We asked some of the brightest and most thoughtful entrepreneurs, artists and creatives in the community to tell us about something they believe that most people in their space disagree with and we’ve shared highlights below.

Aubrey Zinaich

I will admit that for the majority of my career in business I have based my model of success on a very straightforward capitalist strategy. You present a good, it has a price, people pay that price, the end. Sometimes, you give the customer an incentive to buy said good, maybe a discount on quantity or free something with a purchase of an item. It’s pretty basic. If your customer cannot afford the good well then there is no purchase. After all there is a cost of goods. Read more>>

Zack Trabbold

Strongly believe in buying locally and sourcing locally and that’s not just with our food and or sprints. It’s using the local refrigeration company, the local wood worker etc. I love to be able to tell a story about everything and when you keep it local it helps tell a story. It also separates us because we know how our products are cared for and raised and grown because we know the process from start to finish. Read more>>

Peggy McCartha

Photography is a high-skill profession. To become a successful professional photographer, you need more than just a camera and talent. You also need training along with business, marketing, and communication skills if you want to run a successful photography business. Read more>>

Tracie Wilson

Social media. As any sort of creative, most will tell you they don’t want to create content just for the sake of posting in order to remain relevant. But that’s the world we live in these days. Feeding the machine has become more important than the actual “work”. It’s quantity over quality and a lot of us struggle to keep up. Read more>>