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.
Jeannie Guzman
I started my own firm almost on accident. My daughter was 3 and I had decided to stay home with her. Both of us found out pretty early that staying home just wasn’t fum for either or us. So she went to a part time preschool while I started grad school to get my Masters in Accounting. Read More>>
Akilah Walker
Establishing my own practice started before I knew that’s what I wanted to do. I started my personal brand in 2015, posting photos of my hairstyles, unknowingly becoming a hair influencer before it was a trend. I enjoyed creating unique looks for myself and was surprised that others wanted to replicate the styles that I was sharing on Instagram. Thus, Hair by Akilah was born. Read More>>
Lia Zalvin
Starting Sage Wellness honestly came from wanting to create the kind of space I wished more people had access to… somewhere that felt warm, supportive, and genuinely human. I loved the clinical side of therapy early on, but I also realized I wanted more freedom to build a practice that fully reflected my values and the populations I felt most passionate about serving. Read More>>
Sarah Vetter
Evergy Studio started from my own healing journey. I had explored many different modalities, but I was still searching for a way to create lasting change rather than temporary relief. After experiencing profound changes through a process I developed and refined over time, I wanted to see if it could help others too. Read More>>
Alondra Dimas
La Mujer Blanca first began with me finding harmony with the craft and the teachings of my ancestors. I unlocked a new side of Spirit, untainted by the views of Catholicism, but this didn’t take place till late 2017, post-divorce, and needing to find who I was again, I went back to my roots. I started where most readers start— Pick-A-Cards. Read More>>
Dr Megan Mansfield
I decided to launch my practice after being in the field for over a decade and never really finding a place to land that fully aligned with my values. Read More>>
Patricia Marsh MD
The early days of starting AMY MD really began before we even knew it was a company. My co-founder, Dr. Seerat Mission, and I met in residency, and we were both the doctors who spent “too much time” explaining things to families. We would slow down, make sure people understood what was happening, and honestly, that became the foundation of the business. Read More>>
SHIRAZ FAROOQ
The story of ColoWell America is one of resilience, family, and a desire to fundamentally change how patients experience medical care. Built from the ground up by Dr. Shiraz Farooq—a board-certified Colon and Rectal Surgeon who had been practicing in Tampa for over a decade—the practice was born out of a deeply personal journey. The Catalyst: A Vision Born from Family For Dr. Read More>>