Risk is a topic that comes up a lot in our conversations with entrepreneurs and creatives, but a related topic is investments. Investments come in many forms – investing your time, money, heart and soul, etc. So, with that broad definition of investment in mind, we asked rising stars in the community to tell us the stories of the best or worst investments they’ve made.

Shea Coughlan

Over three years into running my business I made the best investment I have to date. This investment is the best not only in terms of time and money, but of opportunity and overall happiness as well. Read more>>

Gabrielle Lopez

One of the worst investments I’ve made in my life (before I became a business owner) was going to college without knowing what I wanted to do after graduation! As an 18-year-old, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to study and I had no guidance on the process of choosing a career. Read more>>

Onaje Barnes

The best investment I made was in 2013 after the global financial Crisis and Real Estate was in the dumps nationwide. and we were still going thru a worldwide recession. I was randomly talking to a a friend of mine who was a a Real Estate broker. Read more>>

Juseppe

My best investment was investing in myself. That was the best life decision I’ve ever made because it only propelled me to higher levels by the Grace of God. Read more>>