As almost any entrepreneur or creative will tell you, unexpected problems are to be expected. Below, you’ll hear some incredible stories that highlight and illustrate the kinds of issues and problems entrepreneurs and creatives are dealing with everyday. It’s not easy, but the silver lining is that dealing with unexpected problems is one of the best ways to develop antifragility.
Ruth Young-Loaeza
The manufacturing has been one of those problems that we have to continue dealing with up to not long ago. Read more>>
Alison McLean
A year into starting my business I was diagnosed with the genetic mutation Lynch Syndrome. Just a few months later I was diagnosed with stage 1 Rectal Cancer. Read more>>
Marisol Arboleda-Diaz
My husband and I have successfully grown Gables Construction Group into one of South Florida’s leading construction firms. We decided to work together to create something meaningful. Gables Construction Group has evolved into a full-service construction firm in South Florida, with a focus on luxury commercial and residential development. Read more>>
Kristyna Lovell
PugHearts of Houston have been in existence and saving pugs since 2007 but none of those years prepared us for what we faced in these last two. Read more>>
Aimee Stevland
What happens when the work you love leads to a mysterious movement disorder? I was an artist who unexpectedly lost the function in my hand and it nearly ended my career. — Read more>>
EJ Nonstop
In sept of 2022 I went to the hospital to have my toe looked at because I’m a diabetic. I had a small cut in the bottom of my toe that I couldn’t feel and didn’t notice because of the neuropathy in my legs and feet. The doctors explained to me that I was gonna required surgery to remove my great toe in order to stop the infection that was in the toe. Read more>>
Ruben Ramirez
The beginning is such an important part of your creative path. It will humble you; have you question yourself and will make you soul search more than ever. Pursuing acting 3 hours away from a hot destination was a big challenge for myself as I was couch surfing and dead broke. I was throwing all the money I had in my gas tank. Read more>>
Rayme Rossello
The answer to this question is still unfolding as I write. . Having gotten through Covid with my team in tact and after having received every government assistance program / grant/ loan we could apply for, I thought the hardest part was over. After the shut downs came supply chain issues followed by staffing shortages, all of which we navigated in time. Read more>>
Gab K De Jesus
A few years ago, I came to art school (SCAD) to pursue illustration. For international students, we are not allowed to do freelance work, making it difficult to build a credible portfolio. Read more>>
Maurice Nnoshiri Ihenacho
Through the process of starting a business your are constantly advised there will be mistakes. I was determined to avoid this through studying my industry and acquiring mentors to assist with leading the way. Looking back now on the early years of business I can confidently state mistakes and or setbacks are inevitable. Read more>>
Jeff Klein
Doing stand up as an openly gay man has its challenges. Hetero comics can just get on stage, talk of their spouses/significant others, and never lose a step. I’ve found that i need to introduce into the set and get them on board first, and if it’s a majority gay audience i find i have to throw all that nuance out because they don’t need it. Read more>>