When times are good it’s easy to feel like entrepreneurship is the only path for you, but what about the times when your hit with multiple crises at once? We wondered if all entrepreneurs have moments when they wonder whether they should have gone with (or stuck to) a more standard job where they worked for someone else.

Pam Corbett

I come from a family of entrepreneurs. So, from an early age, I watched my family go through the ups and downs of business ownership. It taught me how to take risks and ride the hardships and successes. That being said, it took me a long time before I started Sea & Grass. I tried other business concepts in between teaching English as a second language. When something failed, I always had teaching to fall back on. It was my “regular job.” But teaching English as an adjunct meant always wondering if there would be another class or if the schedule would fit in with my daycare hours. Read more>>

Joseph O’Connell

I love making art, having a family, and being out in public. It’s thrilling that I’ve been able to turn that into a career making large scale art for public spaces. Even while our son was young and I was spending a lot of time sitting next to jumping castles,
going to the zoo, pushing him on the swing, etc. I was always thinking and talking to other parents about what they liked about the experience and what public spaces could become to better support families. They say a good designer or artist watches other Read more>>

Amy Johnsen

I was born rebellious by nature. I have always questioned authority figures from the moment I could talk. I remember being in preschool and never understood nap time. How am I supposed to fall asleep in a room full of kids and strangers on a cot on the floor? I would ask my teachers and questioned why I needed a nap. Instead of being able to give me an answer, they just put me in time out against a wall on the corner, where I would sing to myself in another act of rebellion. Read more>>

Stanley Junior Lundy

i created my first company Jley News in 2015 which lead to best promoter of the year for the HMI music awards. In 2017, he got his second 2 nd award again with HMI music award, later that year he got invited to Morocco for the VISA FOR Music Festival where he would be awarded. In 2018, Stanley would have created his second company STAINMEDIA which is an online magazine featuring latest Haitian Music news, and in December Stainmedia got the opportunity to cover SAHEL HIP HOP festival in Niger Read more>>

Jarvis Dunn Jr

I am extremely grateful to be a successful business owner. Although, there are many unforeseen circumstances that appear in day to day business operations, I have managed to overcome my obstacles and work efficiently. I think about the “regular workforce” daily and I am glad I took a leap of faith and started my business five years ago. My motivation is being able to assist others with living a healthy lifestyle and providing alternatives that will benefit my clients in the utmost manner. Read more>>