Our community is fortunate to have so many brilliant, insightful entrepreneurs and creatives and so many of them have front row, ground level seats that allow them to see emerging trends before the so-called experts, industry leaders, etc. We wanted to create a space to connect members of our community where they could share these insights on trends and opportunities they are seeing.

Shelly Anderson

One of the biggest trends I’ve been seeing in the wedding industry is the tool of SEO. As with most industries, Search Engine Optimization can really help your business be found to those that are looking for services that you may offer. When I first began photographing weddings, the most popular (and most successful) ways to search for wedding vendors was via magazine ads, or online wedding blogs that offered ad spaces and vendor highlights. Read more>>

Leslie Jefferson

There are so many complexities in the nonprofit sector, but one major trend that we are seeing is the demand for true and organic diversity, equity, and inclusion implementation in the field – especially in philanthropic giving. While strides have been made to diversify the nonprofit sector as a whole, we are still fighting the historical and current trends of racial equity in the industry. Read more>>

Emily Dewberry

When it comes to the health wellness and spirituality space, there is always bus words that are continuing to come up! Right now, the buzz words are breathwork and nervous system regulation. This trend just like many before make me very cautiously excited on how we are continuing to support ourselves internally and externally. Read more>>

Gerardo Hernandez

The trend of name, image, and likeness (NIL) is rapidly changing the landscape of college athletics in the United States. One of the biggest trends in this industry is the growing number of college athletes who are now able to profit from their name, image, and likeness. Read more>>

Wati Grossman

As a former lawyer turned fashion designer I always saw the industry as an outsider. I‘ve worked for big corporations like The Gap and Levi Strauss & Co. and then after running my own brand, for more than 30 years combined, I began to see people caring about the fate of the planet and recognizing the role fashion plays in climate change. Read more>>

Jade Johnson

One of the biggest trends I see in the beauty industry is recreating your brand. Reinvention is the key to attracting clientele. Whether through social media or In salon, giving your clients something to be excited about is it. Learning or showing a new technique, changing your brand colors or logo, it’s all apart of the trend. Read more>>

Jeffrey Henderson

The biggest trend we’ve seen in the industry since we’ve owned this business has been the shift in daycare attendance versus boarding – it has dramatically shifted with the pandemic. In 2018 and 2019, daycare was usually fairly steady and boarding was predictable based on popular travel weekends and holidays. Read more>>

Monica Uscategui

In accounting, the main trends I have seen and utilized in my own firm are technology-based advancements. There are three specific things I can pinpoint: Cloud-based accounting software has grown in popularity because of its ability to improve collaboration, accessibility and efficiency between a firm and their client. There is no need for client’s to take time out of their day to come into the office or mail documents. Everything needed to complete a project is in one secure location. Read more>>