Tony Robbins says the #1 human need is certainty, but do you know what the second need is? It’s uncertainty. This tug of war between the competing needs of safety and risk are at the heart of so many dilemmas we face in life and for most folks the goal isn’t to eliminate risk – rather it’s to understand this core human need. In our view, the best way to understand or learn is through stories and so we’ve asked some very talented entrepreneurs and creatives to tell us the stories behind some of the risks they’ve taken.
Sara Loretta
I’m a big believer in saying ‘yes’ to everything that comes my way — as long as the opportunity aligns with my values and I feel comfortable, as one should. But I’m also a huge sucker for consistency and sticking around when something is working. This is why after having 52 clients in 2021 (over 200 total in 4 years), I completely walked away from my graphic design business. When I first launched my business, 99 & Saint Claire in 2019, I aligned myself as a design studio that was a no-holds bar place, and focused solely on helping my clients achieve more than they probably set up thinking they would when hiring me. So it’s no surprise, when my projects started focusing more on business development and operations, rather than a pretty logo & website. Read more>>
Gabrielle Kilgore
The risk I’ve taken recently is with my previous collection. It was a Wild West swim collection I had been working on for months. It was the most creative I’ve been honestly. It was different for me to put this collection together because I’ve never designed something with so much detail. I really challenged myself to do more with this project. I find it a risk (a small one) because it was out of my comfort zone. I mean when your working on a project, there’s always risk. Will my customers like it? Do you think they’ll see a decline in my work? Read more>>
Dani Overbaugh
Over the last several years my husband and I have had an increasing desire to move out west. It was one of those “things we will do when we retire”. When the pandemic started, we really took a step back and realized that we didn’t want to wait. Our happy place has always been in nature and even though we had a house in the mountains, the short weekend trips weren’t enough. We decided that instead of vacationing out west we wanted to make it a permanent move. Read more>>
Anne Bethune
For seven years, I was engaged in rewarding work at an agency for those affected by sexual assault. Then I met someone in the Bay Area who was involved in using psychedelic medicine in a clinical setting. I was intrigued. There was nothing like this is the Midwest. In 2019, I was ttrained in ketamine assited pscyhtothery (KAP). It changed my view of healing. Read more>>
Flex Smith & Marsha Smith
Marsha and I met at Penn State University at a friends birthday party back in 2010. I saw her in the corner, leaning against the wall, and I just had to introduce myself. I worked hard that night to get her phone number, but she wouldn’t give me a chance. At the end of the night, a friend asked that we all exchange BBM (black berry messenger) numbers so that we could keep in touch. That was my way in. Read more>>
Bethany Clemenson
Something had to give. I had taken a leap and started working with a life coach because I felt stuck in my life. From the outside, it looked like I was killing it – but on the inside, it was killing me. I would lay in bed at night asking myself, “Is this all there is?” I felt so guilty for not being happy when so many people had less than I did. I felt disconnected from my kids and husband and no matter how much I achieved I didn’t feel fulfilled. I was working in a leadership position in senior living but as a registered nurse, I was frequently called upon to help out medically. Read more>>
D.J. Vanas
A game-changing risk I took was deciding to leave a military officer career (at the midway point of 10 years into a 20 year career) to start my own speaking business. I left the stability, structure and safety of one life to pursue something that I was passionate about and felt compelled to do — but had no guarantees of anything, let alone success. I remember the week before turning in my paperwork to separate from the military, I was waking in the middle of the night with crushing anxiety. I remembered the quote “leap and the net will appear” and it helped tremendously. Read more>>
Gabby Shusterman
It all started during quarantine. Just like everybody else, I was taking time to reflect on myself- present, past & future. At the time I was enrolled in college and for a while didn’t really know if that was the right path for me. I had a few friends who were Estheticians & Cosmetologists and always thought it was such an empowering job to have. However, having this thought was extremely intimidating. I grew up in a family with very traditional values and the thought of telling my parents that I was dropping out of college to pursue something more creative was terrifying. I knew that if I was going to present this idea to my parents I had to have a plan. Read more>>
Theresa Faleti
One of the risks I’ve taken as a business owner was deciding to go on tour and teach my classes. It has been something I’ve wanted to do for years but didn’t actually have the guts to do until recently. Why would I be scared?, you may ask. Well, picture this. Imagine you decide to throw an event; spending money on the venue, supplies, and transportation. You spend weeks preparing for this event, including sending out invitations and promoting the best ways you can. You are filled with so much excitement but as time goes by, you start to notice that no one is sending in their RSVPs. Read more>>
