After tens of thousands of conversations with business owners, we’ve concluded that one of the key determinants between thriving and struggling businesses is how appreciated customers feel. While that insight might seem fairly commonplace, what’s rare is discussion on how business owners go about making their customers feel appreciated. So, we reached out to some…

We asked some brilliant folks to tell us about the best advice they've ever given to a client and have highlighted some of the responses below. Dan Margolin Being in aesthetics, it is very important to educate patients about the aging process and why we do what we do.. The best advice I have ever given…

So often mission and purpose driven folks have fascinating stories about where they draw their inspiration from. Often it's a historical figure and so we've highlighted some of those conversations around historical figures and what some of the best and brightest have learned from them. D.B. Frick Theodore Roosevelt, a larger-than-life figure in American history, is…

A dad can’t find a bakery to make a birthday cake that can accommodate his daughter’s allergy-related needs. Two freelancers realize they need a way to organize all of their client contracts and can’t find software that adequately handles their use case. Necessity is often hailed as the mother of innovation – but not all…

We asked some of the brightest folks from within the community to reflect back on their days in school and to share with us a story of when they learned a particularly important or impactful lesson. We’ve shared highlights below. Kayla Jenkins Throughout my scholastic career, the most important lesson I learned was adaptability. initially, I…

One of the biggest opportunities for folks who want to make an impact through entrepreneurship is to tackle things that Corporate America has gotten wrong and so we've asked some of the best and brightest in the community to share examples of what Corporate America is getting wrong in their industries. Christy Clement The coffee flavoring…

In our view, far too many ideas die at the imagination stage. It’s not because people are lazy, we think the primary reason is because many people don’t know where or how to start. So, we connected with some sharp and generous entrepreneurs who’ve agreed to share their stories of how they went from idea…

Establishing your own firm or practice is an incredibly daunting task. From myriad of legal and regulatory hurdles to the financial and career related risks, professionals who choose to start their own firm have to overcome so much and so we wanted to reach out to those who've done it successfully for advice, insight and…

Naming anything – including a business – is so hard. Right? So, we asked some very sharp folks to tell us the stories of how they came up with the names of their brands. Josan Wright Callender My company, MatJo International (LLC), began in 2016. It was inspired by my parents, Joseph and Mattie Wright. My…

One of the biggest opportunities for folks who want to make an impact through entrepreneurship is to tackle things that Corporate America has gotten wrong and so we've asked some of the best and brightest in the community to share examples of what Corporate America is getting wrong in their industries. Savannah Robinson Corporate America is…