We love contrarians. We love hearing unique view points and so one of our favorite things to ask folks is for them to tell us something they believe that most people in their industry disagree with. Check out some of those responses below.

Kris Benner

We are in the agritourism business, but more specifically, our agritourism business includes llamas and alpacas. In the 5 years that we have owned and raised llamas and alpacas, we have learned quite a bit about the culture of llama and alpaca farms. Llama and alpaca owners are very protective of these animals. Read more>>

Rico Anthony

The importance of social media and engagement on social sites. A lot of stock is given to high like counts on photos posted on the internet, as if this is the highest measure of success. Proper business moves and connections with the right people can often prove just as fruitful. I hide likes for all my posts and have the likes of everyone’s else’s posts hidden on my instagram account. Read more>>

Sheila O’Rourke

I am sure there are others in my industry that share this feeling, but I hear a lot of advice about growing my business, and by that what I hear is hiring more staff. The end goal in interior design seems to be to have a “firm”, a group of employees led by an owner/interior designer. I have my own company and do not have any full-time employees. Read more>>