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.

Sara Bianchetti

After college, I worked in sales at a home remodeling and design website. After a couple years of working there, my brother presented the idea of me joining the family business. While I was never pressured to join the company, I was excited to embark on a new endeavor – one with my family as 4th generation jerky purveyor. Read more>>

WILLIAM WARD

MARZUCCO REAL ESTATE – HOWARD | WARD Read more>>

Eglantina Stickles

I joined Real Broker LLC in August 2022 . Before that, I was with a different brokerage which wasn’t a good fit for me. It was 100% cloud based and I didn’t find it easy to adjust my style with that format. I am people’s person and I like being face-to-face with my co-workers as well as my clients. Read more>>