What even is a “regular” job? Semantics aside, the heart of our question is about those moments when the stress of entrepreneurship is mounting – do you ever sit back and wonder what if you had just been working for someone else, what life would have been like without all the stress?

Wendell Timothy

I am very happy as a business owner. Fortunately for me, I had the experience of having a regular job first. I learned so much about myself and about running a business during those years that it definitely prepared me for having my own business. Read more>>

Lucy Eden

I am definitely happier as a business owner but in a different kind of way. I would say the security and predictability of being employed is something that I sometimes wish for and miss because staying on top of everything all the time can be a lot. Read more>>

Donaji Mejia

Being a business owner is probably the most challenging job I’ve ever had. It pushes you in the best and worst ways, physically, emotionally, mentally. Read more>>

Ritch Holben

Am I happy that I went out on my own? Absolutely. Do I question the trade-offs of having someone else be responsible for getting the clients, doing the billing, managing the endless daily hand-holding that is essential in my business and be able to simply focus on the creative side of my profession? Read more>>

Jodi Melton

I have been much happier as a business owner than I ever did having a regular job. Prior to joining the fitness industry, I was a graphic designer. Read more>>

Mia Sophia Melle

I love being a business owner and it’s what I know and all I’ve done really for most of my life. At around 23 years old, my (then future) husband and I quit our corporate jobs working in mortgages and foreclosures at GE Capital in Irvine and never looked back. Read more>>

Terri Stevens

Thank you for the opportunity to share my story… I have never held a “regular job” or what I considered to be a regular job… I was always a lifeguard, bartender, banquet manager or landscape designer. Read more>>

Nicole Deline

I am thankful that I am a business owner, even though it can be so difficult at times. I sometimes daydream about having a normal job with a regular paycheck and the security that brings, however, giving up the flexibility on the potential to make more or less money is not worth it. Read more>>

Rebecca Garcia

Founder and CEO Born into a traditional Hispanic family in the vibrant city of San Antonio, Rebecca emerged as the youngest of five siblings in a low-income, single-parent household. Read more>>