Sage Merritt
North Platte, Nebraska
An award-winning graphic designer and visual storyteller (and the world's youngest Crazy Old Lady), Sage Merritt founded North Platte, Neb.-based creative services agency Black Goose Art & Design in 2013. As a young entrepreneur, Sage is working to support local businesses, help community organizations, encourage a more robust local market for professional artists, and contribute to a more prosperous, beautiful west-central Nebraska.
When she's not working on a new creation in her Top-Secret Underground Art Lab, Sage enjoys music, kayaking, roller derby, nature and yelling. She blogs about life in North Platte, Neb., at ilovenp.wordpress.com.