There is so much to learn from investments that went really well as well as those that went really poorly and so we asked some of the wisest creatives and entrepreneurs in the community to tell us the stories of their best and worst investments.

Jessica Bonner

The best investment I made includes mindset and business coaching I underwent Fall 2020 through Fall 2021. Before I engaged in any of this coaching, I tended to think more negatively and exhibited more doubt about what was possible in my life and my business. For instance, at one point, I didn’t believe anyone would pay me an hourly rate of at least $100 because I had been accustomed to accepting $25 to $40 an hour for so long. Yeah, I admit I’m to blame for my low rate. Read more>>

Trudi Kayser

The best investment I have ever made was investing time in myself. Have you heard of Imposter Syndrome? I hadn’t either! Harvard Business Review describes Imposter Syndrome as this: Imposter syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success. ‘Imposters’ suffer from chronic self-doubt and a sense of intellectual fraudulence that override any feelings of success or external proof of their competence. Read more>>

Alexandria Reeds-Marks. (Newlywed)

Good question! I can speak highly of my best investment. Which is my Pink and Purple Fairy Van. I started this business three years ago using my personal vehicle. I had a white Ford Focus I did business out of. I had a small magnet on the side of my driver door. Cars could hardly even see it lol. But starting off that’s what I could afford . I had my Business name and phone number on it. I traveled all over DFW in this vehicle. Getting every client that contacted me. Underpaid just trying to make it. Things changed last year. Read more>>