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…

As an outsider, breaking into an industry can often seem like an impossible challenge and so we reached out to some very generous folks who agreed to share their stories of how they broke into their respective industries. Grace Rinehart I was fresh out of school and so nervous! I had so many family members and…

Defining moments aren’t just exciting – they are thought-provoking and fertile ground for learning. These inflection points often are the result of an illuminating moment where some truth of the universe presents itself in an easier to recognize form. Below, you’ll find talented and successful entrepreneurs and artists sharing the stories of defining moments in…

Over the years, after talking with tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, artists and creatives, almost every success story we’ve heard has been filled with stories of failure. Unfortunately, in our view the media rarely covers these parts of the story – instead we often read summaries that make it seem like success happened “overnight.” However,…

We’ve highlighted responses from some of the brightest and most talented artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs in the community below. Josclyn Craft My husband is my hero, not just in the romantic sense, but in the truest definition of the word. Over the past seven years, I’ve fallen in love with so much more than just who…

Often, those who tread off the beaten path are misunderstood or mischaracterized and so we asked folks from the community to reflect and tell us about the times they've been misunderstood or mischaracterized. Alyssa Stratton I think I utmost misunderstood and mischaracterized myself. Which is okay most of the time, except when I stood in my…

We asked some fantastic entrepreneurs and creatives to tell us about their first job in their field. Check out their stories below. Claudia Baettig I interviewed for my first job as an acupuncturist before I even received my physical license to practice in California. I had already passed my licensing exam and registered with the state,…

As almost any entrepreneur or creative will tell you, unexpected problems are to be expected. Below, you'll hear some incredible stories that highlight and illustrate the kinds of issues and problems entrepreneurs and creatives are dealing with everyday. It's not easy, but the silver lining is that dealing with unexpected problems is one of the…

Over the years as we connected with incredible from folks from almost every imaginable industry we realized that every nook and cranny of our economy is full of small business owners, artists and creatives who live and breathe what they do - and their stories are nothing short of heroic. It's the immigrant parents who…

Every once in a while, something happens that really matters. Something that will define at least the next chapter of your journey – perhaps it’s a conversation with a client, a meeting with a visionary or a major event in your personal life. Below, you’ll find some very insightful folks sharing defining moments from their…