Growing and scaling a business is hard and we wanted to hear from business owners who have successfully scaled a business. Below, you’ll find our conversations on scaling with some very talented and insightful folks.

Chrishara Richardson

I got the vision to start a hair company back in 2016. I did not know anything about the hair industry. I did some research on Youtube, Tiktok did not exist then. I took away what I thought was great to start. That was make a $600 investment on selling hair. Without proper knowledge, marketing, or resources I did not make a return on that investment. Read more>>

Krystal Vernee’

At the time of this publication, I have 4 businesses and my ability to operate on this level definitely did not happen overnight. Starting a business is one thing. Growing and scaling a business takes a different level of skills, determination, grit, and resilience. When I started my longest running business, Divas & Dolls Fitness, LLC, a pole and sensual dance studio back in 2014, I was still working my 9-5 job. Read more>>

Del Harrison

I got mentors. Mentors and coaches. I already had comedy mentors but one day I called this place called the Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) asking about a grant and this lady called me back and explained to me that the way to the grant was through their free business coaching program. This was my first introduction to all the free services that the state offers to small business owners. Read more>>

Jacqui Rubinoff

When Eye of Love first started 12 years ago as an international B2B company, our focus was on developing high-quality pheromone products and establishing partnerships with distributors around the world. We believed in the power of our products and wanted to share them with a global audience. Our initial growth was steady, but we realized that we had the potential to reach even more customers and create a stronger brand presence. Read more>>

Aylissia Spragins

How did I scale up? First things first! Content, content, content!! You want to make sure you take a picture or record everything you make or do, and you also want to make sure you’re posting your business at least 2-3 times a day. I know it sounds easier than it seems but the more you post the more people will take you serious, more people will recommend you! Read more>>

Lakeicha Goodrum

When I started my business in 2019, it started as a home base business. I knew I wanted to expand out of my home so I started building a strategic business plan that included a budget analysis, demographical commercial properties/buildings, marketing and portfolio building. At the time I was only offering tax services and knew that I would need to offer more services as tax preparation is a general seasonal line of work. Read more>>

Deanna Holt

In August 2020, while working as a full time certified registered nurse anesthetist I attended a training course in aesthetics for injectors. By November 2020 I was offering aesthetics to friends and family in a small room I rented from a local wellness center located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Read more>>

Nichole Jackson

Scaling my business was a relatively organic process once my business partner came up with the brilliant idea for me to teach others what I knew and give them what I needed during the earlier stages of my career. They needed a mentor, an industry expert willing to teach and someone to lean on. They needed a “Nichole”. It was a natural progression because as a service provider I had to figure out a way to offer my travel planning services to more clients. Read more>>

Caitlin Brunette

In the beginning, there were days when I felt growth was so far away, but ultimately, it came much sooner than I anticipated. Now, just a year after launching Bright Blonde Studio, I’ve brought on two new team members to help me expand services and scale our business. Read more>>

Randie Bloomhall

I am crazy ecstatic and proud to announce that Boho Collective Company is expanding and opening a 2nd location in Deland, FL. We are projecting our doors to open in early July (just in time for my 40th birthday!) Opening BCC’s first location in New Smyrna Beach was my dream. When it came true and we opened our doors in March 2022, I was elated! Read more>>

EreiyalJ Cartwright

After touring, EreiyalJ is scaling up. EreiyalJ needed that time to build assets and relationships. Her breaks from touring include Creative Designing for artists, being a mentee, and thriving in Los Angeles. The multi-hyphenate depicts no influence of slowing down. Read more>>

Caymielyn Johnson

I began my fashion resale business on Poshmark in 2015 by first listing items I already had in my closet. My closet was big, so I had a lot of items to list, but I was pleasantly surprised when all my items sold within a month. I loved the excitement of making a sale, and I was quickly hooked and wanted to sell more. Read more>>

Marta Giri

When I launched Locally Well San Diego, my initial intention was to highlight the latest wellness events and happenings in San Diego. I started by following the local wellness studios and curating the events into helpful weekly posts on social media and in our newsletter. This really helped us to grow our community and we’re now known as the go-to source for all things wellness events. Read more>>

KaMiyah McNair

How did I scale up? I started out only doing preorders for a small amount of people. Over the past year my clientele has tripled. I started going out with food truckers for more exposure, I started taking larger bookings and I also started promoting myself every opportunity I had whether it was air dropping my menu/business cards in stores or leaving business cards in random areas. Stepping out and just doing it versus asking people who would support me. Read more>>

Tammy Durden

I always knew that if I had enough work to share I would share it with other disabled professionals so they could work from home as well. I did not start out trying to set up a business, yet there I was getting client referrals for my virtual assistant business. It was not as easy as that and at one point I nearly gave up and stopped altogether! Yet as I continued to plug away and build the business one client at a time, I soon realized I needed more help. Read more>>