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.

LaVada England

I met Crystal Scott during a period of homelessness, which was not my first experience with being unhoused or struggling to maintain my life, especially having faced challenges as a teenage mother. Read more>>

Kate Robards

My most recent boss, Maria Perez-Brown, is absolutely incredible. She’s spent more than thirty years in the Entertainment Industry where she’s not only worked as an executive and mastermind of legal workings and deals, but she’s created and produced shows like GULLAH GULLAH ISLAND and TAINA (which was the first Latina multi-cam kids show). Read more>>

Caitlin Cook

I briefly had the pleasure of working in hospitality! My manager was a leader in the best way possible. I admired his hard work and charisma. He cared about all of the staff members and was fair in his decisions. Read more>>