When businesses are covered in the media, often there is a lot of focus on the initial idea, the genesis moment. Then they almost brush over the middle part – the scaling up part – and arrive at how big and awesome the business is today. It makes for a fun read or in the case of a movie or show an entertaining watch, but it’s also a missed opportunity. The middle part – the scaling up part is where so many small business owners get stuck. It’s the part so many of us need more guidance with and so we wanted to get conversations going on the topic of scaling up.

Sina Azari

It starts with Mindset, knowing that procrastination is the greatest “dream killer”. We strike with highest sense urgency. Having prior experience with businesses through various industries, I’ve invested most my career solving complex problems and fixing underperforming yields with in companies. Using “buisness science”, our platform has a blue print with specific action items that yield exponential results for our agents and leadership growth. I have dealt with virtually every type of business scenario and issue. Read more>>

Stacey Simmons

The lodge that I manage is an Indigenous-owned business. The Alaska Native Corporation that owns it is called Koniag. Koniag is the regional corporation of our Suqpiat/Alutiiq people. The lodge is on Koniag land, meaning we have exclusive access to almost the entire lake. The area has a deep and rich history for our people. I wanted to incorporate our Corporation and culture into the lodge when I took it over. Read more>>

Bron Hansboro

Being a small business owner I’ve always heard conversations surrounding business growth opportunities. As The Flower Guy Bron navigated its first few years, I based my businesses success on performance compared to the previous year. However, as we matured I learned the major difference between growth and scaling and scaling became my major focus. Read more>>

Kim Skidmore

In 2023, I, Kim, started Liv CBD in North Carolina, a state where cannabis wasn’t legal yet. I knew it’d be a long journey, maybe over five years, but I was ready for it. Early that year, North Carolina began considering a medical marijuana program, so I got busy building my team. The state had strict rules for granting limited licenses, and by spring 2023, I had almost everyone I needed, except a Manufacturer. Read more>>

Amanda Walker

I left my 10-year career as a high school teacher after my 2nd baby was born. I had ZERO plan but did have a giant belief that I would find a way to use my 25 years of coaching and teaching for a purpose! I stumbled into coaching and my business began to grow steadily from there. Truthfully, in the beginning, I was afraid to call it a “business” because I had zero marketing or sales experience. Read more>>

Anne Latham

I had quit my full time floral job for another company in summer of 2020 with my last paycheck to my name and a lot of fear. I hit the ground running, shamelessly promoting my work on Instagram, engaging my community with floral pop ups (at a time when everyone was chasing serotonin and making a stronger effort to shop locally), and spending my old 9-5 hours playing and photographing for my portfolio. Read more>>