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.

Mounia Aram

One of the more unexpected challenges I’ve faced as an entrepreneur came not from business hurdles, but from a comment about something as personal as my appearance. I was on stage at an event, wearing a beautiful yellow dress that I love—one that makes me feel powerful and confident. After the event, a woman saw a picture of me and told me I might be “too old” to wear something like that. Read more>>

Lekhitha Ammaresh, Bharathi Caldwell, Isha Kondapalli

Participating in New York Fashion Week (NYFW) was definitely one of the craziest experiences we’ve had. It all began in March when we received the acceptance notice. We were ecstatic, but also immediately felt the pressure of what it meant to showcase our brand on such a prestigious stage. Read more>>

Alex Hollifield

My passion lies with reactive, aggressive, and anxious dogs, who often navigate a world that can be overwhelming and frightening. One such dog was Donny, an Akita mix with a challenging past, including a previous biting incident. From the moment I met him, I felt an immediate connection and recognized the love his family had for him, despite their struggles. Read more>>

Devin Schubert

Having helped plant 7 churches 9 ministries including a foster care system through the churches over 15 years helping build a successful moving company all while being a full time social worker in child welfare, I thought I had things figured out. Until my now ex wife had an affair, I took on one of our 3 adopted children full time. Over the next 6 years I had given it all up. Spending close to 100k in trying to get help for him and I, moving, giving up ministry, my jobs, my family and relationships, I gave up everything to be a father to my son and his prior abuse and trauma that were causing behaviors out of control. Until I found myself in the hospital being given 3 months left to live because the trauma had taken over my body and my brain and nervous system stopped communicating. I was miraculously healed when Jesus gave me a new mission to share my story with the nations and to bring others along with me to share my story. Im on a mission to help a million people share their story across social media to regain their voice, confidence, and for that one that may need to hear it. Read more>>