So often mission and purpose driven folks have fascinating stories about where they draw their inspiration from. Often it’s a historical figure and so we’ve highlighted some of those conversations around historical figures and what some of the best and brightest have learned from them.

Arthur Baranovskiy

The figure I admire most about business ventures is John Davison Rockefeller Sr. of Standard Oil. He is known as perhaps the “greatest business mind of all time.” Mr. Rockefeller’s story—and letters—are rich with lessons for entrepreneurs, applicable to every stage of their journey. Read more>>

Melissa Keir

When I returned to college to get my teaching degree, I was a married, mother of two and not your typical student. During a class on American Literature, I was assigned Langston Hughes to write a paper about. Read more>>

Tasha Rivers

Madame CJ Walker has always been my favorite for many reasons. Firstly as I was a child in first grade I had to do a Black History Report. Read more>>