Growing and scaling a business is hard and we wanted to hear from business owners who have successfully scaled a business. Below, you’ll find our conversations on scaling with some very talented and insightful folks.
Lisa J Smith
Scaling my business has been an intricate dance of self-discovery, strategic pivots, and relentless dedication to optimizing my time and offerings. I embarked on this journey in June 2020 as a COVIDprenure, navigating the uncertainties of the pandemic landscape, and the past three years have been a profound learning experience. Read more>>
Yesy Hernandez
Starting out, business owners may feel like they have to pinch pennies—and you definitely need to stick to a solid budget. Cutting corners, though, is never the answer. Early on, I occasionally felt the pull not to hire too many other people in order to save money. But quickly, I realized I needed to grow my team in order to accommodate demand and deliver top-quality systems. Read more>>
Amy Kline & Stefan Flower
The Parking Pad was founded in 2021 by Stefan Flower & Amy Kline as a house concert series on a Dormont parking pad. After 2 summers, 10 house concerts and ~1000 guests they expanded to presenting live music in larger venues, including the Hollywood Theater, a classic movie house in Dormont. Read more>>
Bradley Grey
First and foremost, I, along with the rest of our Framework Financials Team, would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to CanvasRebel for granting us this wonderful opportunity to share our thoughts, knowledge, and experiences with all of you today. To the audience, your continued interest and engagement are what drive these meaningful discussions forward. I’m truly honored to be here and hope our conversation today will offer valuable insights, as we do specialize in business development. Read more>>
CODY PAYNE
We’re continuously ramping up our efforts, and I truly believe that’s the secret sauce for any successful team or business. It’s an ongoing journey if you’re striving to reach new heights. My career journey began in leasing office and industrial spaces, and I eventually transitioned into the dynamic world of investment sales. Read more>>
Heidi Cortez
Thank you! I’m a life-long entrepreneur. I started with lemonade stands and selling coffee mugs door-to-door as a child. Growing up we did not have much and I learned early on if I wanted something, I had to work for it. Read more>>
Anton Tumas
When I started hosting events around 2011, we need to rent a sound system for these shows. In the beginning, it was literally borrowing speakers from friends, who helped me set them up. I then bought a couple of small speakers for a tiny rooftop on Santa Monica pier (80 person capacity), where we started an event series called Subtract On The Pier. Read more>>
Leann Carlson
When I graduated in the spring of 2020, I didn’t have a lot going on due to the global pandemic. One evening a family friend sent me a Facebook invite for a craft fair happening in my hometown. I saw they were still accepting vendors so I signed up! I sold my prints and paintings from my college portfolio as well as a couple of hand-sewn sketchbooks that I made. Read more>>
Rosemarie and Thomas Cannell
In order for us to scale up, we really had to streamline a lot of the processes that we had. We had to invest in new tools, new methods, new applications, and marketing. Even for some of the cutting that we used to do a lot by hand, piece by piece, we had to invest in a tools that could help us cut faster and more efficiently and accurately. Read more>>
Ian Fenwick
As cliché as it may sound, the key to scaling up for us was our customers, since at the end of the day we are only as successful as the value we are able to provide to others. In terms of strategy and tactics we followed the playbook of most companies, just listen to your customers and put in the work. Obviously we began with a basic value proposition: Sell Blue Oyster mushrooms at a fair price, hand out business cards and let them know where they can get more. Read more>>