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.
Kate Messina
I started doing hair in 2018. I immediately started working at Harlow salon. There is a loyal client that sees Kelli. She sent me her son, Jay. We became super close friends and he would come to the salon every 2 weeks for a cut or to just say hey. He helped me study for my license, made everyone at the salon laugh, was there if I ever needed him. He unexpectedly passed… He was a bright light in any room. It was that friendship that really made me realize how Personal this job is. Read more>>
Lisa Nelson
Like many business owners, I would consider the COVID-19 pandemic to be one of the craziest things that has happened to my business. As an events industry professional, the pandemic proved to be a curse and a blessing in disguise. Who knew that it would even be possible to have a calendar fully booked with events to zero events in a matter of days. Read more>>
Alana Agustin
As a Bridal Hair and Makeup Stylist I get to be in the room during many many fun, sad, crazy moments. Read more>>
Lacey Schmidt
Minerva Work Solutions, PLLC was co-founded by myself, two other Industrial-Organizational Psychologists, and a Computer Scientist as a public-benefit company. While being profitable was important, we wanted to do so by making management and psychology consulting efficient and affordable. We wanted to be able to profitably serve non-profits, charities, and small businesses that typically couldn’t afford management consulting services. Read more>>
Letitia Ferguson
A few months ago The Ronald McDonald house reached out about a donor wanting to donate a build a bear type of event for the kids and they wanted us to connect. First emotion was this is such a blessing to the kids and then how can I help make this a magical experience that they will always remember?! We just had the event on June 17, 2023 and it was a Huge Success and I was truly grateful to be able to provide that experience for those kids. Read more>>
Christopher Montgomery
We’ve been in business for two years, April 5, 2023. In January, At 7am on January 15th, I received a call from the landlord of the complex saying someone broke into our restaurant. Read more>>
Claudia Grunberger
Building Lasting Relationships: The Client-Designer Connection at Grunberger Interiors Read more>>
Tracey Lee Davis
I do a lot of presentations in my business, and I am fortunate to be a volunteer class instructor at SCORE Silicon Valley, so I get in front of small business owners every month and talk with them about social media and email marketing. Because I have this great relationship with the organization, I was contacted to fill in as a speaker at an event when another marketing instructor couldn’t make it at the last minute. Read more>>
Lakeisha Holley
I started working at my salon as an apprentice back in April 2006. My goal was to learn a valuable trade to help support me financially while I pursue my business management degree. I was tired of working meaningless jobs in call centers. I absolutely dreaded going to work. Backstory; Read more>>
Claudia Nichols
My story as an immigrant is as follows: I arrived in this country with many dreams and aspirations of learning the language. Like many of us, I took on tough jobs that taught me valuable lessons. I got married to my longtime boyfriend, but unfortunately, it didn’t work out, and we ended up separating and divorcing in 2008. Read more>>
Sandro Marchesin
One of the most challenged and craziest stories I can share is when we were tasked with creating 23FT marble table designed by Sir Norman Foster. The crazy part was that the tabletop had to be one piece of marble! At the time, the process to create a 23FT table, made from a single piece of marble, was unknown. Read more>>