One of the biggest opportunities for folks who want to make an impact through entrepreneurship is to tackle things that Corporate America has gotten wrong and so we’ve asked some of the best and brightest in the community to share examples of what Corporate America is getting wrong in their industries.

Adolfo Jimenez

What they get wrong is exactly what they get right. The restaurant / food industry is dominated by large chains. We know them because they bombard us on TV and we see their bright signs on every street corner. We even see them in other cities because their creativity ends where their expansion begins. I say they are right and wrong because. They promise consistency, which is nice, but there are no surprises. When things are too safe and predictable, they cease to be an experience. They become routine. Read more>>

Joanna Dawson

As a health educator, working in the fitness industry gave a unique perspective that after 11 years I’m confident in saying: diet culture is killing us. The fitness and wellness industries are based on marketing. From big box gyms to apparel, brands are oriented on the product. We all know the cost of healthcare is out of control, but as a 37-year-old Millennial, I represent a group that is the first in modern times that won’t outlive their parents. How does it it make sense that in a $30B industry (Fitness and Wellness) that increases year by year, our collective health continues to struggle? Read more>>

Abby Savell

In many ways, the corporate mentality is the opposite of art – but I’m not going to bail on it entirely in this statement, so hear me out. The corporate mentality aims to systemize and standardize in an effort to create maximum productivity and less liability. Corporations seem take pride in their “products” just because they created something, but with not enough regard to its impact to the earth or its living beings. Another Dollar Store is being built in my town. More stuff for landfills. And yet, the Board of the Dollar Store probably feel like they’re doing something good, while much of what they’re actually doing is distributing more things to fill landfills in short order. Read more>>

Annique Arredondo

First, thank you so much for taking the time to interview me. It’s always a pleasure to share my story, especially since we’re talking about the business I do own, Player One Arcade Bar, which is a grassroots independent business that does not have a stake in Corporate America. Rather, we find Corporate America abhorrent to the very values and ethics we possess within the microcosm we do get to control as both a small business and to the personal identity we’ve constructed within the realm of Player One. Read more>>

Javon Canty

Well me personally, I own a rolling papers company and I noticed that being a black entrepreneur it’s harder to get my product in stores, dispensaries, smoke, shops, cigar lounges, etc. due to the color of my skin they don’t wanna let the black man in. Read more>>