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.

Vinicius Lemos

At the end of January 2020 I was sitting in my office, planning the year, as usual. I had already made the budget forecast, separating the quarters with all the calculations as required by protocol so as not to have a deficit, on the contrary, to make a profit as far as possible. Read more>>

Kadine Cooper

In the beginning, and even now at times, I often say that I’m an accidental entrepreneur. Becoming a business owner wasn’t something I planned for, or even envisioned for myself. Read more>>

Zeppy64

Me and my group stumbled into a partner, who was looking for a team to make a lot of Fortnite Experiences, they had a directory of around 10+ ideas when we started working with them, at the beginning we had a lot of problems among trust issues since both parties didn’t really know each other, Read more>>

Kimberly Greenwell

Whether it is fate, coincidence, or a little bit of both, I have had many full-circle moments creating My Southern Home. For example, I was in Nashville, TN, running the St. Jude Half Marathon for my 40th birthday. Read more>>

DeAnna Taylor

I shared my business on WHEEL OF FORTUNE! I still can’t believe that in August of 2023, Pat Sajak’s last season, I got an opportunity of a lifetime. I spoke to millions of viewers about how our company supports busy moms with self-care. Read more>>