It’s wild out there and the struggle is real. Entrepreneurship is no joke, everyday is a new challenge, a new up, a new down, it never stops. The action, the drama, the energy is addictive and it’s why so many never want to retire from entrepreneurship. We’ve asked some very talented entrepreneurs to share some of those crazy stories with us.

Valerii Titushyn

Being in entertainment niche always brings fun and crazy stories. We had plenty of positive and negative situations, and most of them we encountered so often that we don’t even pay attention to anymore. One day stands out the most though, it had the biggest contrast of good and bad and almost made us cry. We had a large party that was running late for their booking. They have arrived half an hour before their 1 hour session was supposed to end, didn’t listen to our staff, under influence, broke all rules possible, and somehow even managed to fall asleep in the process, some of them. Read more>>

Carmelle Kendall

You want to hear about the craziest story related to our business? Buckle up… or rather hold on to the subway handle. When we were first launching we paid a local business in Harlem to print cards they were unable to deliver on. One of the company’s employees knew we were unhappy and suggested we work with a printer in the Bronx. So, we rode the subway to the Bronx where the employee then picked us up and drove us ten minutes to another printer that also did not work out for us. Read more>>

Laura Biggerstaff

Hope this inspires! It CAN happen to you! Put yourself out there! One year ago (2021)…. I was looking forward to attending my very first BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC Supplier Diversity Conference in South Carolina. It was still a couple of months away…I wondered how in the world I could stand out in a crowd of over 2000 people. I watched past videos of the conference and noticed that everyone had on suits and dark clothing. Read more>>

JoBeth Hopp

I would say that interactions with our clients are one of the most impactful parts of our business. It is easy to get caught up in providing assistance in a material way, that I have sometimes forgotten to take a minute and view the person before me as a whole. One person, that I will call Amy, would come to us to receive clothing several times a year. I was familiar with her. She was usually demanding and not always pleasant. Read more>>

Stephanie Stuckey.

One of the most unexpected things that happened to me was getting a call one day from the grandson of the founder of a national hotel chain. I don’t want to say the name, but it’s a brand we all know and recognize. He said he was rooting for me because his grandfather – like mine – had sold their business to a large corporation. It made their family very wealthy, but the brand lost what made them special. The hotel chain became more about making money than creating a unique experience for their guests. Read more>>

Laura Hlavac

I started my business as an apparel product development/design contractor in the Twin Cities. My clients were mainly athletic apparel companies and fitness equipment manufacturers who were adding soft good to their product line. Here is a story from my early years, one of the many times I have had to prove myself. Read more>>

Miracle G.

My work always been based on real emotions from my actual life and they’re most likely relatable is some type of way. In my first book ‘Spilt Wine’, a poem book, I express emotions of guilt, shame, lust and love for the ex lovers that I dealt with in the past and during those times I were what people call an alcoholic. At a young age it always seem to be very common to become one but as we get older we don’t always want to accept accountability in our addictions. Read more>>

Andrea Ximena Apaez Brito

I think one of the craziest, most beautiful and most satisfying stories at the same time was do a woman’s dream come true. During this year I start to doing flying dress photoshoot cancun. This sessions are very fashionable in Santorini, Greece. So I decided to bring this concept to Cancun, Mexico. I started taking photos with the flying dress with my friends in cancun and suddenly one woman contact me directly on my phone. Read more>>

Shelly Shellhorn

So, I took the business over from the previous owner at the beginning of 2020…. just a few weeks before the Covid shutdown. I didn’t have any money, and have never in my life owned a business, so I thought we had a zero percent chance of survival. The bills and rent were still piling up as my team and I were all on unemployment, and there wasn’t any income coming through. By some crazy, INSANE stroke of luck, and love from our community, we were able to make it through all three months of being closed! Read more>>

Luvenia Mayo.

Start up and running a small business puts incredible strain on your personal lives and relationships, many of which fail because there is just often no work life balance. You need to be the Director, the admin, marketing team the accountant the cleaner. While being wife, family support & friend while trying to find a balance. I’m not complaining but it’s facts. Running a business is really hard. What they don’t tell you is it can cause severe stress and anxiety to the point of exhaustion and depression. Read more>>

Kerry Gros

The craziest story is about what started my whole business/brand. Covid just hit the world and shut everything down. I was working a job that was classified as an “essential” job. About a month into the pandemic, I had a freak accident in the gym that caused me to dislocate my shoulder (and that’s why you always make sure to warm up before your sets, kids). It left me without a job and any sort of income while I was out hurt. I needed to make some form of money to keep myself afloat. So I watched some YouTube tutorials on how to use Photoshop to design clothing and much more. And the rest is history! Read more>>

Kerry Gros

The craziest story is about what started my whole business/brand. Covid just hit the world and shut everything down. I was working a job that was classified as an “essential” job. About a month into the pandemic, I had a freak accident in the gym that caused me to dislocate my shoulder (and that’s why you always make sure to warm up before your sets, kids). It left me without a job and any sort of income while I was out hurt. Read more>>

Chayanta Spaniol

I posted about getting my beautiful multi unit and I received a DM. It was a celebrity designer looking to relocate to Florida I’m extremely excited to say we are under contract for nearly half a Million Dollars To show her appreciation she invited me to Turk’s and Caicos to celebrate God is so good & gets the glory. I’m so grateful Read more>>

Celest Davis

Starting out I was told that it was important to post on social media everyday 3-5 times daily. After being in business for one year I’ve learned that it’s best I do what’s best for me and go at my own speed. Taking social media breaks when necessary. I’m a single parent that’s head of the household and with 3 children well one adult child that’s 20 2 teenagers 17 and 13 I have to be available for them first. Read more>>

Randall Huft

I was directing a television commercial for a small, family owned nursery. Our concept was to highlight the distinction that unlike the big corporate competitors, this nursery was “family owned.” So I wrote a script that called for several members of the family to speak on camera and talk about their business.. It was a disaster. Read more>>

Sarah Aileen

The one that immediately comes to mind is the commission from Louis Vuitton. I was scanning my inbox one day and saw an email from one of their project managers. I instantly thought, “It’s an ad.” However, I discovered that it was quite real. She had come across my art on Instagram and sent a to-the-point request asking if I was available to recreate one of my designs (at that time, the largest was 12in/30.4cm square) on a large scale and in a particular timeline. Read more>>