Risk is the most common topic that comes up in our conversations with entrepreneurs and so each week we ask entrepreneurs to talk to us on the record about how they think about risk.

Blair Monique

If you don’t try, you’ll have no idea what you’re capable of. I don’t even believe in failure. You try and win or try again. Read More>>

Makhaila Eldder

I have always been a risk taker. I see risk as a necessary part of growth. In business, when you play it safe you sometimes stay stagnant, and before I moved to Houston that was exactly how I felt. One of the biggest risks I have taken is leaving behind my clientele in Nashville, TN to start completely over in Houston, TX — but it is one of the best decisions I have ever made in life. Moving allowed me to notice a gap in the beauty industry and an area where my expertise could be needed so I started offering Brow Lamination & Brow Tint services. Read More>>

Tyler Lee

Risk taking has played a huge part in my career because it placed me in uncomfortable situations that I could grow from.
When I first secured a location for my business I was scared of the weekly payments, not getting enough clientele, and doing it alone with no partner. Little did I know, God was keeping my books filled every week and my energy high ready for new opportunities. There hasn’t been a single week that I couldn’t pay my bills and I’m so happy and grateful I took that risk! I was able to expand my services and increase my clientele due to having my own space Read More>>

Dr. Felicia Harris

I think taking risks and building a life you love go hand in hand, One of my favorite mantras is “feel fear and move forward anyway.” I mean, if we are being honest, there’s no way to avoid risk. There’s risk in moving forward and there are risks to being stagnant. One of the ways that I talk to myself about risk is being honest about that—saying to myself, okay, there’s a risk that ‘xyz’ might happen if you do this. But what might happen if you don’t? I’ll tell you one thing, every time I’ve gone out on a limb for something that was risky (leaving my family to attend graduate school full-time as a single mom, staying at grad school for a PhD, leaving the state to pursue a career opportunity in Texas), it worked out even better than I thought it would.  Read more>>

Caroline Petru

Taking a risk is also taking a chance. A chance on an opportunity to fail or succeed. At 20 years old, my junior year at Texas A&M, I started Sweet Caroline Collective out of my college house. What began as a fun side hobby, turned out to be one of the biggest blessings just a few short years later. During my time in College Station, I spent hours in the classroom learning about job opportunities and how to succeed in those positions. Being surrounded by numerous friends, majoring on different subjects, the topic of jobs and internships was popular. Read More>>