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 and creatives in the community to share some of those stories below.

Nadine Morency-Mohs

One day, I received a phone call from a young man looking for an apartment. What started off as a 2 min inquiry turned out to be an hour long conversation which lead to him to share information about his background growing up in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn. He told me the family has been disputing over the family home – a Brownstone for a few years. He shared the contact information of his relative who was handling the case and the relative referred me to his attorney. Read more>>

Jillian Brown

It was an ordinary day for me in October of last year. I’d set my intentions for the day speaking abundance for my day ahead and I was working on my website when I received a notification! I recently started using the app Thumbtack to help attract more clients. My heart fluttered a bit in excitement as I developed a call flow/script for securing appointments. The client and I scheduled the appointment for two days later and I immediately reviewed the components of the closing documents and planned out how I would conduct the signing without seeing the closing documents before the appointment. Read more>>

Katie Lenns.

I was planning my first destination wedding. I needed to find a Catholic church in Ireland willing to conduct the ceremony for a couple who did not belong to their parish. Unlike in the United States where priests are often relocated after a number of years, most priests in Ireland stay in one place throughout their tenure. After several failed inquiries via telephone and email, it became clear to me that I would need to make this request in person. I flew to Ireland on a mission and was told “no” four times before finding a priest who listened to my story and agreed to perform the Sacrament. Read more>>

Justin Bowers

This story is one hundred percent true from my point of view. When I did in home personal training I traveled to clients’ homes. I had this one very eccentric client whose previous two husbands died in mysterious accidents. Yes, two husbands in a row. I train this widow for months and it’s going great. She’s very into the paranormal and always has a new ghost story every session Whether I believed or not, it was very entertaining! However one day it became too real for me. Read more>>

Timira Washington

As a business owner starting a business and getting your first client is everything. Getting more clients and people to be involve in your business is everything. I have been receiving a lot of great compliments about my Blazers line from other women and men. I have a great support team behind me. I advertise and sell Blazers to young women to let women know, you don’t have to be naked on a photoshoot or show skin to get notice for your business. Blazers just give off a certain chic and classy appearance. When you look great, you feel great. It is a professional attire. Read more>>