One of the most powerful things about being a business owner is the ability to create a work environment according to your own principles. So many of us have worked within a company or organization and been disappointed by the way things were run, the way team members were treated. So, we wanted to ask some fantastic business owners and operators how they’ve gone about creating a more inclusive workplace.

Danielle Thmpson

As a founder, it can be challenging to hand over responsibility. This is especially true as you recognize that others will not and do not think like you. Read more>>

Taj Levi

There has been many instances where I have been the *only* in a workplace. I have been the only black person, the only queer person, the only trans person, etc. Read more>>

Montara Hewgill

When you think “mermaid”, the first images that probably come to mind are Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Madison from Splash, and maybe even the world famous Weeki Wachee Mermaids in Florida. Read more>>

Elizabeth Start

I work in environmental materials management (recycling, reuse, etc.) which has traditionally been a male-dominated field that excluded people of color and women from many roles, especially leadership. Read more>>

Sarah Bridger

I started out like every freshly graduated barber student…. feeling like I knew absolutely nothing but had a great educational start. Read more>>