A Recap of the February Houston City Beat Mixer
The energy in the room was electric this February as the Houston City Beat Community Connectors gathered for our monthly Mixer and Business Meeting. It wasn’t just another networking event; it was a masterclass in mutual support and professional growth, filled with the kind of people who make Houston’s business scene truly thrive.
Heartfelt Stories from Our Connectors
We kicked things off by hearing directly from our Community Connectors. Instead of the standard “elevator pitch,” our members shared personal stories of impact. It was inspiring to hear exactly how these leaders have stepped up to help others in the community over the last month. These stories serve as a powerful reminder that behind every great business is a person dedicated to making a difference.
Capturing the Moment
A huge thank you to Community Connector Scott Holleman with Bayou City Photography for capturing the spirit and energy of this month’s meeting!
Scott’s incredible eye for detail truly brings the Houston City Beat community to life. Whether it was the laughter during the networking hour or the intense focus during the mastermind – Scott caught it all. You’ll find Scott’s contact information in the Community Connectors spotlighted below…so keep reading.
Check out the event gallery link to see who was there, courtesy of Bayou City Photography: [Link to Photo Gallery/Folder].
Masterminding Success with Arthur Hopkins
We were thrilled to have Arthur Hopkins – Your Enthusiastic Advocate – lead the room through a mini-business mastermind session. The atmosphere shifted from social to strategic as three brave attendees stepped up to share current challenges they are facing.
Using a structured approach, Arthur guided us through the Six Pillars of Business:
Marketing
Sales
Operations
Finance
Teams
Self-Mastery
The collective brainpower in the room was on full display as peers offered real-world solutions and fresh perspectives to help these businesses level up. You’ll find Arthur’s contact information in the Community Connectors spotlighted below…so keep reading.
Power, Passion, Purpose -- and the Rodeo!
We also had the pleasure of hearing from our Non-Profit partner, Tish Dolby of Power-Passion-Purpose.
The big news? Houston City Beat is officially participating in the Reliant Rodeo Cook-off! We’ve selected Power-Passion-Purpose as our designated non-profit. When we take home the win, the proceeds will go directly to supporting their incredible mission. It’s a “win-win” in the truest sense of the word.
Join us for the March Houston City Beat Community Connectors Mixer and Business Meeting:
Ready to experience this energy for yourself? Whether you’re looking to solve a business bottleneck or find a community that truly cares about your success, our doors are open.
Register for the next HCB Community Connectors Mixer and Business Meeting here: [Link to Registration/Eventbrite]
Your Call to Action: Don’t wait for success to find you – build the connections that make it happen. Register now for next month’s meeting and become a part of the beat that keeps Houston business moving!
Meet the Community Connectors
The strength of Houston City Beat lies in its members. We encourage you to scroll down and get to know the phenomenal Community Connectors who attended this month’s event. Each Connector listed below includes their banner, a personal introduction, their website, and their specific Community Connector link.
Take a moment to browse their profiles – your next great partnership or solution might be just a click away.
Meet the Houston City Beat Community Connectors who showed up to collaborate and share with the community:
The Downtown Club at the MET: Thomas Westbrook
Thomas Westbrook is the General Manager of The Downtown Club at The Met. With over 17 years of leadership in fitness and hospitality, he brings a customer-first philosophy and operational excellence to create a “Community Growth Engine.” The Downtown Club at The Met was Founded in 1976 by some of the most prominent business and government leaders in Texas, what began as a tennis mega-center where people came to train ultimately became a nighttime dining, indoor tennis and social hot spot for the who’s who of Houston. Today, it’s Houston’s premier fitness and executive club, featuring a state-of-the-art fitness facility with indoor tennis, basketball and racquetball, group fitness, personal training and high-performance equipment.
RoofTec: Charles Brogdon & Nathan Bradfield
Founded in 1991 as a family-owned business, RoofTec has installed over 10,000 roofs throughout Greater Houston with exceptional craftsmanship and unwavering integrity. The experienced team brings hands-on expertise, specialized training, and a people-first approach – delivering clear communication, on-time service, and quality work done right the first time. With their in-house sheet metal fabrication, RoofTec creates fully custom solutions for any home. Holding an A+ BBB rating and active membership in the Greater Houston Builders Association, RoofTec treats every roof like it’s their own.
