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.

Kash Lawson

In July 2021, a group of media friends and I received a call to cover a festival in Atlantic City. Hours before our first gig, someone stole my camera bag. My whole life was in that bag, and I was shattered. I had 7 days to replace everything because I was capturing Rollin Loud for Snipes. Read More>>

Sara Mizrachi

The craziest thing that has happened in my business is also the most amazingly positive experience and one that carried my business through the hardships of Covid. Read More>>

Melinda Grayson

The craziest thing that started happening with my business were the ‘attacks’ on my bakery variety boxes that we call ‘Trinity Treat Boxes!’ We were shipping out variety boxes in quantities of 9, 12, 15 and 24 piece dessert boxes and we were proudly displayed our NEWEST logo stickers on the top o the boxes. Read More>>

Javon Talley

As you know, I have a merchandise brand called Morningstar Ranch, which honors our family ranch and aims to keep the cowboy spirit alive. Creating original designs is one of the most challenging parts of making merchandise. Every piece of Morningstar Ranch gear is conceived and crafted by me—I’ve designed everything myself. Read More>>

Wesley Powers

It’s the Spring of 2014. I am a sophomore in college working in my school’s yearbook to get photography, and really any kind of technical camera experience I can. I developed a great friendship with a guy in the department that was shooting wedding videos for his friends and getting those personal referrals pretty regularly. Read More>>

Willy Martinez

One of the craziest and most unexpected experiences I’ve faced as a business owner came not from a customer or a product, but from the emotional journey of a young athlete in my boxing gym. Imagine a timid 9-year-old, nervous and jittery, stepping into the ring for his first real competition. Read More>>

Edgar Serrano Ramos

Our Craziest Story (Before We Even Opened!) Before Las Tias officially hit the streets of Las Vegas, we went through what felt like every possible hurdle to get our food truck ready for permits. From failing a smog check, to rebuilding the entire kitchen, to surprise mechanical repairs — you name it, it happened. Read More>>

Rozia Bell

The craziest thing that happened to me wasn’t in business, it was life itself. I spent five years in prison. That experience could have broken me, but instead it became the soil where my creativity and resilience grew. Sitting in a cell, I started writing pieces of what eventually became The Ache Within Me. Read More>>

Mary Ekene

I had a woman who came to see that had an ailment. She explained to me she tried everything and she was needing something for the pain. She shared with me that someone referred her to me and told her my products are really great. I explained to the woman that I am not a doctor, but a holistic practitioner. Read More>>

MC Rozay

In the spring of 2023 I was hired to emcee a wedding in the metro Detroit Area (Farmington Hills). The couple was instrgued by my work, professionalism, and my style didn’t hurt of course. Farmington Hills is an affluent area so I expected all the works for this high end wedding. Read More>>