Rachel Snow
I believe that being an entrepreneur is taking a risk. Every time someone decides to start their own business it is an immediate risk and giving up a certain level of security. I definitely took a risk when I quit my day job to start my business. Story time! Let’s backtrack a little so you get the full picture. When covid shut everything down I was running my first business as a prenatal massage therapist and birth doula. My business was home based, so clearly, I wasn’t going to bring people to my home, and hospitals and birth centers were not letting anyone in with a laboring person. Read more>>
Pablo Aragona
In 2008 I did my first contract working for Royal Caribbean as a Cruise ship musician. It was a fantastic and unforgettable experience. I traveled the world for 7 months and played for a huge audience every night. After my contract ended I decided to go back to Argentina and start working as a music teacher and have a “normal” life! lol I was working in a couple of great Music Schools, playing and recording with many different artists and also teaching in a very renowned High School. My friends and family were aware of how hard I worked for many years in order to achieved all that and even though I was enjoying the life style I was having, I knew that something was missing, something was not right. Read more>>
Danny Frounfelkner
From the moment I had the idea to start a non-alcoholic bottle shop, I knew it would be an uphill climb. I had spent the better part of the last decade entrenched in the beverage industry, working the crazy hours, late night shifts that inevitably ended at a bar. Alcohol was all around me and I had built my entire career around it, but I realized that I no longer identified with it. The alcohol industry just simply didn’t align with my soul anymore. I’ve always been a disruptor, shifting perspectives and energies around me. I’ve had a lot of ideas. dreams and visions in my life but none felt quite as right as this one. I knew I was onto something big. Read more>>
Lindsay Hernandez
In 2016, our family suffered through the tragic loss of our middle son, Christian. After serving students and families of my community for almost two decades as a special education specialist for the school district, I found a longing to serve in a different way. We founded our non-profit, Christian Michael Hernandez Foundation, and in an effort to pour into our mission (to impact the lives and circumstances of others through the provision of unconditional kindness), I chased the dream of finding a way to do this full time. I have always felt a need to help others in a professional capacity also which led me to consider the idea of entrepreneurship so I could marry my two passions: professional and philanthropic service. Read more>>
Matthew Juaire
I believe it’s more risky to not risk when it comes to starting and operating your own business. With how ridiculously regulated, overly taxed and with fees coming at you from every form of government known to man, the idea of starting your own manufacturing and restaurant business is about a risky as it gets…perhaps even a bit masochistic! But, I also think most can understand the wonder of creating things that taste great and are used in times of social gatherings or relaxation, settings that bring smiles to most of our faces. Opening any business is a risk, but in many cases for an entrepreneur it pulls you to it like the Dark side pulled Anakin Skywalker… Read more>>
Frances Wright
The Biggest risk I took was becoming a storefront business owner of Styled Just Wight Hair Salon. This was the most significant risk to date for me, being a single parent to my two young daughters was scary, many thoughts and questions ran through my mind… is this the right move? Will I be able to manage a business and my home? will I lose my business? Will I make money? Will anyone want to work with me? Is this the right time? Am I qualified for this? and so many more questions. Read more>>
Allison Asarch
I moved to Nashville in 2018, after I graduated from college in Ohio to pursue my life long dream of a music career. I didn’t know anyone, didn’t have a place to live, or a job. Luckily, I enjoy meeting new people, and networking was never a “chore” to me. I had one friend of a family friend contact that I met with in November 2018. I went to her house, sang a couple of my original songs, and she pointed me in the direction of friends she knew that would be better fit to help me. All of 2019 we co-wrote, recorded hump day cover videos to help me find my modern voice, and worked on building my brand. In September 2019, I saw an opportunity to apply for a karaoke game show. Read more>>
Ben Gipson
In the spring of 2022, there was a choice I had to make: stay with teaching full time and take a $6k bonus OR leave my stable career and focus on my business full time to see it scale to what it could be. Most of my life, I had been fortunate enough to pursue ideas or concepts in my spare time but never at the expense of my livelihood and main source of income. See, starting a business is no easy task but neither is taking the leap of going all in on what you believe could become something important for the community. And yet, after the past year of teaching, which was emotionally and mentally tumultuous, I knew that if my business was going to “beat the odds” and thrive quicker than normal, it was going to take my full time and energy. Read more>>
