The chapters in our stories are often marked by wins and losses. Getting a new job, getting fired. Getting a life-threatening medical diagnosis, beating it and getting a clean bill of health. Too often, due to a societal expectation of modesty and humility we are discouraged from talking about the risks we’ve taken that led…

We’ve highlighted responses from some of the brightest and most talented artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs in the community below. Ciarra Rico When I read this question I immediately saw my mama’s face. Ever since I was younger all I wanted was to be like her, and now twenty two years later I still look at…

One of the most powerful things about being a business owner is the ability to create a work environment according to your own principles. So many of us have worked within a company or organization and been disappointed by the way things were run, the way team members were treated. So, we wanted to ask…

You’re working hard, things are going well, piece by piece you’ve built a life you are proud of, you’ve overcome obstacles and challenges, beat the odds and then you find yourself at the center of an unexpected dilemma – do you risk it all to keep growing? What if growing means leaving the job you…

Great schools and training programs offer learning opportunities that go far beyond the syllabus. We asked some amazing folks from the community to share stories from their educational journey with us. Michelle Mckenzie While attending Aesthetician School in 2010, I had a fabulous instructor who instilled something in me that I still practice to this day.…

We asked some fantastic entrepreneurs and creatives to tell us about their first job in their field. Check out their stories below. Bri Hamlet I sorely underestimated how challenging it would be to get my first teaching job! After completing a 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2018, I applied to several local studios. My only goal…

As a business owner it’s easy to feel like your work is never done – because no matter how much you do, there is always more that could theoretically be done. Many business owners we’ve spoken with also feel that they have a responsibility to be available to their team and that if they step…

We love grabbing drinks with our entrepreneur friends because they always have the craziest stories. Sometimes it’s a big, unexpected win. Other times it’s a problem that came out of nowhere and couldn’t possibly have been foreseen. There is so much to learn from these stories and so we asked some of the brightest entrepreneurs…

We often hear about bad bosses, but we think it’s important to talk about the good ones because we hope that by giving folks examples of how to be a good boss we can inspire future bosses to be better, to do better for their employees and all stakeholders. Klint Ciriaco Let me tell you about…

We asked some very thoughtful members of our community to reflect on what they’ve learned from their heroes. Jessika Luyster My hero is my Mom. She is easily the strongest and smartest woman I know. She has worked hard for everything she has made for herself in life with zero complaints. Growing up she taught me…