Establishing your own firm or practice is an incredibly daunting task. From myriad of legal and regulatory hurdles to the financial and career related risks, professionals who choose to start their own firm have to overcome so much and so we wanted to reach out to those who’ve done it successfully for advice, insight and stories.
Shamika Miller
After college, I realized I wanted to address wellness from a holistic standpoint — the same way I had learned to do as a child. I wanted to help people reconnect with their bodies and nature, not just manage symptoms. I began by selling herbal products I made by hand, and before long, my community began asking me to teach what I knew. Read More>>
Maria Haswell
It wasn’t easy to choose this path as an intuitive and healer. At the time, I had a corporate career, and there was security in that. I also wasn’t sure it was realistic to build a practice and a business out of it. But I knew it was the right path to follow, regardless of how scary it was. Read More>>
Sachelly Julián
When I started The Nutrition Lab, my vision was to create a space where evidence based nutrition and cultural foods could come together to support cancer prevention and recovery. As a registered dietitian and nutrition scientist, I realized that patients needed more than information. They needed mentorship, ongoing support, and a structure that could help them turn scientific evidence into sustainable, life changing habits. Read More>>
Dr. Tramaine Bailey,DNM
Greetings, I am Dr. Tramaine Bailey, the CEO and founder of Healing While Living. I established my business following the loss of my father, which plunged me into a deep state of grief. During this challenging time, a remarkable individual named Mrs. Tonya, who served as my therapist, entered my life and guided me toward rediscovering my identity. Read More>>
Paige McCalmon
Growing up with a father who was a small business owner & a mother who worked multiple jobs to make ends meet, I learned early on the value of hard work, perseverance, and the importance of taking calculated risks. Watching him build something from the ground up instilled in me both a respect for entrepreneurship and a belief that success is something you create—not something handed to you. Read More>>