There is so much to learn from investments that went really well as well as those that went really poorly and so we asked some of the wisest creatives and entrepreneurs in the community to tell us the stories of their best and worst investments.

Marvin Joles

Investing in myself was probably the best decision I have ever made. Once I found my niche, I consumed as much insight and knowledge as I could by finding mentors and attending conferences in my industry. I was inexperienced in the higher levels of business building and understanding how marketing is the energy your business consumes to make everything run. Once I found mentors and mastermind groups in those areas, my views and actions changed to reflect the end result that had finally become my envisioned goal. Read more>>

Thunder Lily

The best investment I’ve made has been to setup a room where I can practice, write, and record at my own pace. I went to school for music at Miami University, and there was a whole floor of small practice rooms in the music building there – anyone could jump in and work in one of these dedicated spaces at anytime. Read more>>

JaColby Zackery

The Best/Worst investment I have made would have to be opening my own gym up during the pandemic. Although the pandemic did slow up my business on the after school program side business was great on the open gym, training and tournament side. After remodeling the place and prepping for my grand opening on my son birthday I was informed by the county that I would need to install an sprinkler system since I am dealing with education by becoming a private school. Read more>>