Many business owners we’ve spoken with didn’t start with a huge team on day one. They had to learn how to be a good boss, but the problem is the books on leadership are often highly theoretical and so we wanted to hear practical examples of what it means to be a good boss. So, we asked some brilliant, insightful folks to share stories about the best bosses they’ve had.

Danni Ma

I moved to LA in May 2022. Right after I graduated from film school. And I had my very first and best boss, Stuart Paul. He has been a director， writer, and producer for over 40 years. He is the best boss I have ever had. He has been in the film industry for a long time and is willing to learn new technology. The first feature film I worked on for him was shot on iPhone. He had an idea what if we shoot the whole film by iPhone? Read more>>

Chelsey Venuti

It was really hard for me to pick a question because a few of them really stood out to me. But out of all of them, I gravitated to this one the most. My boss is actually my best friend, and we have been working together now for two years! (It is one of the positives that came out of the shutdown) Since we met in beauty school 7 years ago, we had always wanted to work together. But life was getting in the way and the timing just wasn’t right. Once I had graduated and got licensed, Read more>>

Mariah Woody

I’ve been blessed enough to have several. I don’t classify the best boss by them only doing everything right, but also learning a lot from their vulnerabilities and watching them go through their current lessons, and helping me through mine. The one that inspires me the most is the last boss I had before I became self employed. I know he is influential and the “best boss” because now that I own my own practice, Read more>>