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.

Ed Landgraf

I was very conservative and probably should have taken some more risk before starting my own business. But when I started, I had already established that there was a need and basis for what I do. Read more>>

Nhela Vehar

In the early days of starting my firm, I was driven by the vision of creating something unique and impactful in the accounting industry and the frustration of feeling unheard as a Black woman in corporate accounting. Read more>>

Anita Verma-Lallian

For a few years, I contemplated going out on my own while working for my family’s business, Vermaland, a notable land development company in Arizona. Read more>>

Johnny Montes

I began working at an income tax office as a receptionist and there I learned to really love the accounting and tax field. Once I became licensed I was ready to start preparing tax returns however the office I was working at was at capacity for tax preparers and there was no space for me but they were able to connect me with a local businesses who had space for me to work out of and prepare tax returns. Read more>>

Alisha Virani

The early days of starting my practice required me to engage in networking and marketing, which was completely out of my comfort zone. I started with trying to create an online presence through instagram, creating videos and posts about nutrition. Read more>>

Rebekah Reynolds

I worked in a state prison diversion program for substance abuse for 2.5 years. Our primary job was to work directly with inmates with drug and criminal charges to reduce recidivism rates across the state of Georgia. Read more>>

Jeffrey Cabral

My path to establishing my own mental health private practice began with a pivotal decision to leave my corporate job. After more than a decade in the mental health field, I felt a deep desire to empower myself and become my own boss. Read more>>

Kayla Saunders

Deciding to even have the courage of starting my own business was extremely hard for me. I started to overthink my flaws and even if I may fail. I was very hesitant at first and decided to actually gain a Group Fitness Instructor position. Read more>>

Windi Bauer

It was January 2023 and I was on my way to the bank, get my nails done and then head into work in San Francisco Ca. I was excited because I had a few new treatments on my schedule. I felt on top of the world. Read more>>

Rai’an Harris-Klaus

I didn’t go to Chiropractic school expecting to be an entrepreneur. In fact, I thought just the opposite. I would likely work for someone, somewhere, perhaps even a hospital. Read more>>

Threshold Collective

We both have backgrounds in as traditional medical practitioners. Catherine is a geriatric nurse practitioner and Rebecca is a hospice/pall med physician. Read more>>

Jillian Imilkowski

My path is not the typical for most acupuncturists. After graduating with my Doctorate and passing my board exams, I gave myself a 3-month break to recover and then jumped right into it. Read more>>

Jackson Killion

After a few years in the startup world, I started to have friends who were starting their own company, raising money, or dealing with other startup issues. Read more>>

Suzy Carbrey

I decided to open my private practice because I have an entrepreneurial spirit and love the flexibility and work/life balance of working for myself. Read more>>

Lauren Cooper

Denver Athletic Massage was started back in June of 2021. The pandemic was in full swing. I was working at Target during the day and offering mobile massage sessions in the evening. Read more>>