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.

Shae Foote

When I was first starting out, I created my own artist development/promotions/marketing company/record label. I dissolved the company after the first year due to lack of knowledge, and I was way over my head trying to juggle multiple roles within the company. Two years later, another music executive and I teamed up to create a full service marketing and promotions company that was in business from 2008-2014. Read more>>

Federico Diaz

I recently started my journey in the Specialty coffee industry and decided to create “Colombia Specialty Coffee” a firm dedicated to showcasing why Colombian coffee is considered by many the best soft coffee in the world. I made this choice because my entrepreneurial spirit was telling me this was the path to follow, coffee is a big industry and I wanted to be in the forefront of the coffee revolution. Read more>>

Kurt Williams

My start in Real Estate happened in the late 1990’s. I was working in the banking industry as a Client Services Representative offering bank products such as Asset Accounts, Retirement Stategies and Mortgage Loans. Admittedly, the Mortgage Loan product line was vast, confusing and intimidating. As a result, I wasn’t good at representing mortgage loans to clients. Read more>>