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.

Briana DuBose

Right now I am reading Originals by Adam Grant, in which he talks about how some of the world’s most prolific business founders are quite risk averse and are more like calculated risk takers instead. I like to think of myself as the same. I knew after graduate school that I needed to learn a lot about consulting (client management, business development, communication, creative ventures, multi-sector education etc. ) & running a business before I thought of running my own. Read more>>

Sathya Chey Patterson

At the start of my career in wealth management, I was a young single mother with little savings and so I needed to begin my career with a salary where I felt I could continue to financially support myself and my daughter. I would have loved to start my own firm but having a salary and a client base from the beginning provided the stability that I needed in my life at that time. Read more>>

Lynneia Perkins

I started in the insurance industry in 2015 working with several insurance agencies and IMO’s. I wasn’t getting the tools and training that I needed to become a top preforming agent so I was looking for an agency that will help me build grow and retain clients by teaching and structuring plans to help fit my clients needs instead of just sealing them a product. Read more>>