We speak with so many brilliant folks across dozens of industries and when those folks happen to be working for someone else, sometimes we can’t help but wonder why they aren’t working for themselves. How do folks decide between joining a firm or starting their own? We posed the question to the community and have shared some of their responses below.

Joshua Adkins

When I first started my company I was in college and It started as a side hustle. It started as a side hustle that I would tend to during my summer, fall, and winter breaks just so that I could have money to eat/live. Read more>>

Jen Cameron

I have been selling real estate for nearly 25 years. After about year 10 I went into the management and executive side of real estate building some of the biggest brands in the industry. During the recent global pandemic I had a lot of time to assess the next phase of my career. Read more>>

Kalee Boisvert

I didn’t grow up with money. Being poor was a pervasive theme in my childhood. Those years were hard and I wished more than anything there was something I could do to help relieve some of the financial stress my single mom had to carry. Read more>>