Naii
Taking risks in life is one of the most uncomfortable things to do, but the outcome is amazing. I believe that if you want growth it’s important to get uncomfortable. In fact, it’s necessary for growth because it’s like you have to adapt to being this whole new person, this higher version of yourself. At one point of my life i realized i was stuck in the same cycle, toxic relationships, no job, no diploma, just nothing to look up to or even look forward to. I hated every single second of it and felt so low almost all the time. I later started to realize it was because i got comfortable, I didn’t even think about stepping out of my comfort zone because i was too scared to. That all changed right before my 18th birthday. Read more>>
Andre Whiting
We take risks everyday wether we chose to believe it or not. Opening WhitingsMotors 2 years ago (this September) was that risk, Not knowing the first steps of ownership seemed like a daunting task. Everyday I woke not knowing what the day held or what hurdles I had to over come with the instructor being the lesson at hand. I told myself you have 2 choices First choice was to continue down this path that few have traveled, The second was to turn around go back to that in which I despised out of fear or not knowing! Read more>>
Kimberly Ruel
Honestly I feel like the whole trajectory of my career turned out to be a risk, but I’m so happy where I’ve ended up. I originally went to school for journalism and graduated with honors. I thought for sure I was going to be the next Carrie Bradshaw, but it didn’t really turn out that way. After a few unpaid internships that never even published my articles and some terrible job offers wanting me to travel downtown Chicago for 25k a year, I knew making a career out of writing would be more difficult than imagined. Read more>>
Conswella Smith
Let’s talk about Faith and Business. The phrase “stepping out on faith” is exactly what happened with A Queen’s Essentials. I had been a corporate worker for over 25 years with the last job (self-taught with no background or degree) as a Technical Support Analysis. You’re probably thinking, “this has nothing to do with skincare.” wait for it. Corporate surroundings, morale, and it’s atmosphere had completely worn me out mentally, physically, and emotionally. I was an excellent employee. However, it appears that I was too excellent; which brought discrimination and push backs each time that I was presented with promotion opportunities. I had given my 2 weeks notice. Then, I was out of there. Read more>>
Deion
The biggest risk I ever took so far had to be when I left my retail job at Nordstrom in May 2021. I worked in the women shoes department. Ever since 2016, I’ve been working for this company but also doing my dj business on the side. The thought of me leaving my job to pursue this dj life was always on my mind. A lot of my co-workers at the time use to tell me I should just leave and take that risk . I was never ready at the time because I was not getting enough bookings and the pay was not great since I was just starting as a beginner. I was also in college paying for classes which also made me continue to work for the company. Read more>>
Juliana Hinrichs
When you are someone who is creative putting yourself out there to share your “art” is always a risk. It’s like sharing a piece of your heart without knowing if the handler will be gentle. Comparison is the thief of joy they say. And that couldn’t be more real for an artist. We are also our own worst enemy! I don’t think I’ve ever been fully satisfied with my work. I always think back on what I could have, or should have done. It’s a revolving door of doubt, but with that being said I wouldn’t change it for the world. It brings me so much deep happiness. It’s therapy, it’s everything. Moral of the story, keep taking risks. Keep putting yourself out there. Read more>>
Sasha Friedman Keefer
I’ve been dreaming of being actor since I was 12 years old. I remember the moment very clearly while I was performing “Oliver” in our school play. I loved being in theater. It gave me so much joy and fulfillment to be able to escape into a character that was completely different than me. I was an immigrant child. We moved from Russia when I was 8 years old and I had a tough time adjusting. I felt very isolated and different. I didn’t fit in and had a hard time making friends. I finally felt happy when I discovered acting. Fact forward to college. I loved being in theatre department and being in my element and immersing myself in my craft. I really wanted to be an actor after college. Read more>>
Claire Rogers
I was a TEFL teachers for twenty years working all over the world. But my hobby was giving clairvoyance mediumship readings in person and online by email. After I started to become more known in the spiritual world, by opening my brand new spiritual website back in 2010! I still continued to grow then I started hiring psychics tarot clairvoyants and mediums who joined my agency as I still lived abroad. By 2017 I took the risk and stopped teaching to run the agency full time. It was the best risk I ever took and I’ve never looked back! Read more>>
Leilani Graceffa
