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.

Michael Miller

In 2019 we were selected as a finalist for HEB’s Quest for the Best. We were one of twenty products chosen by HEB out of thousands of submissions. We had developed the first Fermented Bloody Mary Mix made 100% from fresh vegetables. It was unique and HEB wanted it. Read more>>

Caroline Ramos

Embarking on the entrepreneurial journey with Host & Keep, a vacation rental management firm based in South Florida, has been an odyssey filled with remarkable highs and some truly unexpected situations. Read more>>

Rebecca Zaccaria

I knew that starting a business wouldn’t be all sunshine and roses, but the weeks before I launched my herbal tea business were filled with obstacle after obstacle. Read more>>

Alison Westlake

I bought a farm with a church on the property. I had put every egg in this basket. My intention to host Coriander Girl weddings. It was such a beautiful evolution of the floral business. Read more>>

Kelly Riley

When we first opened, we doing a giveaway and a local girl won. She wasnt able to come in for a couple months, but in that time I found a sculpture art piece that was signed. When she came in, she recognized the artwork as done by her grandfather. Read more>>

Corinne Morahan

I remember one day in particular picking up my kids from daycare after a long day of working. My silk blouse was sticking to my back from being sweaty. Read more>>

Steven Lloyd Bennett

I think the craziest story is with my very first film project I was doing under my company’s name back in 2010. I had done a play the year before under the JusB moniker that had a decent turnout but this was the first film and I was really excited. Read more>>

Liz Jostes

In July of 2020, I received a peculiar email from a stranger. She said that she had a charge from my business showing on her credit card transaction list, and she wanted a refund because she had never done business with me before. Read more>>

Ali and Atman Smith

So this happened in our early stages of our organization and it was one of those moments where you know that what you are doing is working and that this is going to be something special. Read more>>

Jelana Canfield

We had to close our storefront so my husband could take time to donate one of his kidney’s to my dad. We planned on staying open and I worked dilligently attempting to find a bank, credit union, community bank, lender, or investor to help with capital to cover the staffing to cover us from being gone for 2 months to California for surgery and post op care. Read more>>

Philippe E. Martinez

In 2021, in the midst of the pandemic, I received an unexpected opportunity to lead a huge project in Saudi Arabia, with just a two-week notice. Fortunately, my passport was up to date and I was able to say yes! Read more>>