Coming up with an idea for a business or creative project can feel exhilarating. Inspiration for a new idea can come from so many places and we’ve asked some great folks from the community to share their stories of how they came up with their ideas.

Fabian Juarez

The stars were aligned for me in 2019 when I was getting ready to quit my full time job working at the Tesla Factory for almost 2 years. I was over trying to climb the corporate ladder. I put in long hard work there and exhausted myself. Read more>>

Wayne Coito

Growing up on Oahu as someone who loves sports, you didn’t get many opportunities to see professionals play. We had the annual NFL Pro Bowl (and even that discontinued) and we even had the Padres play an entire regular season series in 1997. Read more>>

Paula Lynch

Plumm Home was born out of a love of all things Vintage. From a young age my parents (Red & Dolores) were always shopping from garage sales and auctions to find the best deals to help clothe 9 kids and keep a beautiful home on a budget. Read more>>

Clovia McIntosh

The concept for Tubee came struck me when I was giving my nephew a bath and he slipped. Fortunately, he was fine but I did realize he had outgrown his infant size tub and was still too small for a full size bathtub. Read more>>

Chris Vargas

It all started with a vision. I was down and out, not feeling to great about myself or what i had been doing with my life. My relationship with my family was at an all time low and something needed to change. Read more>>

Cristan Underwood

While I would love to take credit for the idea, I cannot. I actually used a photo booth service in a large Metropolitan area ,Las Vegas, for my best friend’s baby shower, and thought we needed something like this in our community. Read more>>

Fredo Gillis

So I was a senior in college at the end of 2022 and my friend’s 21st birthday was coming up. I wanted to save a little bit of money on her birthday gift so I decided to paint her with some extra art supplies I had lying around from a class project. Read more>>

Yulia Strokova

I am a tenacious and passionate storytelling curator, content strategist, and publisher, with over 15 years of experience in journalism, corporate communications, and brand marketing. Read more>>

Jessica Mattingly

I grew up on a dairy farm and we have been making cheese for 28 years. I knew that i wanted to do something that could incorporate the farm and the family cheese but wanted to stay in the city. Read more>>

Antoine “Doug” Sanders

In 2015, while working at Boeing, I came into contact with a fellow mechanic and mentor who had been with the company for a long time. During one of our many conversations, he asked me if I had served my country. Read more>>

Paige DuBois Erwin

In 2012, I moved back to my home state of Texas after a 20 year long career in Broadway. I found myself needed to create and bring something different and special to my Houston community. Read more>>

Archana Sirohi

Naturallydesi cafe started 3 years ago during the pandemic july 2021.which is a culmination of my deep-rooted passion for food. i have been a big foodie from my childhood. Read more>>

Ksenia Khelman

To be honest, I didn’t plan to start a business. My artistic journey began by accident when my favorite bag fell apart. I had bought it a few years ago, and it was out of stock everywhere, so I figured I wouldn’t lose anything by giving it a try. Read more>>

Jessica Greenhalgh

My background is in PR and managing experiential retreats for media, and after running those for several years, I took a step back and saw that they weren’t delivering what brands needed. As the media landscape changed, so did the needs for brands. Read more>>

Christine Smith

Becoming a Hospitality Business Coach inevitably became who I am after years of serving the hospitality industry in various ways. All of which showed me that the leaders I was admiring were for all the wrong reasons. Read more>>

Ashley Scanlan

As a child, I was surrounded by incredible women. My Mom ran our home seamlessly while also homeschooling and looking for opportunities to contribute to the household financially. Read more>>

Ashara Morris and Glenn Weissel

It took us a long time to take a lot of elements that interested us and turn it into a business. Ashara loves animals and shamanism – she is an animal communicator in addition to being a gestaltist and baby shaman. Read more>>

Janae Blackman-Rohn

I started my business based on my passion for fitness and fashion. I’ve been in the gym going on 5 years. After a long battle with depression, I can say working out has helped my mental health for the better and I’m happy to be here. Read more>>

TRACY THOMAS

The Business of The Kingdom,LLC was officially launched in January 2018, specializing in serving the administrative side of businesses, ministries and events. However, the work actually began long before. Read more>>

Cecilia Smith

My childhood best friend had her baby over the summer, and I was going to get to fly down and meet him over the holidays. As we neared closer to time, she was texting me that her baby had started to sleep regress and that she was struggling. Read more>>

Sonia Washington

I have always had a passion for cooking and experimenting with new dishes. One day, while waiting for a rotisserie chicken at Sam’s Club after a long day at work, I struck up a conversation with a woman who expressed her desire for home-cooked meals but lacked the time and energy to prepare them herself. Read more>>