On today's episode of Y'all Out, Grace is joined by Chef Adam Richardson. Adam is the founding and current Chef de cuisine at Michelin Star restaurant Don Angie, which is located in the West Village in Manhattan. Adam has a vibrant and winding journey that brings him to where we meet today. He has worked in numerous kitchens across New York and designed bread services and dessert programs for some of the city's favorite restaurants. Adam also sings in The Gay Men's Chorus and has an extensive background in opera and music.

Adam opens up about the trauma around his parents rejecting his sexuality when he came out at 14 years old, and the heartbreak in his mid-20's of having to choose between his mental well-being and the music career he had worked toward his entire life. Adam shares the hope he found in perseverance, and moving through pain into openness for new opportunities.

And he has THE BEST LAUGH! Enjoy!

XO GG

On today's episode of Y'all Out, Grace is joined by dear friend and former coworker, Paige Mann. Paige took a passion for music and turned it into a career in the live music business, currently working as the Director of Ticketing for Live Nation. She is a Houstonian through and through, with Texas roots that run deep. She and Grace talk Houston Comets (and Dash!), Joni Jam at the Gorge, the current state of music fandom, recent attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community in Texas, and so much more. Paige believes that the more of us that show up as our authentic selves, the better the world is for everyone.

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If you are based in Houston, please join us for the first official Y'all Out event: LIVE in the Design Studio with David Peck & Grace Gibson benefitting Grace Place on Saturday, August 26 12-2pm at 1922 Fountain View Drive, Houston, TX 77057. We will mingle, sip specialty mocktails, eat macarons, and shop for a cause while Grace and David interview each other live!

Today Grace is joined by long-time friend and fellow alum of Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Olivia Kaufman. We meet Olivia in the midst of a big life transition, as she closes the chapter on a nearly decade-long career in Emergency Medical Services and embarks on her bright future as an airline pilot. Olivia shares her perspective on navigating these cis male-dominated fields as a proud butch lesbian wife and mother, her hopes for diversity, inclusivity, and visibility, and what it was like to be an out lesbian at 16 years old in Houston, TX. Olivia hopes that you will unapologetically chase your dreams, no matter who has or hasn't been there before you.

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