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.

Julia Poliadis

Being a Realtor in South Florida is not easy, even though everyone thinks it is. You really have to think outside of the box when faced with a problem and find a solution when you’re all alone. I had an inspection set up for a home my clients were buying. I was meeting the inspector and the Seller’s agent stated the keys were in the lockbox to access the property. Read more>>

Julie Jones

Recently, I was attending a wedding with my husband on November 6th, 2021. During the reception, he had a massive seizure that came on suddenly and without cause. He does not have a history of seizures. The experience was surreal, and an off duty police officer and paramedic jumped in to start to resuscitate him. He was transported by ambulance to the nearest hospital where he was for 5 days. The first two days, he was in a medically induced coma and was intubated. Prior to November 6th, I had written a book which was scheduled to be released on November 17th. My publisher asked me if I wanted to postpone the release. Read more>>

Ari Schonbrun

As a motivational speaker I travel a lot. Before I left my Wall Street job I was building my speaking business in my spare time which meant I was working every waking minute of everyday that I wasn’t working at my job building my business. Any speaking gig that was within driving distance (2 hours each way) was easy because those were usually evening gigs after work. The harder ones were those required me to get on a plane. Those were usually doable as long as they were in the northeast. Read more>>

Michelle Chukwujekwu

As an entrepreneur, you’ve gotta to be ready for the unexpected. We say this, but at the same time absolutely no one could have anticipated March 2020 and everything it brought in. That was by far the most challenging time for me as an entrepreneur/business owner as I am sure it was for many others as well. As a boot camp instructor, my business thrives on community. Setting your mat and weights next to a battle buddy, giving out high fives for encouragement, sharing equipment, partnering up and working hard through the sweat and high heart rates. Read more>>