One of the biggest opportunities for folks who want to make an impact through entrepreneurship is to tackle things that Corporate America has gotten wrong and so we’ve asked some of the best and brightest in the community to share examples of what Corporate America is getting wrong in their industries.

Scott Proctor

Corporate America often overcomplicates the creative process by relying on large, hierarchical teams with too many people. This can lead to inflated costs, difficulties in collaboration, and a dilution of the creative process.

I’ve learned that exceptional work is often produced by small, focused teams of highly skilled individuals. It’s not uncommon for there to be 15 people assigned to a project, but only two or three truly driving it forward. By streamlining the process and empowering key players, we can eliminate unnecessary layers. Read more>>

Celeste Aguiar

The beauty industry hasn’t really evolved much when it comes to creating real growth opportunities. With a limited range of services available, the only thing that really sets one technician apart from another is the quality of their work and the overall experience they provide. Read more>>

Jen Lawson

In the gutter industry I think Corporate America typically bases the success of their company all on sales and not sales and installers. At the end of the day a sales team can sell every appointment they go to but the sale means nothing until the job is installed. Sales and install should definitely work as a team to achieve the common goal of completing the job and making money. Many corporate gutter companies have the sales versus install instead of working together as a team. Read more>>

Alejandra Avalos Carranza

Corporate America is a great place to begin your journey, in experiencing what business can look like. I do want to touch a bit more on the other end of the spectrum. Real life scenarios can be different from what you see in corporate environments. When you’re building your own company, you have to unlearn what you learned in your job, because it’s not gonna be the same at all. Read more>>

Ariel Lawrence Lawrence

There’s a long-standing misconception about the construction industry—that it’s full of shady characters cutting corners and cashing checks. While these myths persist, they don’t reflect the reality I’ve come to know. Yes, we work with dirt—quite literally—but what people often miss is the precision, care, and dedication that define this industry. Read more>>

Gabriel Middlebrook

Corporate America often gets it wrong when it comes to understanding the importance of authentic connections and personalized experiences in the social media and tech industries. The current giants in the space are driven by algorithms designed to keep users scrolling, liking, and engaging on their platforms—but these interactions often feel hollow and transactional. It’s as if the human element, the very reason why we connect in the first place, has been stripped away in favor of vanity metrics and ad revenue. Read more>>