There is so much to learn from investments that went really well as well as those that went really poorly and so we asked some of the wisest creatives and entrepreneurs in the community to tell us the stories of their best and worst investments.
Paul Cooper
The best investment I’ve made as a business owner has been in EDUCATION. As professional photographers, we often think the best investment we can make is in top-of-the-line gear. The newest camera, the fastest lenses, a workhorse computer… Read more>>
Kaylin Strahan
My best investment would be trusting and believing in myself and the gifts God has blessed with me with. Because I’ve invested so much time and energy in becoming the best version of myself, I’m content with who I am and what I’m able to bring to the table so I know my worth and I feel that’s one of the biggest things woman needs to understand to be really build herself and her brand. Read more>>
Elijah Johnston
The best investment I’ve made as a business owner is to create leverage by productizing my primary service. Throughout my journey across the spectrum of venture designer, venture capital, software engineering, and product management, I’ve come to two key insights: Read more>>
Ashley Cox, PHR, SHRM-CP
The best investments I’ve ever made in my business have been to put myself in rooms with other women building businesses. Every time I attend an in-person workshop, retreat, or other similar event, I’m reminded that the work I’m doing is important and needed, and that I have a unique voice and vision to help others. Read more>>
Ben Morrison
My best investment was undoubtedly beginning my production company Superfunny Inc. After 20 years in the business, I had enough of waiting around for other people projects to come my way and decided to just become other people. Read more>>
Lyndsey Boyd
As a wedding photographer, we are constantly plagued with having to make decisions on investmenting into the business. It’s been a learning lesson on what has been good places to invest and what has NOT been good places to invest. My number one investment that I will always put time, resources, and energy into is investing in education. That has always been a foolproof way to grow as a photographer. Read more>>
Cory Covington
The worst investment I made was $30,000 into AMC in 2021 during the short squeeze hype. One of my best friends let me know about the upcoming “squeeze” when AMC was around $12/share. In hindsight, if I would have invested right then, I could have made over $100k. However, I did not invest until AMC was around $35/share. Read more>>
Townsend James
As a travel and lodging content creator, angle and unique presentation is everything in creating captivating art for clients and followers. Initially starting out, I was limited to my handheld camera. Even though it was technically a “professional” grade camera, it was the most basic model within the professional line that Sony had on the market at that time. Read more>>