I’ve taken a lot of risks within the last few years, but one of my biggest risks was publishing my first book because not only was it my first published book ever and I was putting myself out there for everybody to see, but it consists of controversial subjects and happenings, and I knew not many people are going to like or really understand it like I do. I took the risk because I wanted to (nobody ever told me I couldn’t do something, I don’t know what fear is when it comes to taking risks), and being an author became one of my dreams that came to fruition soon after I started writing the first draft of that book while I was in high school, and doing it/taking that risk (as well as with my other books) was definitely worth it. Read more>>
Natalie O’Sullivan Hamilton
I think one of the most important risks I’ve taken is quitting my full time job – and I’ve taken that risk several times! Bobcat Goldthwait once said: “You keep quitting until you end up someplace you don’t want to leave and then you’re happy.” I really believe in that philosophy. I’ve left jobs for several reasons, but mostly when I’ve parted ways it’s because there’s a creative opportunity presenting itself to me in such a way that I cannot risk regretting, or never giving myself the chance to try. Here’s the handful of significant times I’ve quit stable jobs: in Chicago, I quit to move to the East Coast because I’d never lived anywhere else outside of college (a change of scenery is a completely valid reason to leave!) Then, I left my job and that city to pursue comedy and acting more seriously in New York City. Read more>>
NeoQor
When I was a teenager, I was just starting to go to raves and parties,and long before I’d ever even actually gotten started as a DJ or producer, there were certain artists I listened to who had made certain tracks that had just struck an emotional chord and stuck with me. Fast forward a few years to when I was a bit older and had just a few years of music production and DJing experience under my belt, I revered many of these artists even more, as I’d gone deeper down the rabbit hole of their discographies and had bonded more with their work. I’d also gotten more serious about DJing and production and so they started to serve as role models for me. Read more>>
Bjorn Backman
The biggest risk I’ve taken was not starting to pursue my creative career earlier. I truly believe all of us human beings are capable of living out our fullest potential, and it saddens me to see how many people tend to die before they turn 30 (as in giving up/not pursuing their dreams) only to live a 9-5 they hate and be buried at 90. I’m confident that the biggest risk in life is not taking one. We are all here for such a short period of time, and there is no way out. So we might as well play this game as its most glorious. Read more>>
Tina Downing
Small but Mighty Heroes began the public outreach at the very beginning of COVID and it has been a very difficult journey. With so many denials of public services. visits. and lack of volunteers, I was left with a perpetual fight with committed volunteers, funding, and public trust through camaraderie and public presence. I felt I was getting so many strikes, but I refused to give up. I believe in my mission and my character. I was not backing down. Read more>>
Amanda Martinez
Here is my story of the risk I took for Madpetals! Prior to COVID-19 I was always interested in the botanical, natural plant based products. I wondered why were plants for important s and how do they benefit us. I did my research, made some products of my own, I risked the chance of being allergic to a plant, a product and I also risked asking for volunteers!! I laugh now because I’m glad I did take that risk for trial and error to finally see what sold best and what didn’t. I found out what worked for certain types of skin and I really was proud to say I had loyal customers! I don’t regret taking that risk and I’m So glad I did!! Read more>>
Zakia Torres
Early 2018 I took a risk & almost maxed out my only credit card buying 12 t-shirts that said “Sage, crystals & trap music.” It was risky because I had no money and no plan but I knew that the tee would be a hit on social media and I would eventually make the money back. 4 years later I have made more money than I ever planned and my business is still here growing. Read more>>
Mayola Charles
The biggest risk I’ve taken was pivoting my career path in 2014 when I quit my first post-graduate job to pursue my passion for a career in entertainment and social impact partnerships. When I first decided to pursue a career in this space, it was difficult because there were no 1:1 examples of this type of work. I had to rely heavily on my passions; I consider this shift in mindset, trusting my own instincts and rejecting the “play it safe” narrative as the first, most formative risks I’ve taken to kickstart my career. I decided to double down on this risk – I had just earned my MA in International Affairs and quit a great job in my field of study to move from NYC to LA. Read more>>
Snowy Rodeo
The biggest risk I have ever taken was leaving my long term fashion career as a senior executive to dedicate my time on fully pursuing my tarot business, Snowy Rodeo Tarot. Aside from the normal concerns of what structure and stability may look like, I was choosing a career that is often criticized by skeptics who may fear the unknown. I have been a psychic medium since the age of 9 where I discovered how to interpret messages through the divination of Tarot. My business officially launched in 2018 right before the pandemic. I had been doing local events prior at boutiques, markets, private parties and weddings. Read more>>
SHELLEY WILLIAMS
