Are you thinking about starting a business? If so, we think you’ll enjoy reading about how these seasoned entrepreneurs thought about the question when they were in your shoes.

Kyle Johnston

The truest reason for starting my production company is because making videos is fun! Starting my own business gave me the autonomy to choose interesting brands, keep learning new creative tools, and avoid being boxed into a role that separated creativity from strategy. I wanted to build something sustainable where the work stayed enjoyable while creating real value, not just output. Read More>>

Roger Gildehaus

I began my career in retail with Walmart in 1973, where I dedicated over 25 years to various roles within the company. I advanced from assistant store manager to managing my own store at age 24, and was subsequently selected by Mr. Read More>>

Rhonda Nimerichter

As scary as it was, I felt it was worth the risk. Better to have tried and fail than to regret not trying later on in life and think about what could have been. I had experienced getting Fairy Hair several times and I believed in the product and the process, but more importantly, I believed in myself. Read More>>

Sheri Erwin

My decision to start my own practice came from years of listening to women—especially those in midlife—who felt dismissed, rushed, or told that what they were experiencing was simply “normal” and something they had to accept. As a Doctor of Nursing Practice and board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, I saw a pattern. Read More>>

Judy Carlson

Starting my own business wasn’t a single moment or a bold leap. It was the result of lived experience. Early in my life, I went through a period of financial hardship that forced me to confront just how fragile financial stability can be, even for hardworking, responsible people. Read More>>

Kelly Law

In some ways, it feels like GoNuts Marketing built itself – we’re just along for the ride.

It started with our travel blog, <b>Jelly GoNuts</b> (Jason + Kelly = Jelly), created while we were backpacking through Central America and working in hostels, surf camps, and beach hotels. Read More>>

Mark Hyatt

I started Falcon AeroLab to fill a void in K-12 education. Colorado has been #1 per capita in Aerospace jobs 18 of the past 20 years. We import most of our labor from other states for these important jobs. It’s time to inspire, educate, and train Colorado students for these great Colorado jobs. Read More>>

Nicole Burns

Unbound Courage was started to assist women in recovery ( mental health & addiction) using a whole person wholistic model. On my own recovery journey I found very little comfort in talk therapy and failed medications, I found my home in body based self regulation techniques, CBT and DBT exercises that allowed me to move into recovery.  Read More>>

Melody Redmond

I had went to school and worked as a Cosmetologist, and then I had my daughter when I was 29. While I was home with her, I studied Fitness and Nutrition for an ACE certification. I was struggling with postpartum and a bit of depression, and was feeling insecure about my body after having a baby. I got a local ad for an all natural mineral body wrap, and I decided what did I have to lose  Read More>>

Michelle Whiteley

Looking back through old photos recently, I felt that sense of magic and awe I experienced when I first began waking up to my own truth and our mysterious world. The work I put into myself, the things I didn’t want to see—they turned out to be some of the most beautiful parts of my unfolding. And the more I unfolded, the more gifts revealed themselves. Read More>>