One of the biggest opportunities for folks who want to make an impact through entrepreneurship is to tackle things that Corporate America has gotten wrong and so we’ve asked some of the best and brightest in the community to share examples of what Corporate America is getting wrong in their industries.

Terra Dunham

It can seem like we’re just trying to play with the big dogs at a smaller scale – Amazon and ABC and Sam’s Club, etc. who sell wine and books at discount prices. Corporate America thinks that this is the best way to do business – that people want easy transactions at the lowest cost possible. But that’s not true. We’re choosing to do things a different way, that we think is better and more sustainable for people, our planet, and for business. Read more>>

Chris Smith

Corporate America gets a lot wrong about my industry. One of the main things being it isn’t valuable in today’s time. A lot of people look at this industry as if it’s only entertainment, nothing more, nothing less. They don’t realize the true importance of it, or so they say. In actuality, influence is what’s controlling this narrative right now. Read more>>

Jonathan Oberti

There is an essence embodied by corporate America that spreads across all practices, one that is ever present and quite easy to recognize – the eyewear industry is at the mercy of these corporate giants. Essentially, these larger corporations mass produce frames that are then associated with high end brand names. Read more>>

LaTaya Hicks

Paying us our worth. I feel as though in this industry, we are underpaid and over worked. There are a lot of things people don’t see when it comes to being in the food/ hospitality industry. Depending on where you are, there are a number of things that we face almost daily. The major struggle we have to deal with is our health. Read more>>