through our teaching and services.

I am most proud of the fact that we are two best friends who had enough passion, perseverance and determination to start something on our own while knowing little about how to do it or how to navigate the way. I am beyond excited to see what the future has in store for us.

How did we get here? Through a ton of trial-and-error, patience, and consistency. It hasn’t been easy as we’ve made mistakes along the way and have had to make several sacrifices, including taking major pay cuts, having no stable income (moving back home with my mom), and no guarantees.

We’ve learned a lot – mostly that if you believe in something enough, keep going. Don’t look at your “problems” as roadblocks – instead, they are challenges; ways to push you to think differently and see new ideas and perspectives that you more than likely wouldn’t have considered before. They will push you from your comfort zone – but you have to remember that real growth happens outside of your comfort zone.

It will be hard and there will be days when you want to quit or throw in the towel, but most importantly, never quit on a bad day.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Day 1:

Morning: Explore Deep Ellum for the shops and restaurants and maybe get a tattoo from Carl at Elm Street Tattoo;)

Afternoon: Grab some lunch somewhere in Deep Ellum (possibly Pecan Lodge since its famous for its BBQ) – for my bff, not so much myself as I’m a vegetarian:) or Elm & Good (one of my favorites)

Evening: Have dinner in the Trinity Groves area

Day 2:

Morning: Start the day at the DMA for art from various periods and cultures

Afternoon: Walk around Klyde Warren Park and hit up some food trucks

Evening: Dinner at Haywire off Mckinney in Uptown

Day 3:

Morning: Grab breakfast, coffee/tea from the Exchange food hall; spend some time walking around downtown area; check out the ATT District

Afternoon: grab some lunch at the Adolphus

Evening: Catch a show at the AT&T Performing Arts Center

Day 4:

Morning: Explore lower and upper Greenville; check out my childhood home (off Ross Ave & Prairie St), grab breakfast at Company Café (a personal fave)

Afternoon: Head over to North Park for shopping and a wine-tasting at Eataly

Evening: Head to Deep Ellum for live music (or the Granada)

Day 5:

Morning: Breakfast at Oddfellows in Bishop Arts (personal fave)

Afternoon: get an 80-minute massage at the NOW

Evening: See a show at House of Blues or South Side

Day 6:

Morning: Grab breakfast at Glorias on Greenville then take a stroll through the Dallas Farmers Market

Afternoon: Explore the Dallas Arts District; check out the Nasher Sculpture Center or the Crow Museum

Evening: Dinner at Meddlesome Moth (personal fave)

Day 7:

Morning: Grab breakfast at Glorias on Greenville then drive to Ft. Worth to take a day trip and explore the Fort Worth Stockyards

Afternoon: Visit the Kimbell Art Museum

Evening: End the week with a dinner at Reunion Tower, to show the panoramic views of Dallas

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I want to shout out my business partner, Hannah Polan, who I would not be here if it wasn’t for her, and who had the idea to start our own business in the first place. This woman is strong, determined and moves with so much passion in her heart – if it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t be able to have the opportunity to pour into others every single day.

Website: www.vznayres.com

Instagram: @vznayres

Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/vznayres

Twitter: @vznayres

Facebook: @vznayres

Youtube: @vznayres

Other: TikTok: @vznayres

Image Credits
Gary Carter, Zahreh Barry, Women in Ripple