VizionOne Detail: Brian Gitzen
VizionOne Detail is a premier automotive detailing and protection studio based out of Tomball and serves the Greater Houston area. They provide auto detailing, marine detailing, RV exterior detailing, ceramic coating, paint correction and protection, and window tint. Everything they do is treated as a true craft: custom plans for every vehicle, no shortcuts, using pro-grade products and advanced techniques. They pride themselves on transparency, treating every car like their own – whether daily driver or luxury ride – and deliver results that keep clients coming back.
Texas Law Solutions: Fosca Barrios
Texas Law Solutions is a boutique law firm built on strength, strategy, and heart. Fosca helps Texans protect what matters most – their families, their businesses, and their peace of mind. Fosca is more than an attorney, she is their strategic legal advisor and their legacy architect. She acts as outside general counsel, helping business owners navigate growth, risk, succession, and long-term wealth protection. She designs asset protection strategies, structures businesses correctly from the start, and builds estate plans that don’t fail when they’re tested. In short, she protects what entrepreneurs have worked their entire lives to build.
Alexsca LLC - Alexander Barrios & Ray Cortes
Alexsca LLC is a family-owned Houston construction company. Alexander Barrios took the stage to share their company story. Alexsca LLC provides design-build services with a strong emphasis on integrity, quality craftsmanship, and a ‘done right’ philosophy. They specialize in full-service commercial and residential projects: remodels to boost value and functionality, ground-up new construction for homes and offices, tenant improvements for customized leased spaces, and complete end-to-end project management that keeps timelines on track without cutting corners. What sets them apart is their commitment to clear communication, meticulous oversight, and eliminating ‘contractor anxiety’ – turning client visions into lasting, community-strengthening realities.
Neptune Mold Solutions: Chris Hayes, Kristina Hayes, and Rob Hayes
Neptune Mold Solutions provides forensic-level environmental inspections and indoor air quality testing for residential and commercial properties. Unlike many in the industry, they operate with a strict no-conflict-of-interest policy; they do not perform the remediation themselves. Instead, they provide the scientific “truth” – detailed protocols and legally defensible reports that homeowners and property managers need to ensure their environment is safe and their liability is cleared.
Tice Health and Life Insurance: Derek Tice
Derek Tice is a Houston-based health insurance advisor and founder of Tice Health & Life Insurance, launched in 2018 after 26 years as an entrepreneur—including owning a moving and storage company. He specializes in customized health planning for self-employed professionals, small business owners, and families – comparing multiple carriers to cut through the noise, eliminate pressure, and deliver simple, transparent, affordable coverage that fits real-life needs. With a focus on empowerment and entrepreneurial advocacy, Derek mentors 24 agents, builds service-rooted businesses, and provides peace of mind so clients can focus on growth.
Music Composer: Brian Celeste
Brian is a Houston composer who makes powerful music for films, brands, and stories.
He has over 30 years of experience creating emotional, big-sounding scores that can help creators stand out. Faith remains the core of his sound, blending piano’s classical roots with electronic layers. His compositions range from lo-fi to dance-like electronic, always with an underlying resonance. Brian has produced original music tracks for Houston City Beat productions. Over 200 pieces span his catalog, including a 20-year-old experimental CD. Free downloads await on Brian’s online Bandcamp account, and short videos pop up on his Instagram (@briancelesteofficial).
EZ Lift Garage Doors and More: Adam Greer
Adam Greer is the founder of EZ Lift Garage Doors and More, a trusted Houston-area garage door specialist providing honest, expert repairs and installations. He focuses on homeowner education with a “pressure-free” service model—helping clients understand simple maintenance versus critical safety needs—while delivering high-quality workmanship and proactive checks to prevent breakdowns. Adam founded the company to bring honesty, responsiveness, and genuine relationships back to the home service industry, acting as a reliable partner for homeowners, real estate agents, and professionals across the Houston metro.
