Do you remember your first hire? There is so much that goes into building a company, but few things matter as much the quality of the team you assemble. Given the immense importance of team building, we wanted to create a series where we ask entrepreneurs who have been there and done that, to share their stories and lessons with the community.

Dr. Brandi Baldwin

As a new entrepreneur, I was so grateful when the company was ready to hire interns, contractors, and employees. It was such an exciting time, but I made many mistakes in the beginning. Read more>>

SeQuan Tutt

I used to do everything for my company on my own when I first started out. Trust and letting people in were really important to me. No one was allowed to alter or sacrifice my vision. It took me a while to understand that asking for help wasn’t necessarily a bad thing and that doing so would relieve a lot of the stress on me. Read more>>

Monique Melton

From day one it was just me working within the business but I’ve always had help at home with the support of my husband. Overtime, I was able to hire help at home and in my business which made all the difference. When you have a long list of responsibilities and task you want to get done in order to achieve anything, you need help in one way or another. Read more>>

Chandra Chriswisser

I had a business partner when I first opened my salon we were both hair stylists and we started with just the two of us. We struggled for quite awhile to find team members who were a good fit for our business we placed ads and almost nothing came from them. Our 1st few hires came from word of mouth from other industry professionals that we knew. Read more>>

Takenya Warren

In the very beginning, it was just me with lots of ideas, goals, and administrative tasks. My initial thought was to automate as much as possible so that I could serve clients seamlessly. Needless to say, I still made the ultimate decision, I needed helping hands Read more>>

Jazmine Valencia

When I started JV Agency, I was lucky enough to have a great team member come for the ride along with me, she was there from the beginning and her support is something I’m still grateful for to this day, I’m happy to say that she has grown into an amazing music executive of her own! Read more>>