One of the most important things we think the media can do is connect small business owners and creatives across industries and markets to give them an opportunity to learn form each other. The insights on trends in particular can be transformative if our communities were better connected and so we’ve tried to create a space where folks can share the trends they are seeing and read about trends other sharp entrepreneurs are seeing.

Becky Siskowski

The number of flower growers in the United States has increased in the last five to ten years. There is a movement to make American grown/locally grown flowers more desirable and more accessible to the public. Many people are not aware that approximately 85 percent of the flowers purchased in a grocery store or from a florist have been imported from South America.  Read more>>

Elizabeth Davis

Broader VC Market: Venture capital investments dropped across the board in 2022 vs 2021. Globally, $75.2 billion was deployed into the venture capital ecosystem. While that’s significant lower than 2021, its 52% more than the amount raised in 2020. (CB Insights) Read more>>

Brenna Brockert

The dance community is its own little world. And if you are apart of the dance community you know exactly what I am talking about. As things change over the years, so do the trends in the dance world. Now of days, kids are mastering certain tricks at age 5 that I wasn’t even introduced to till I was a teenager. Read more>>

Gabriella Maenza

In The Wedding and Event Industry there has been such a shift in focus from that Pinterest worthy wedding to capturing the small “la vie en rose” moments for our social media feeds. From non-traditional details to bringing back the most classic moments we are not only seeing these trends filter into our events but across all social platforms and other companies as well. Read more>>

Jennifer Baio

Currently the biggest trend I am seeing in the spiritual community is using TikTok to generate new clients. In general most businesses are taking advantage of social media to promote themselves. Within the spiritual community the extreme ends of the spectrum tend to gain the most traction. Love readings that are more “positive” or how to put a spell on someone to bring them back or make them commit. Read more>>

Julie Cook

The architecture, engineering and construction (A/E/C) space has a reputation as a late adopter when it comes to digital and social trends. However, the firms I work with that have the edge over their competition are the ones who really think innovatively about the solutions they bring to their clients. Read more>>

KALEEAHA HARDEN

Some of the biggest trends I am seeing in our industry of pole fitness is the variety of class and performance showcases. More studios are incorporating more dance in pole fitness. The performance showcases are having a new trend of different and unique themes! Read more>>

Mel Hardman

Working in the clinical research industry is extremely relevant to the overall healthcare industry. The trend in both industries is DIVERSITY. It’s EVERYWHERE. Diversity recruitment of clinical trial patients, diversity and minority staffing of industry clients, diversity training…  Read more>>

Tabatha Terpstra

If you want to know what’s stereotypically trendy in the wedding world, all you have to do is hop on Pinterest. There are a lot of (potentially) short term trends floating around for 2023: disco balls, bejeweled blooms & marigold garlands to name a few and I look forward to playing around with these looks and learning new techniques along the way. Read more>>

Coy Poitier

Urban agriculture is starting to become more popular here in Dallas. I see more every day, people wanting to know more about their food, like where it comes from, how was it produced, the nutritional value of it, and what chemicals were used before it reached the store. Read more>>

Julie Socher

When I started specializing in Boudoir Photography 12.5 years ago, the main reason for doing a boudoir photo shoot was to create the ultimate wedding gift for their partner. To surprise them on the wedding day with an album full of bridal boudoir photos sprinkled with little touches of things that were special to their partner. Like their favorite sports team jersey, or wearing a piece of their work uniform, their tie, etc. Women were leading with the wedding/ special occasion gift in mind for their reason to experience a boudoir session. Read more>>

Rachel Drody

One of the most significant parts of my day is staying on top of trends that are happening globally and locally that deal with the digital presence of companies. Read more>>

Erica Shirey

With the start of the new year I have been paying close attention to what is trending in the design world. After attending market we are noticing an overarching trend towards bold, colorful, and warm interiors. This trend seems to speak to our collective desire for comfort and security. Clean, white walled minimalism continues to take a backseat to moody color palettes, printed wallpaper, cozy textures, and natural materials. Read more>>