Overwhelmingly, media coverage of team building, hiring, training, etc. is often geared towards the issues faced by HR at Fortune 500 sized companies. Even when it’s positioned as advice for small business owners it is often coming from an executive or consultant working primarily with giant corporations. We think it’s far more relevant to hear from small and medium business owners who have successfully grown their businesses – and so we asked some very talented folks to tell us the stories of their initial hires and the struggles and lessons they can share.
Jacques Spitzer

The Raindrop that people see today had extremely humble beginnings. I started the business in my room (not even a garage – a garage would have been nice looking back). I just wanted to help business owners communicate and connect with customers. I think I benefitted from my naivety in not holding any sort of expectations or concerns around whether I would be successful. My goal was never to do just video, or just photo, or just web design. My goal was to solve challenges and amplify stories. Read more>>
Ty Hicks

Day one my business did not have employees. But I knew that it would take time and hard work to get to a point where I could afford employees. Turns out my first employee and not my business partner is my sister, Niesha (Nikki) Hicks. With us a team I was successfully able to focus on the hard labor while my sister handled day to day in the office. It didn’t take long for people around me to notice my work ethic and dedication. I begin to hirer young mentees who needed and wanted to make their own money. Read more>>