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.

Rachel Schneider Courtney Willis | Co-Founders of PRE BOX, LLC

As Speech-Language Pathologists we often have families who bring in their sensory boxes, asking us how they should be using them. We noticed many of the items in theses boxes are toys we used in therapy Read more>>

Jorge Saab | Cake Decorator/industrial Maintenance Engineer (Mecanic)

Rum Cakes Factory was born from a dream, from a very young age I always found it fascinating to see my mother, my aunts and my grandmother make cakes, I was always looking for the opportunity to make cakes with them. When I arrived in the United States, my dream became stronger, despite having studied mechanical engineering, I never gave up my dream of creating a unique concept, with homemade and authentic products. Read more>>

Laury and Carlos Arce | Body Fit Training Studio Owner

The thought of starting our own business was very intimating at first, even more so for me. My husband has been wanting to have his own business for at least the last 10 years. It has always been in his mind but never “a good time” to take a risky endeavor. 10 years ago we were young professionals, a growing family, a mortgage to pay, and no money to really make such a big investment. Read more>>

Ty Mathews | Mental Health Advocate/Life Coach

My personal experience with mental health pushed me to pursue a career in helping other people overcome mental and generational hindrances, in order to pursue the life their heart truly desires. As a single mother of three, I felt trapped in a life I could not escape from. Read more>>

David Stanley | BODYBAR Pilates Frisco Co-Owner

* New challenge * Financial security * Community give-back * Fitness minded & very active * Passive income (during career & post) * Retirement planning (post career change) Read more>>

Allison Moore | Licensed Professional Counselor

I wanted to offer therapy from a Christian perspective that also offers practical application to deal with mental health issues. Read more>>

Nashonda Banks | Braider

Well I never thought I would make it this far I’ve braided hair since I was 13 I just got back in the field maybe full time 6 years ago I’m 34 I was 2 years in with working at home (Waterloo Ia) and on the clock (warehouse) Read more>>

Ebonie Guillory | Entrepreneur/ Business Owner

It’s always been something inside of me that gives me so much motivation to create a revenue for my family and I so that we can live the life I feel we deserve. Read more>>

Arjun Srivastava | CEO & Head Developer

I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur, and there were many industries that interested me. Programming became a vehicle to work with different types of businesses. The name of my company is actually an ode to that. Read more>>

Niki Guasto | Licensed Master Lash Artist/Entrepreneur

The thought process to starting my business was easy. I wanted to be my own boss- and make my own hours. However even though you’re the boss- there’s really not much down time in the beginning. Getting started is a lot of work, planning and overhead. NO DAYS OFF Read more>>

Clauthia Fields | Wedding and Senior Photographer and Videographer

When I was 7 I decided I wanted to be a writer and a film director. I grew up in a challenging community and a home, and I wanted to highlight or share with the world some of the problems from a different lens than what I had previously seen in any media. Read more>>

Dan Hilbert | Founder and Owner

Dan’s Bagels was formed during the Covid pandemic. Being together indoors as a family made food our “center of gravity”. That gave birth to a nostalgia for bagels that we had enjoyed while living on the East Coast for over 20 years. Read more>>

Elle Baker | Founder & CEO

Our thought process centered heavily around retirement and wanting to be present in our son’s life more as he grows. He’s currently four years old and showing interest in sports and performing arts. We want to be able to make it to every game, every performance, every win, and every loss. Read more>>

Krandon Knighten | Co-owner

When we started this business, we thought about bringing the Tea culture to our community in a broader sense – in the most sophisticated way we knew how. Tea has always been an upscale beverage, and we wanted to advance the establishment culture to make it more relatable to a modern audience. Read more>>

Kennedy Brown | DFW Family and Lifestyle Photographer

I always favored photography, even from a young age, but I never thought that passion would turn into something bigger such as a photography business. If I am being honest, I didn’t put much thought into starting my business. I picked up the camera simply because I wanted a flexible schedule while I was living away for college. Read more>>

Rachel Terrell M.S. CCC-SLP, CBIS | Owner, Speech-language pathologist

I wanted to do it all under one roof. I was working for multiple companies, in various settings simultaneously to provide care to my favorite populations of patients. I enjoyed inpatient rehabilitation for adults and outpatient care for pediatrics. Read more>>

Candyce Abbott | Natural Aromatherapy Bath and Body Enthusiast

When I started my business I wanted to create a business that would help people. Something the world would benefit from. I had been raised with essential oils and knew how they can be beneficial to your health and processed to research natural skin care. I wanted to provide a alternative solution for skin sensitivities and give my customers an option to add skin loving ingredients that were natural to they bodies.. Read more>>

Adam Jackson | Owner

Everyone should do it. It is great to have a 9-5, but it is another vibe when you have something that is your own. I’m not going to say starting your own business is for everybody, but it should be something everyone should, at the very least try. Read more>>

Emily Dewberry | Breathwork and Meditation Facilitator & Reiki Master Teacher

Since the pandemic mental and emotional health has been a buzz topic and something that people are getting more interested in and taking priority in. I have noticed a huge incline in people speaking about alternative wellness practices over the past few years especially holistic healing. Read more>>

Victoria England | Creative Photographer

I jumped into photography with little to no experience. Originally, I was pursuing a career change from education into communication design due to my background in English and creative mindset. Read more>>

Marcelline Nti | Tax Consultant

Everything started when I gave birth to my beautiful daughter. Back then I used to work with a small firm and it became harder to be at work full time due to my daughter being constantly sick. One day I received a notice of “warning before dismissal”. Read more>>

Morgan Armbrust | Criminal Defense Attorney

I moved to Dallas with my family in March 2021. At that time, I was 8 months pregnant with my second son. I was looking for work opportunities in criminal law that would give me flexibility so that I could still spend time with my children. Read more>>

Tinsley Allison | Founder & Creative Director

The brand started in 2019 after my mom and I received a collection of designer clothing bequeathed from my Great Aunt. Read more>>

Melba Denman | Owner & Soap Maker

It started out as just a hobby for a few months, then I started giving it to family members. My family started urging me to sell it that it was good and better than what they were getting in store. I was still skeptical so I started giving it to friends and after getting rave reviews from them and talking with my husband about the venture I took the leap of faith and started my business. Read more>>