Going from idea to execution isn’t easy. Part of the difficulty is that often there is no playbook to follow and while we can’t offer a playbook either, we wanted to create a space where aspiring entrepreneurs could read the stories of how some very smart, very thoughtful entrepreneurs form the community got started.

Kirk Brown

I’ve always had a passion for design, stretching back to when I won my fifth-grade T-shirt design contest. I designed the T-shirts for my entire school, and I remember the sense of pride I felt seeing everyone wear my creation at graduation. Read more>>

Jolie Pollard

I struggled with my hair as a child and teenager in the 90s and early 2000s growing up in Belize City. It was so dry. I had no shape to my curls. We didn’t have social media and tutorials back then. Read more>>

Yvette Ulrich

Recently I had a vision of doing an underwater shoot I have been craving more Artistic work as a Photographer to even out the paid larger Agency work. Read more>>

Taylor Myers

The delight, for me, in creating experiential art is the depth of interconnectedness between the artistic and production spheres. Read more>>

Kasee Shambora

Initially I bought my first camera to create an actors reel for myself. Eventually I realized that I was shoot a lot more pictures instead and got sucked into trying to satisfy a whole different creative urge that I didn’t realize I had. Read more>>

Livia McDonald

The moment I started was the moment I allowed myself to develop the courage to share my thoughts and opinions. On a whim I decided to download this podcast app and I would just speak to myself in it random stuff. Read more>>

Morgan Flores

My husband hated his job and we have 3 young kids. We couldn’t afford daycare so one of us needed to be home. My husband decided to quit his job so I could organize + clean full-time. Read more>>

Shay Beaulieu

The first few weeks of motherhood were overwhelming for me when the days bleed into nights. Every postpartum journey is unique and so is motherhood. Read more>>

Devon Wallace

Well i’ve always been around painting My whole life I come from three generations of painters. I had worked At sherwin williams out of high school learning all the knowledge and secrets of the industry. Read more>>

Abria Anderson

I’ve always had a love and passion for event planning and hosting, but I didn’t always know that people made careers out of it. After graduating college I got my start in the industry working with a wedding and event venue about 8 years ago. Read more>>

Sundarri Rodriguez

Soma Wellness started as a dream of opening a wellness center. I had very a clear knowing that I wanted to open a wellness center that would serve as a community space where all could find a place where they are welcomed and accepted. Read more>>

Diana Picon

I’m a first generation immigrant from Sonora, México who was very determined to get her Engineering degree. I have no generational wealth and haven’t been lucky enough to win the Powerball. Read more>>

Aparna Avasarala

Ours is a story of pivot till you find the right direction. In 2017, Denimrush was born as a side hustle while I pursued my interior design thesis. Read more>>

Sharee Howze

I started learning astrology and getting into holistic and indigenous medicine about 10 years ago after being laid off from a job that I had. Read more>>