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.

Kristi Dear

Hi, I’m Kristi Dear—a Mindset Coach and multi-million-dollar network marketing earner. But my journey to this stage was just that: a journey. Twenty-five years ago, at the age of 23, my husband and I were struggling to make ends meet. With a baby on my hip and my husband working two jobs, we were barely getting by. Fast forward eight months, and I found out I was pregnant again. Neither of us had a college degree—I had a GED—and I often wondered how we were going to make it all work. Read more>>

Aviva Sonenreich

The Warehouse Hotline is a family-owned Commercial Real Estate brokerage established in 1984. When I joined, the business had a strong foundation, but to scale up and remain competitive, we had to embrace technology across the board—from updating our CRM to streamlining processes and modernizing marketing. Read more>>

Lamar Romero

Scaling Hire Dragons to where it is today has been anything but an overnight success—it’s been a grind, a journey full of twists, turns, and a few fiery moments. When Laura and I first started in 2013, we were running a true mom-and-pop operation. Laura took a floor-walker job at Spec’s to help pay the bills, while I was out conducting tastings every weekend. In those early days, I rented out rooms in our house and leased my spare car just to keep the business afloat. That hands-on experience gave me a front-row seat to consumer behavior and the challenges brands face when trying to connect with them. Read more>>

Dan Kabanko

Scaling up Atlanta City Appliance Repair, Inc. has been a multifaceted journey rooted in passion, perseverance, and adaptability. Here’s how we went from a small operation to a trusted name in the appliance repair industry in North Atlanta. The Starting Point: Building Experience and Vision My entry into the appliance repair industry was somewhat serendipitous. While I was still in university in 2013, a friend invited me to manage advertising and operations for his appliance repair business. Although I was new to the field, I was eager to learn and apply my skills. Within two years, we: Read more>>