TLN Consulting Group: Travis Lairson
Travis Lairson is the founder of TLN Consulting Group, a Houston-area strategic consulting firm based in Rosenberg helping small business owners scale sustainably. With nearly 20 years of high-level experience—from elite automotive brands like BMW and Porsche to leadership roles as Director of Operations in major fertility companies and COO of a large surgical center—he bridges corporate expertise with the real needs of local entrepreneurs, especially in healthcare and trades.
TLN focuses on customized strategic planning, operational fixes, lead generation, and eliminating bottlenecks to turn visions into growth without burnout.
Your Enthusiastic Advocate: Arthur Hopkins
Arthur Hopkins is a Houston-based Life & Business Design Consultant and founder of You., where he serves as an artist, investor, and elite strategist. He guides purpose-driven founders and leaders to align their personal identity with professional strategy, using his proprietary Living Legendary Path™ framework to turn scattered ideas into clear, authentic, high-impact businesses – without burnout. His approach emphasizes inside-out growth, purpose clarification, and simple roadmaps that make success sustainable and true to who you are.
WorldLink Team: John Simpson
John Simpson is the Director of WorldLink, a Houston-based company delivering high-performance cellular solutions and essential services tailored for local businesses and entrepreneurs. With a background in service-oriented marketing, he focuses on providing transparent, cost-effective alternatives to overpriced ‘big-box’ services—helping small business owners, realtors, rideshare drivers, and field professionals optimize expenses, reclaim revenue, and stay connected with high-speed, high-data plans. WorldLink’s approach is built on service-first integrity, radical transparency, and empowering individuals to simplify complex markets so they can focus on growth. John advocates for the local ‘doers’ by keeping more capital in Houston pockets and hosting weekly Zoom forums every Thursday at 8:00 PM Central for education and Q&A.
Bayou City Photography: Scott Holleman
Scott Holeman, the visionary behind Bayou City Photography. With over two decades of experience, Scott has become a fixture in the Houston business community, helping executives and entrepreneurs translate their professional identity into a visual story.
What sets Scott apart isn’t just his technical skill, but his philosophy: he rejects the ‘cookie-cutter’ approach in favor of modern minimalism and authentic personality. Based just outside downtown, he has mastered the art of the stress-free session, ensuring that Houston’s leaders walk away with portraits that are as polished as they are genuine.
Power-Passion-Purpose: Tish Dolby
Tish Dolby is not just the Founder; she is a survivor-leader who uses her lived experience to bridge the gap in resources for Northwest Harris County. She brings over 25 years of experience in healing and self-love advocacy to help others break through “survival mode” and navigate complex, multi-generational histories. Under Tish’s leadership, Power-Passion-Purpose is currently working on an expansion project to secure a larger facility. This space is planned to include phased-out transitional housing, a resource center for employment, and even wellness spaces like a yoga/meditation studio and salon, allowing the organization to serve survivors from the initial call all the way to total self-sufficiency.
Houston City Beat: Mike Acosta
Every business has a soul, but not every business knows how to voice it. Mike’s career has been dedicated to the art of the ‘Big Play’ – capturing the moments and stories that define our city. From his two decades as the Houston Astros Team Historian to my current role as Executive Producer of Houston City Beat, he applies elite-level precision to brand storytelling.
Mike works with founders and executives to help them stop blending into the noise and start standing out as authorities. Whether it’s through cinematic ‘Executive Story’ videos or strategic broadcasting, Mike works with our Community Connectors to help them turn their mission into a powerful visual legacy that resonates with the Greater Houston area.
Houston City Beat: Lisbet Newton
My mission is simple: to transform the way Houston does business by moving away from ‘networking’ and toward true connection. I created Houston City Beat to be an ecosystem where business owners don’t just exchange cards, but solve problems together – like we did in this month’s mastermind.
We are looking for partners who want to win big for our community while growing their own footprint in the city. Let’s build something that lasts. Text me at 832-778-6987 for more information.
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