One of the most under-the-radar benefits of entrepreneurship is its ability to build fortitude and make the entrepreneur a more formidable person. Challenges – particularly the crazy, unexpected ones that take on a life of their own – build character and confidence. And the unexpected surprises to the upside, the crazy good moments offer a high that’s hard to reproduce elsewhere. The charm and the challenge of entrepreneurship is dealing with the crazy things that happen and so we’ve asked some fantastic business owners and leaders to share some of their stories with us below.

Marsha Petrie Sue

Retiring from my corporate life, and being newly married, I was home for 2 weeks and my husband said, “Honey I Love you but please, get a job.” Read more>>

Wendy Wortham

I started Texas Twins Events after dissolving Defending Debt Lawsuit Consultants LLC as a way to finally spend more time with my twin sister who took on the role of raising her twin granddaughters. Read more>>

Alicia Burroughs

As the Connector, I’ve learned a very hard lesson, by a business owner and someone I thought to be a friend. This person offered to assist me with my business for which I paid for the service offered. Read more>>

Alicia Nikole

I was hired by a Music PR company thru word of mouth for an artist visiting Toronto. It was a last minute booking, and I was not told anything except the address of where to meet this client. Read more>>

Kristen Herrington

When I put the call out on social media that I was looking to rent a space that could act as an art gallery, I never imagined what the universe had in store. Read more>>

Yana Wieckowski

In the Spring of 2023 I had an inquiry come through my customer service portal on Shopify from a customer wondering about placing a custom order. Read more>>

Benjamin Moody

I was interning at a Queens-based media outlet named Stress Magazine, but I had always wanted to write for The Source which was the number one hip-hop magazine at the time. Read more>>

Gina Zollman

I was asked to sing at a prestigious country club for their monthly Saturday morning gathering of 200 or so members, at 7:30 in the morning. Read more>>

Rochel Marie Lawson

When I graduated from Electrical Engineering School at the age of 21, which was my second degree, I interviewed with every major Electronics firm in Silicon Valley. Read more>>

Marie Cosgrove

The craziest thing that happened to me was buying the company that fired me. It all started with a pink slip and a feeling of betrayal. I couldn’t believe that after all the hard work and dedication I had put into that company, they would just let me go for making too much money in sales!  Read more>>