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.

David Moldover

In 6 years we’ve had 2 major expansions, which included 1 within our main space + the addition of a second location.I think we accomplished this by starting small, never digging a hole we couldn’t climb out of, being strategic with how we spend, playing the long game, and hiring the right people. Read more>>

Toyin Crandell

Let’s start from the beginning! When I began my entrepreneurship journey, we were stuck in tens of thousands in debt, homeless and there was a point where we ran out of food. Read more>>

Nabeela Kausar

My journey with The Elite Sales Dream Homes Team, from its early days to becoming a key player in real estate, feels like a personal adventure filled with ups, downs, and a whole lot of learning along the way. Read more>>

DeAnna Roman

Octavia Entertainment grew from a seed that was planted decades ago…Three decades ago to be exact. Read more>>

Nicole Bridges

A decade ago, my love for photography, dormant for a while, reignited when I welcomed my first son, Hunter, into the world in 2014. Read more>>

Zelossie Whitted

Years ago, a friend and I were working at this production studio together slammed with ongoing projects. We were really in the weeds hitting these deadlines, and I remember he said, “we are really going through it” and I suddenly thought to myself, “yeah, but we have to go through it to get it done. Read more>>