We asked some very talented folks to tell us about the most innovative thing they’ve done in their career.

Thelma Anderson

The most innovative thing I have done in my career was to not let my career make me one-dimensional. Starting off as a prosecutor you can become comfortable with going to work, managing your docket, trying cases and getting steady pay. I was innovative knowing that I wanted to create this billionaire dollar shoe company and eventually the law firm that I created while I was a prosecutor. I utilized my salary to fund and set up my businesses until it was time for me to pivot and transition. I used my day job to fund my forever career of being a serial entrepreneur. Read more>>

Taylor West

Prior to the pandemic I was working as a part time cook at various restaurants while trying to get my catering company off the ground. during this time I was hosting pop ups events all over the state of colorado, from Estes Park down to The springs. offering a range of services from traditional catering, meal planning, cannabis cooking class to sushi & dumpling folding class. one of the more popular concepts was in fact the sushi classes which I would host at any brewery that would have me. the basic idea was allowing the guest to enjoy their favorite nehigborhood brewhouse with the fun interactive style of the the class. Read more>>

Paige Mitcehell

Opening the first coworking space with on-site childcare in Oklahoma, Bringing your kids to work is a new concept to my community but I know firsthand the struggle of working parents trying to balance work and family, I saw the need for our services, because I needed it two boys being a mother of 2 and entrepreneur. Read more>>

Stephanie H.

I always had parents that supported my art endeavors. However there is a stigma that if you become an artist you are a “starving artist.” I took my love for art and artistic abilities, and turned into a career. Anything is possible, it starts with a dream. Read more>>

Nicki Wolf

We’re currently building out a mock home inside of a warehouse space in West Palm Beach. The idea is to use the rooms to showcase our inventory in a more realistic setting while having full control over the aesthetic of the space. This will allow us to create imagery for social media, our website and product catalogues. It will also be a beautiful setting to meet with customers in person. Most companies rent homes for photoshoots but for our products, there are a lot of challenges with that . For one, the rental market is sparse, moves quickly and the homes that appeal to our aesthetic are very expensive. Read more>>

Judy Griffin

The most innovative action of my career is taking AromaHealth essence blends into hospitals and clinics to prove their efficiency. The nose is the only extension of the brain. It can be successfully used to demonstrate the healing quality of aromas. Our handmade blends are light and lift quickly. The client experiences calmness, less nausea or pain, or tension in the body in a few seconds. Grief, sadness and loss, a different type of pain, becomes more tolerable, as the mind begins to focus on a beautiful scent. The past 22 years I focused on cancer patients, transplant surgeries, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Read more>>

Carolyn Stovall

The most innovative thing that I have done in life is to become an Author. It had always been a lifelong dream of mine to write a Texas Cookbook, and a children’s book. For ten years, I jotted down ideas in a spiral notebook. When I turned 70. I decided that I better get busy on my cookbook. I hardly knew how to operate a computer. I was 68 before I got my first computer. I was determined to learn how to design a unique cookbook. I did all of my artwork, designs, photographs, collages, and typing. I also designed my covers for both books. Read more>>

Sean Canning
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In a race against an inflating housing market in the popular vacation city of San Diego, architect Sean Canning, 36, and his wife Margaret, 37, a project manger, dove head first into a modern renovation of a 1925 bungalow in a neighborhood previously featured on Gangland. The couple originally met over a decade ago while studying architecture in New Jersey and moved to the west coast to start an architecture firm. “We knew the neighborhood had potential, and we had some friends who gave us specific areas to avoid, but it was our research of the zoning code change which led us to this home,” says Sean. They made an over-asking price offer on the duplex after only being allowed a 10 minute walk through for $325,000. Read more>>