One of the challenges we’ve seen to true equality of opportunity is that schools and books often can’t (or choose not) offer access to one of the most equalizing resources – first hand stories of how successful entrepreneurs made their ideas a reality. If you grew up in a family or community that had many successful entrepreneurs you may have been lucky to hear many conversations and stories about starting and executing on an idea, but there are millions of people across the country who haven’t had the same advantage and so our hope here is to create a space where those stories can be told in a more public forum for the benefit of any and every aspiring entrepreneur.

Caleb Stumberg

When I think back on how Second Son Woodworks actually started, it really began in a very practical, almost unplanned way. I grew up in Helena, Montana, where working with my hands was just part of daily life—helping family and friends with home repairs, learning to use tools, and figuring things out as I went. Read more>>

Christalee Lema

I’ve spent my career as a special FX makeup artist, doing everything from subtle camera-ready looks to full-on character transformations. Universal Monsters were my first love growing up, so working in special FX always felt like my path. And then COVID hit. Like many of us in the arts, my career came to a halt. Read more>>

Ajay

We, the co-founders of CodeSparkClubs, realized that a big issue lay within starting an AI club: people didn’t have the resources to actually start the club. As such, we stepped in to make the process of starting an AI club easier than ever. Read more>>

Colorway Jay

I started being a Youth Advocate from my experience of working as a school bus driver and a BST (Basic Skills Trainer) in the mental health field. There was a realization that there needed to be a supplemental way for the kids to learn that I was working with. Read more>>