We love grabbing drinks with our entrepreneur friends because they always have the craziest stories. Sometimes it’s a big, unexpected win. Other times it’s a problem that came out of nowhere and couldn’t possibly have been foreseen. There is so much to learn from these stories and so we asked some of the brightest entrepreneurs and creatives in the community to share some of those stories below.

Jiamin Dong

We were shooting a New Year’s commercial that day. To create a lively atmosphere, we hired over 100 extras, and the location was a narrow old street, surrounded by local residents. On top of that, this was right after the pandemic ended, so many of us were still recovering and feeling unwell. Read more>>

Cara Blaine

One day in the late spring of 2024, I received an email from a Barnes & Noble employee in a different state. Her name is Brenna. She told me a friend of hers had gifted her my book, Luxe in Between, which is book one Luxe’s Lullaby Trilogy. Brenna loved the book so much, she wanted to build an end cap at her store for the series and run a B&N book club event for Luxe in Between, and she was asking for my permission. Read more>>

Frankie Krusen

I feel like as a photographer, we all have crazy stories about clients. I do have some negative ones, some that don’t directly affect me..but I’d rather share the fun story.

I used to nanny for someone that played in the NHL. Growing up, we were a hockey family. So while I did think it was cool to nanny for someone in the NHL, I’ve also never been super phased by well known people in any industry..we’re all just people. BUT! It’s not everyday that you get invited to photograph a Stanley cup party. During the day I photographed all the friends and family coming by and celebrating. Read more>>