I was born into the generation where doors were beginning to open for women of color in the corporate arena. In the early 1990’s, I entered corporate America, looking forward to climbing the ladder. An indoctrination of climbing the corporate ladder was part of my Generation X. Unfortunately, at that time the glass ceiling of corporate life was very real for women, especially women of color. By the mid 1990’s I was working for Bank of America, in its commercial banking division, at that time the banked ranked number eleven, on the Fortune 500 list of companies. Working for Bank of America was a wonderful opportunity, I leaned a great deal. The only issue was the systemic racism I faced, not a directive of the bank, but the bank culture of white male dominance. I felt stifled, and limited in the contribution, I could make. Read more>>
Jessica Vinziant
I come from a long line of hard working women. My mother especially, her sisters and their mother and leading the way, our grandmothers. I joined the military to help me get ahead and soften the blow of extra hard work and debt. Years later, I was honorably discharged with benefits that the great women before me didn’t recieve. I then decided to work overseas in a war zone and start on my first college degree online. I worked 12 to 15 hour days with literally no days off for months at a time. I took on that way of life for 7 years. During those years I started to accommodate my interest and curiosities with food and pastries. Soon after a future chef had emerged and I let that light lead the way throughout my life. Read more>>
Dillon Carlson & Brandon Berg
SO CALLED Productions and Abbeypalooza are by far the biggest risks we have ever taken. It started with us playing shows with our friends in college at a local bar. We teamed up with another local artist Nolephant (Nolan Hall) to start SCP, from there we started organizing larger events that brought a ton of notoriety to our tiny town. We threw two large scale events in 2019 that paid off, however like most of the entertainment industry, when covid hit we lost all of our momentum. We tried to stay relevant with online streams, but there wasn’t much traction gained from it. Read more>>
Elijah Tutt
My Biggest Risk was starting my firm. After working for the City of Atlanta in three different yet major roles, running for pubic office and even a short stint of one year teaching, the risk was leaving it all behind. Creating a new career, having to juggle making new networking connections, establishing your office, your brand and even yourself. Leaving comfort for the unknown was the risk. Yet the real risk came when I looked into my bank account and said okay i have a nice nest egg and i have enough to start out and still pay my bills not knowing what tomorrow would bring, I started out on my own with Resurgence Consulting LLC and the only thing I knew in that moment was i couldn’t fail myself. Read more>>
Julianna Toney
One of the biggest risks I took recently was quitting my job at Chanel to pursue my art and really tapping into my DJ career. At the end of 2021 I initially left my job at Chanel because of the passing of my mother. But it ended up being a peak for my creative work. I was designing for Nryva (a fashion brand seen on celebs like Tyga and Lil Baby), I was designing for Free Hugs (an apparel brand owned by my friend Jeremy) and I started Dj’ing at Copper Cove while still having residencies at Spin, Esco Seafood, and SocialHouse. Read more>>
Holly Herrington
I’ve been really fortunate in my career as a stylist to have chosen a salon that I called home for 15+ years. To a dedicated stylist, a salon is their second home. Ballyhoo Salon in San Marcos, CA was that for me. It was there that I built an amazing clientele, established life-long friendships and grew my craft (all while growing up). The global disruption of the pandemic and all of it’s mania caused me to reevaluate my career and truly ask myself “what does my next chapter look like?”. Following some deep self reflection, I realized I needed to shake things up and take my biz into a whole new level. After several hard conversions, countless days of organizing my life, tons of nerves and a whoooole lotta tears; I took the leap. Read more>>
Presley Hill
Every protest and action for justice is a risk; activism is to disrupt comfort. Even after years of being an activist, I still become nervous, though one action in particular, I was pretty scared. There were so many people; I was used to it- cars billowing smoke at us, shoving cameras in our faces, yelling curses- but I was still anxious. I took a step back and has to realize, this is a cause I care about and one that I’m willing to fight for. I needed to take that risk, and sacrifice my comfort, to get the best outcome. Entering this action with a new mindset, I found myself protesting like I’ve never protested before with arms up and a voice loud. Read more>>
Mecca Terry
A risk I have took was starting my nonprofit organization, Embracing My Natural, Inc. When I first started the organization I had no team, no funds, and essentially no support. I remember reaching out to a friend who I thought would support my vision and she said that no one would support the vision. That lack of confidence and support motivated me even further. Although things started off slow – developing a team, receiving donations and financial support, being consistent allowed us to prosper and flourish. We have a long way to go and many goals to achieve, but the nonprofit has surpassed the original goals we set for it. Read more>>
Bryce Thompson
