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.

Jonathan Wilbur

I joined Transworld Business Advisors last year and it was absolutely the right choice. I had started a business and owned rental properties prior to joining their firm, but at that point last year I was really searching for my next move. I knew what I wanted to do, but didn’t think that the idea was a realistic option: helping small businesses sell their business. Read more>>

Martin White

I decided to leave the corporate life and run my business full time. A decision that I do not regret at all and actually wish I would have made sooner. To give you a little backstory, I had been working in banking for 17 years prior to running my business full-time. Read more>>

Brendan Gail

When I decided to join VS Real Estate – it was called Priority Estates Realty back then – as a Licensed Real Estate Agent it was because my wife and I bought our house in San Diego with the founders of VS Real Estate. I had previous experience selling and buying homes both in San Diego and Tucson with a few different Realtors. Read more>>