Thinking through whether to start a business – whether to take the risk, whether to go out on your own – isn’t easy. So we asked some entrepreneurs we admire to tell us about how they thought through the process of starting a business.

Roxanne Flett | Content Creator & Influencer

My decision to start my own business as a Content Creator was driven by a passion for home design and décor, which I’ve developed throughout my career as the owner of a successful home staging business. Through that business, I earned multiple awards, including being recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate Staging in 2020 and 2021. I wanted to build on that success and saw an opportunity to create a platform with Roxy Home Living that not only allows me to continue doing what I love, but also to inspire and share my expertise with others in home styling, holiday décor and DIY home improvement. Read more>>

Thuy Clawson | Cofounder of Clawtel Ranch Foods

The thought process behind starting our own business was initially centered around our love and knowledge of various foods. However, when we introduced our handcrafted pickled jalapeños and shared our family’s delicious seafood with friends and family, we saw a golden opportunity to expand into a brand into offering exceptional specialty foods and seafood. The rest, as they say, is history. Read more>>

Krondalette Scott | Owner and Founder

I originally founded The Nudie Bar Cosmetics to create an inclusive line of nude lipstick shades that complement all skin tones. As I expanded the line, I introduced additional lip products like tinted lip balms and sugar lip scrubs, always ensuring that everything was vegan-friendly so everyone could enjoy them. Read more>>

 Dena Wang | Photographer

My dream has always been to make a living off my art. Finding the confidence to feel my product deserved it’s cost was a process for sure. I love the challenges owning my own business brings and I love that no two shoots feel the same. I have found being my own boss and controlling my own schedule has really been the right path to my ultimate happiness. Read more>>

Joseph Adebayo | Fashion designer

At the age 17 I had a very strong love for fashion and back then I was living in Nigeria so I started learning how to make clothes for myself and friends. Few years later my family moved to the United state which made me sad because I did not know if would be able to make clothes in the United state, but someone close to me showed me how I can actually keep making clothes here and even turn it into a clothing brand for my Nigerian people that lives in the United States, that was when I came up with the business name JKT FASHION which is the first initials of my full name Joseph, kehinde, temitayo. That’s how I started my business at the age 20. Read more>>

Sharon Harper | Private Chef

Our thought process is to take our combine 48 years of plant base knowledge and experience, to create a healthier life style for ourselves and family. Read more>>