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.

Reatter Neal

I still consider myself in my early days of my legal career. I graduated and passed the bar in 2021 and opened up shop in 2022. Originally, I wanted to work under someone before opening up my own firm because I was honestly scared of being solo. Read More>>

Katherine de Vos Devine

Artists asked me first. While I was working in museums and arts consulting, people would pull me aside and ask for help with a contract, a copyright question, a trademark. I’d refer them to excellent colleagues. They’d come back. The lawyer talked too fast. Hadn’t understood their work. Made them feel like a problem to be processed rather than a professional with something worth protecting. Read More>>

Chelsey Gray

The Early Days of Spotlight Strategies Honestly, the decision to start Spotlight Strategies wasn’t some perfectly planned moment it was a reckoning. And before I talk about business strategy or systems or pipelines, I have to tell you the real story. Because the real story starts with survival. I am a survivor of Military Sexual Trauma. Read More>>

Kendara Laurel

I have been involved in Metaphysics ,for over 50 years. My journey started when I attended a Metaphysical convention in Miami Florida. During one of the workshops, a speaker mentioned that most people only use 10% of their minds and that the rest is Spiritual. This comment was the key that unlocked a lifetime process of connecting with Spirit and helping others do the same. Read More>>

Sara Macke

I started my journey in college when I entered the Social Work program at Mizzou. I had a wonderful first internship at a Child Advocacy Center where I was able to observe Forensic Interviews. Basically, I got a deep dive look into the horrors of the world. Read More>>

 Jen Fink

“The practice didn’t actually start with a business plan; it started with a microphone and a desperate need for clarity. When I launched my podcast, I was navigating dementia care in my own life. I realized that the clinical world was often speaking a language that didn’t translate to the living room. The lack of dementia training for medical professionals only compounded the problem of how best to care for my Mother who was living with advanced Alzheimer’s. Read More>>

Wesleigh Bishop

I actually opened my own practice less than a year ago and it was equal parts exciting, challenging, and scary. The key challenge I’ve experienced since opening is related to marketing. More on that later. Read More>>