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.

Martin van der Linden

This is an interesting step, as sometimes you just have to do it. Once you work as an entrepreneur, you have many ideas and at some point you have to execute them. One of the most difficult parts is having systems in place that others can follow, so you can free up your time to think about ideas that help grow the business.  Read More>>

Veronica Castro

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned as an entrepreneur is that an idea means nothing without execution. I didn’t start with a perfect business plan, investors, or a roadmap. I started with the willingness to work, adapt, and keep moving even when I didn’t have all the answers. Read More>>

Luis Calvillo

It all started with a simple frustration: deciding where to eat felt harder than it should be. My co-founder Jose Acevedo and I met up at a coffee shop in the spring of 2025 to brainstorm how we could reinvent a food discovery app called WhattaEat, but we faced one major constraint: less than $10,000 in savings. Read More>>

Sariah & Ariella Morgan

Before Young Bosses in Business existed, we were already running our own businesses, IAH Beauty and Bossari Kids, and selling our products at adult markets. At the time, one of us was 11 and the other was only 5. We were often the only kids there. People would stop at our booths, say “nice so cute,” and just walk away. Read More>>

Cole Giovanni

Thank you, I had always known I wanted to build a private members club — something special and unique. With my background in touring, I spend a lot of time moving between cities, experiencing different environments, and observing how people gather, host, and create moments. I just hadn’t quite found the exact form it would take yet. Read More>>

D Shawn

So I actually built my business and LLC with Urban Music Academy when the pandemic hit in 2020. I didn’t really know what I was gonna use it for at that present moment because I was really out focusing on my career and elevating musically the best way that I could. Read More>>

Inna Kharlamova

When I first started my journey in the lash extension industry, I was just an ordinary lash artist who, like many others, learned mostly on my own. At that time, there was very little high-quality and structured educational information available, so I had to gather knowledge and experience piece by piece — through practice, mistakes, constant research, and a strong desire to grow professionally. Read More>>

Charlie Hudson

I knew from adolescence I wanted to be a writer. My family was not in a position to help me with this dream. I entered the Army as a second lieutenant planning to stay for two years. I stayed for twenty-two for a variety of reasons. Read More>>

Miki LANSDOWE

At first it wasn’t really a business idea it was more of a curiosity. I discovered my passion for tintype photography while getting my own tintype portrait at a music festival. As I watched the process I became completely fascinated by the fact that you could make a one-of-a-kind image on metal using a process that’s over 150 years old. Read More>>

Mya Deve

Silver Strings & Melodies honestly came together very naturally because music had already been such a huge part of my life for years. I grew up around the beauty industry through my mom, but I personally fell in love with music early on through piano and later violin. Read More>>

Eddie McDaniel

I actually started by assisting a friend with an event. I knew in that moment, that I was meant to do events. My passion and love for events had always been there, before this job as an assistant, it was more of a hobby than a career. Read More>>

Henry Griffith

The Coffee Pod Recycling Co. began as a freshman-year engineering project at High Technology High School in Monmouth County, New Jersey. My partners and I were handed a used Keurig K-Cup by our engineering teacher, Ms. Grunthaner, who explained the problem: coffee pods are technically recyclable, but most recycling systems will not accept them unless the wet coffee grounds are removed first. Read More>>

Simone Bernstein

I’m a three-time founder. By the time the idea for Wellth Society started forming, I’d already opened a fitness studio, built a permanent jewelry business called Spark by Simone, and I was running a barre3 studio. From the outside, things looked like they were working. I was the woman you’d point to and say she’s figured it out. Read More>>

Sarah Mountain

When I first moved to Savannah about 5 years ago, I had little to no idea what my post-grad life was going to be like. I had a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, a passion for art and literature, and the freedom to start building whatever life I wanted. Read More>>