Risk is a topic that comes up a lot in our conversations with entrepreneurs and creatives, but a related topic is investments. Investments come in many forms – investing your time, money, heart and soul, etc. So, with that broad definition of investment in mind, we asked rising stars in the community to tell us the stories of the best or worst investments they’ve made.

Mary Buelow

It’s clear to me that investing in my staff is the best thing I have done and continue to do for my business. When I purchased the business in 2017, it was a one-doctor practice with a support staff of five people. Read More>>

Christina Dixon

The best investment I’ve made as a business owner has been in terms of time educating myself. I inadvertently began this journey as an aspiring author interested in publishing my first book, How to Respect an Irresponsible Man. At the turn of the century, in 2000, the publishing industry was on the cusp of embracing technology, which turned things upside down. Read More>>

Kimberley Crossman

The very best investment I have made as an actor is my coaching and class with Joe Reitman @actingwithjoe. I used to think that being in class was a relatively ‘green’ thing to do as an actor, but in the past 17 years that I have been working, I know that the best actors to work with are the ones who are still actively in class and working on their craft. I have been working with Joe for the past 8 years, and in that time, I have booked 7 pilots, guest star roles, movies, and made some amazing fans in some phenomenal casting directors. Read More>>