Starting a business is hard because it’s a fight with yourself, an internal battle – gaining the courage to get started, etc. Scaling a business is different – the challenges you face are mostly external to yourself. Each challenge has a million mini-challenges. We wanted to create a space for conversations and stories around growth and scaling. Below, you’ll find stories and insights from successful entrepreneurs across a variety of industries and markets.

Durraiya Hasta

Our journey of growth is primarily defined by our willingness to make difficult decisions when the need arises. Beginning as a solo endeavor, Digital Fix has since evolved into a thriving entity, boasting a team of seasoned professionals with a combined experience spanning over 100 years. Read more>>

Robert Berger

My business has grown significantly since the beginning. The keys are/were persistence, education and the pandemic! Finding great pieces for my shop means you are on the continual treasure hunt. Scanning the internet, going to estate sales, garage sales, abandon buildings…whatever it takes 7 days a week. The flow of new merchandise needs keep coming whether business is strong or slow. Read more>>

Chelsey Hallblade

My online health coaching business started out as just me. I was a registered nurse with a passion for fitness. I began taking on clients to help them lose weight and get in shape while finding balance with nutrition. I soon found myself busy. Too busy to be working in the hospital as a nurse AND coaching online clients. Read more>>

Lakesia Phelps

First you have to have a good product which I did. Then I always enter acted with the customers to get that one on one relationship going by first name basis . Customers like to feel like mean something to the business and mine really dude ! Read more>>

Devin O’Bannon

Consistency is one of the ways that I was able to scale up and grow my business from just a dream to a full-time career. In the music industry, it’s also about relationship building as well. So, being able to work well with people and develop strong relationships helps me get through the doors and open up substantial opportunities to be able to scale up and grow. It takes time, but success can be found with dedication and consistency. Read more>>

Chel Benyair

Imposter Syndrome: I had it bad. After a full decade of exploring healing modalities and healing myself from multiple traumas, I was aching to move into the healing realm professionally, and begin to help others. I started following all the authors of the books that had helped me along the way and all of the big names in the spiritual movements. And comparison started getting to me. Read more>>

Bridget Brooks

Let me whisk you away into the heart of my entrepreneurial journey that kicked off back in the vibrant days of 2019. The grand stage was set, and the curtain lifted with the launch of my digital advertising agency. But hold on tight because this tale doesn’t stop there – it’s a rollercoaster ride that’s seen me not just scaling that agency, but also taking daring leaps into six other ventures. Read more>>

Jenn Spain

My journey to success has been a largely slow and incremental process. I started out doing family photography and portraits and it took a few years for me to build up a solid client base of amazing people who return to me year after year for their photography needs. I really wanted to break into weddings and I had a gut feeling that it was something that I could really excel at but (understandably) people want a highly experienced photographer to capture the most important day of their lives! I had to build up my wedding portfolio and I had to get creative. Read more>>

Ashley Weller

When you ask me how I scaled my business, honestly it’s all been trial and error, fails and successes and lots of persistence. Read more>>