Establishing your own firm or practice is an incredibly daunting task. From myriad of legal and regulatory hurdles to the financial and career related risks, professionals who choose to start their own firm have to overcome so much and so we wanted to reach out to those who’ve done it successfully for advice, insight and stories.

Theodore Hoskinson

My wife and I wanted to help children and families in need and she had chosen a name: Roots and Wings. It was in our will, but unfunded. Read more>>

Kyle Peters

I first started my career in economic development in 2019 when Governor Kristi Noem was sworn into office. I worked in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development as a Business Development Representative after spending roughly four years in banking. Read more>>

Kari Jones

I definitely stumbled into the adventure of running my own business. It started out with attending local vendor fairs for fun, and then clients began coming to me through word-of-mouth from friends and visitors of the vendor fairs. Read more>>

Julie Sharrar

I always knew I wanted to have my own practice from the get go. When I first tried to open my own practice right after I graduated, I was unable to get the funding to get started. Read more>>

Vicky Khamvongsa

After a decade of honing my craft as a massage therapist, I found myself wanting to create more personalized approach to healing. Read more>>

ASARE CHRISTIAN

The journey to establishing Aether Medicine was sparked by a series of pivotal moments and realizations over my eight-plus years of practicing as a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor. Read more>>

Morgan Macklem

I started massage school in 2017 and I knew that one day I would have my own business. It was my dream to move to Colorado and have my own massage practice. Read more>>

Emmanuel Pinillos

Hey everyone! I’m Manny Pinillos, a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the proud founder of HEALTHNOMICS and Miami Run Club. My lifelong affinity for wellness, fitness, and health has fueled my passion for helping others, leading me into the world of health and wellness. Read more>>

Ciara Lyons=Ragains

I am a masters-prepared registered nurse. I have over 13 years of experience as a nurse and most of my experience has been in the maternal/child space. Read more>>

Tracey Chester

As a therapist and chronic pain patient myself, I wanted to open a clinic devoted towards helping people navigate chronic illness in todays medical system, as well as give them tools on how to lead as meaningful a life as they can. Read more>>

Carlynn Winkelman

I had been in the nutritional and wellness space part time for a few years. I was essentially on an educational path to support my own healing and health journey, which eventually led to passion of sharing my acquired knowledge with others. Read more>>

Robyn Spangler

I officially started my business in 2017 but I’ll admit it took me 2 years to dive in full time. I had been practicing clinically for 4 years but was always working for someone else. Read more>>

Tracy Locke

I had a rough start in life due to complex trauma and found myself in unhealthy relationships. I felt trapped in my marriage, but I did not see a way out to care for my 3 children without any work history or skills. Read more>>

Misha Tsozik

Just like anyone who has a story of how they got from point A to point B in life, it was anything but a straight line between the choice to go to massage school and the choice to open Mbodi. Read more>>

Stacey Cook

I found through my 9 years as a PA that a lot of medical practices started to prioritize profit over the actual patient. I do not think that this was an intentional thing but nonetheless it was happening. Read more>>

Carl Milli

The journey of founding Carl Milli LLC began with a deep desire to merge my passions for personal development, creative expression, and lifestyle enhancement into a cohesive platform that could empower others to live their best lives. Read more>>