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.

Isadora Velazquez

Due to the narrative in media, immigration is often associated with a looming border crisis. The reality is immigration is a powerful and strong building block of the economy in the US. As an immigration attorney I regularly work with many foreign investors who are looking to come to the US and help it grow economically. Read more>>

Brittney Shelby Sessoms

I’m gonna touch this one from two angles; a manufacturer and the employee. It is my judgement that Corporate America gets prioritizing health and wellness all the way wrong. As a manufacturer or distribution center of any particular nutrition thing, I find it so very conflicting that they have employees packing digestive enzymes and loading them onto trucks, who are often struggling with digestion due to not being allowed to practice healthy habits and use food for organic nutrients, in the workplace. Read more>>

Jason Baacke

There’s backend and there’s front end sales and service. Unfortunately in our industry the big players such as Orkin Terminex and other national brands tend to focus on back in sales rather than front and customer service. This gives us the smaller and midsize or regional companies a huge advantage. However, that’s the harder road to travel. Read more>>

Sandy Moore

It sounds brutal, but the biggest misconception in advertising is that it’s at all important. It’s not. At all. Like AT ALL. “We don’t take ourselves seriously… but we take our work seriously.” I hear that a lot, too — even that’s a misnomer. Don’t take either seriously. Apathy will set you free. Read more>>

Laura Kirby

* Many, if not most, big-box banks do not offer commercial borrowers with personalized services * They do not provide multiple commercial lending “options” * Many do not “listen” to the borrowers’ requests, needs, terms, etc. pertaining to the borrowers specific needs Read more>>