It’s wild out there and the struggle is real. Entrepreneurship is no joke, everyday is a new challenge, a new up, a new down, it never stops. The action, the drama, the energy is addictive and it’s why so many never want to retire from entrepreneurship. We’ve asked some very talented entrepreneurs to share some of those crazy stories with us.

Cassie Hunter

So, like I had mentioned in the about me section, a random woman, I had never met, had no mutual connections with hit me up through instagram searching for a camera woman specifically from Louisiana to shoot a documentary based on her motivational podcast. The documentary would take place May through July, we were gonna be traveling to all 50 states, mostly by van except to Hawaii and Alaska, we would fly. We would be interviewing people in every state about their passions. It was gonna be me as the camera and sound operator, her as the podcast host and another girl from Arizona as the producer. They were both involved in the motivational world through workshops and stuff like that. And we would mostly be staying with the people we were interviewing and sometimes hotels. Read more>>

Julia Crow

Somebody played MY bass on stage- while I was playing it. Setting the scene- it was about 2016, I was freshly out of highschool and just moved up to Cleveland with my brother, Wesley Crow. It’s important to know 95% of my wildest music stories happen with him, as we’ve always played music together both for fun and professionally. Read more>>

Ann Vogl

I bought the inventory and fixtures of an existing bookstore, but I wanted to make it my own and change the name. I was warned that this wasn’t a good idea, but I did it anyway. And I am glad because dragons are truly magical creatures. And they have brought me some unexpected promotion. Read more>>

Lupita Reyes

One of the craziest and I would say scariest moments for me was when I made my little cousins quinceañera cake. A few things to know about big cake is that if they are two or more tiers tall I always secure it with extra boards between tiers and supports inside to ensure that it stays together. Also, since we do live in Houston we all know how hot and humid our weather is so my recommendation to my customers is that if they have an outdoor party they keep their cake indoors or even refrigerated and bring it out a little before its time to cut it. So when my cousin ordererd her cake from me she already had her heart set on a design she had seen. Read more>>

Holly Ecimovic

I’m Holly Ecimovic, NMLS #2396592. I’m a Licensed Mortgage Loan Originator, currently working as a Loan Processor & Loan Officer Assistant for Edge Home Finance. My husband, Kiel Ecimovic, is also a loan officer for Edge, and we work out of Longwood, Florida. I became a part of the Edge team in mid-September of 2022, and before that, I worked at Contemporary Mortgage Services, Inc. in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Read more>>

Katie Hall

Hahaha! Sure. I’ll start off by saying that, after almost a decade in the wedding planning industry, I’ve created enough solid systems and a community of trusted vendors where bad things rarely happen (knock on wood!). But…sometimes clients hire vendors before they hire me, so I don’t always have control over everything. ** This is a great reason to hire your wedding planner first…so they can ensure you book reliable, professional, licensed and insured vendors ** Read more>>

Yuvi Grewal

There was a time where I really got tested. I couldn’t find a place to live because I didn’t qualify or have enough money to get a decent place. I either had to find a way to stay in LA or crash with a friend or go to India to my dad but I wasn’t about to do that. I found a one bedroom apartment with this guy and it was the ultimate nightmare of a spot. The guy had put a bed in the living room for himself, there was crap everywhere, rappers of various food, empty containers of donuts and a bunch of 2 liter bottles surrounding his bed filled with a mysterious liquid which I later found out was urine. Read more>>

Jessica Hudnall

One of my most recent crazy stories is going viral on Instagram for being an advocate for BREASTFEEDING IN PUBLIC. So hear me out! I just recently had my second child Jacob Zion a year ago and I am currently still breastfeeding him. Since having my daughter Jayla Rose eight years ago, I have always been an advocate for breastfeeding mothers, especially for our MELANATED mothers. Since having both of my children, I’ve always created content to bring awareness to breastfeeding. I wanted other mothers like myself to understand the importance of breastfeeding, not only for their babies, but also for themselves when it comes to overall health benefits, etc. Read more>>

Keri Salas

Due to some unforseen and out of our control circumstances, almost twenty eight years ago, my husband and I started our first business with thirty two dollars in our bank account. On one hand, we were terrified. Obviously, no one starts a business with that amount of money as an ideal starting point but we also loved the idea of the freedom of working for ourselves. Read more>>

President

I have been recording Hip-Hop music since I was 14. I was always a rapper growing up. However, when I went to Harvard and started working in Investment Banking on my quest to get rich, I developed a skillset and formal business experiencing that sets me apart. My latest project, Billions In My 30s is the culmination of a life of impact. I’m at a point where I know what it is to influence major movements of capital, create laws and policies that impact Billions of people, and have the ear of world leaders, Royals, Heads of State, and Fortune 100 CEOs. Read more>>