We asked the community what factors they felt were responsible for their success and we’ve highlighted some of those responses below.

KayLee Parson

The success of our Painting With A Twist studios is in the hand of our talented and fun artists. Even though we have a big franchise name, we are owned and operated by local artists and very much a small business! We LOVE sharing our passion for painting with our community and making art accessible for all. Read More>>

Nickie Cole

When my clients come to the NJP studio they immediately feel like they are being taken care of. I offer a full service luxury experience where my clients can just relax and let me work my magic! Read More>>

Amy Sullivan

Relationship with God and my family Read More>>

Jason Wulf

The skills and abilities of all the guys in the band. We have an incredible group of talented musicians in our band. We are constantly working to improve our playing style and performance delivery resulting in a better experience for people who attend our shows. Read More>>

Sadie Miranda

The most important factor of the success of my business and brand is treating others the way they want to be treated. This goes for the employees and the clients. Truly caring about giving people a positive work place and a livable wage. Read More>>

Samuel Ronquillo

One of the key factors behind my success is having range—the ability to experiment with different disciplines and modalities. Engaging in multiple fields brings unique perspectives to each one. For example, my experience as both a lawyer and an artist allows me to approach legal arguments with more creativity and structure my paintings with an analytical mindset. Read More>>

Suzanna Healy (Rudig)

I don’t think I can name just one important factor behind my success – it started with a tiny dream of mine – to support local, be sustainable & also make beautiful floral arrangements for anyone and everyone. Read More>>

Jesse Manno

As a composer/improvisor of music, there is no singular factor that is most important, but my stylistic versatility and multi-instrumentalist ability both play a large role, because they make everything simpler and faster to create. Someone commissioning an evening length work can get all the multiple styles of music needed out of one human. Read More>>

Shanna Cronin

I think the number one factor behind my success is my drive. I am completely self funded, I went solo and opened my studio straight out of school. Starting your own business isn’t for the faint of heart, I worked two jobs to stay afloat while I navigated what it looked like to build a successful brand, all the ins and out of running a business and taking an immense amount of advanced certifications and continued education to make sure I was giving the absolute best of myself and my services to my clients. Read More>>

Deandre Simmons

Consistency and desire Read More>>

Jenn Hartt

The most important factor behind my success and the success of my brand is simple – community. I’ve built my business on the foundation that success isn’t a solo journey; it’s about meaningful connections, shared experiences, the desire to lift up others, and have people to fall back on when entrepreneurship gets hard (which it does). Read More>>

Sara Duke

K4CO Radio offers unique ways of marketing and bringing the Colorado community together. Our platform was started to highlight Colorado musicians and give them a platform to showcase their talents and music. We partner and collaborate with small to medium sized business around the state to help market and advertise for them. Read More>>

Ben Gosz

The key to our success lies in effectively promoting our brand to our audience (Real Estate Professionals) without coming across as too pushy or salesy. We have found a fine balance in this approach. Read More>>