Starting a business is hard because it’s a fight with yourself, an internal battle – gaining the courage to get started, etc. Scaling a business is different – the challenges you face are mostly external to yourself. Each challenge has a million mini-challenges. We wanted to create a space for conversations and stories around growth and scaling. Below, you’ll find stories and insights from successful entrepreneurs across a variety of industries and markets.
Jonah Castillo
While I don’t have a firm, or a suite, I’m a a barber at East End Barber in Houston Texas and operate on building my own clientele inside the shop, and growing my clientele to scale up. Read more>>
Zakiya Moss
The journey of scaling up Drip Queen Coffee has been both challenging and rewarding. We started in a small home office, focusing on gathering the necessary intellectual property to avoid dealing with issues like trademark hijacking threats. Read more>>
Valentino Hernandez
My name is Valentino Hernandez, most people know me as Tito or TitoValentino. I play lead guitar in my band called A Different Kind of Giant. I’ve been a guitar player and performer since I was a teenager. Read more>>
Fran Steiner
After 15 years in the event industry, I learned that to be successful is by making changes and setting goals for myself and my company. I have to ask myself where do I want my event and wedding service company to be now and not in a few years? Read more>>
Linda Zuniga
I would like to say makeup and hair have always been my passion since I was younger. I started doing makeup and hair in high school for just friends and family. Read more>>
Tennille Taraszkiewicz
Scaling a business, or process, is something that most people take for granted. Starting small to learn from your mistakes and victories will help ensure success as you grow to the next level. Read more>>
Dametreus Ward
Where do I begin? Its been a long journey to where I am now. Lots of losses but a whole lot of Wins. Id have to take it back to Milwaukee where it started. See back then I would never imagine I am where Im now. Read more>>