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.

Avery Amstutz

Competition does not mean enemy. As photographers, we are artists. This gives us a unique opportunity to stand out amongst the other people in our industry. Two artists are not the same, which means that my clients are not your clients. The people who are attracted to me and my work might not be attracted to you and your work so how can you even compare. Read more>>

Austin Pruett

This industry is incredibly ego driven, which in a way makes sense working in such an aesthetic business. Our job is to make vehicles look great. The problem is this can be done to satisfy our egos and to the determinant of our business and really our client’s vehicles. Read more>>

Fatima Barnes

As I work to consult clients with beauty brands who are looking to scale their brands, generally most people will give the advice to my clients that relying on influencers, pop up shops, posting like crazy on social media, and spending all of their time with the manual tasks are the key to growth. While that’s great to get started on your journey, Read more>>

Christine Germain

Most people believe that Traditionally publish authors are far more successful and are more elite within the writers world as opposed to Independently Published Authors. I believe that every writer whether you’re a beginner or have mastered the status of l literary pro, all authors have one thing in common and that is to tell stories. Stories that take you into imaginative worlds where you’re immersed as a reader. Read more>>

Neesa

Staying true to yourself in this music industry is a struggle because you have people who want to change and control you. When you want to be in control of you self and not have people have that power to control you, you become the enemy. When you’re naive, people love that. When you’re strong minded, Read more>>

Sarahí Caballero

People associate success with the wealth that a business generates. Our ideology is not to worry about making more money, but about having more time. On many occasions we have been advised to exploit and expand our food place, because we have always limited ourselves with the number of people we serve and the days we work in the week, but the truth is that we prefer to have a simpler life, more respectful towards us and what surrounds us, a more personalized service. Sometimes, less is more. Read more>>

Lola Maltz

When it comes to fitness, specifically the personal training dynamic, I think most people in my industry disagree with advocating for a slow process and instead favor quick fixes, fads, vanity and looking good. I firmly believe that every-BODY is different, and that each person needs to find what works for them with the HELP of a trainer. Read more>>

Tianpei Ma

Automation. I fully understand that the retail industry is embracing AI-powered automations, usually starting from but not limited to chatbots. As someone who worked in a corporate environment for 9 years and was lucky enough to have a close contact with retail automation projects, Read more>>