Risks let us know we are alive. They are the lifeblood to forward propulsion. Without them, we are destined to stay where we’re at, whether we like that space or not. Calculated risks can alleviate some of the fear of taking that leap with no safety net in sight. But you know what? Sometimes the best way forward is to strap in tight and enjoy the ride, leading with faith that the net will appear when it’s meant to. Some of the greatest feats accomplished have come from faith driven endeavors, knowing that fate, the cosmos, God, serendipity, or whatever your personal belief cup of tea may be, will intervene accordingly. My life has been salt and peppered with risks, some calculated, most not. You know what I’ve learned through this journey? The stronger your faith and ability to sustain fortitude, the greater the reward when the powers that be step in. Read more>>
Joseph Tompkins
I had the idea to start my business about 3years before I took any action toward making it a reality. For year’s I feared the idea of failure & success due to my upbringing. Growing up on the streets of inner-city Detroit I had to survive homelessness and poverty almost all my life. Starting a business wasn’t an option at least I thought it wasn’t at the time because all I ever saw anyone do was go to a 9-5 or do something illegal to get by. I carried that with me into my adult years and focused on getting a straight 9-5 knowing I had this unique idea for a business. While working I felt the walls closing in on me while doing some security work. Read more>>
Jack Abbott
A serial entrepreneur, I tend to play in risky places. From importing apparel and art from Bali in 1980 when no one was doing it and I knew nothing about it, to opening a sunglass chain when no such thing existed in 1986. From restarting the Hang ten brand when it has been dormant in the US market for years, to starting a “digital agency” in 1993 when everyone was sure the internet would soon go away. From LED indoor plant lighting and finally now to virtual reality, I don’t really know what a comfort zomne is and certainly can’t imagine getting a paycheck!. Read more>>
Joshua Walker
The greatest thing I could have ever done was taken a risk. I’ve always been so afraid to do much because I always ask myself, “How would other people take this?” For years, I would beat myself up about any little thing that I wanted to do because I always wanted everything to be perfect. I’ve always been my most prominent critic and hard on myself. I have to learn that there’s beauty in imperfection and if everything were already perfect, there would be no room for growth and elevation. God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies those he calls. Seeing how far I’ve come and the rooms my name has entered blows my mind still to this day. Read more>>
Magda Khalifa of Triangle Fragrance
Entering an industry in which one has no knowledge of or experience in is a risk because you do not have any institutional knowledge or familiarity to lean on and there can be a steep learning curve with consumes resources. So while this is what I did, I also see it as an advantage. It can be an advantage because you approach problems with an objective solution-oriented mindset instead of doing things the way things have always been done. You likely think differently and identify opportunity because you are not bound by groupthink that permeates industry. Everything in business is a risk, though there are ways to mitigate risk such as having business mentors who guide your growth, knowing your numbers – your graphs and key performance indicators – and focusing on building deep before building wide. Read more>>
Jade Weatherington
I had been teaching online for over a decade and earning enough income to pay my bills, travel, and have a whole lot of leisure time. However, I knew I could expand and scale. The only way to do that was to create my business. I could no longer be a “solopreneur” doing all the tasks by myself. The demand for my online courses were increasing, and I couldn’t fulfill all the class requests. I had also created a schedule that allowed me the leisure time I always wanted. In order to meet my client’s needs and still enjoy the life I was creating, I had to hire staff. I went from being the only teacher to having an online school – Teacher Jade’s Writing Academy. Read more>>
Glen Falcon Eddy” Burke”
A little over six years ago, we decided to sell our house in Conroe, Texas and move to one of our rental properties in Galveston which was converted to a three apartment old house built in 1931. Two of the apartments were rented to tenants and we moved into the upstairs unit. After the tenants’ leases were up we decided we no longer wanted anyone else living under our roof so we didn’t renew their leases. At the time, I was building custom guitars and flipping vintage guitars and amplifiers and began doing so in the now empty downstairs of our house. Read more>>
Lucas Cullen
It was September of 2020 when I released my mental health platform and podcast called ‘Struggle Creates Strength’. I focused on having vulnerable conversations with courageous people which ended up leading to almost 85 episodes in total. During this year of conversations I started pursuing individual coaching in order to help some of my listeners on a more personal level. Fast forward to October 2021 and I took the risk of leaving my 9-5 job which I had done for the previous 6 years to focus entirely on my mental health podcast and 1-on-1 coaching business. Read more>>