Getting your first client is an exhilarating experience, but it’s also an experience that far too many aspiring entrepreneurs never experience. Sometimes, the difference between an idea dying in the idea stage or going on to change the world is getting that first customer – the first tiny win that creates the momentum to make an idea real. So, we connected with some of the smartest folks we could and asked them to tell us the stories of how they got their initial clients.

Hailey Knight

My first wedding client was a former coworker who saw the potential that I didn’t even see myself. I was a newly high school graduate who could not even get a hotel by herself! The wedding was in Tybee Island in the bride had to pretend to be my mom to get me into the hotel! Read More>>

Beth Younger

I’ll never forget the moment I made my first large four-figure sale of an original painting. It was a 24×32-inch piece, sold during a three-day Black Friday pop-up at my local shopping center. So many people stopped by my table that weekend—admiring my work, asking questions, and sharing kind words. One man in particular seemed genuinely drawn to one of my paintings. Read More>>

LaDonna Walker

I work at the Drip Factory in Waynesboro ,Ga .I am a Licensed Cosmetologist but soon I will be a Licensed ( Lady) Barber so I got this gentleman that walked in who wanted their hair cut Read More>>

Rashelle DeBolt

My first client for what would eventually become Battle Born Tutoring came to me while I was still in college, before the business was officially founded. At the time, I was working as a tutor at the University of Nevada, Reno’s tutoring center when a high school student called the center looking for private tutoring. Read More>>