The first step to starting a business is deciding to start a business. They say the first step is the hardest and in our experience this is especially true when it comes to starting a business. Getting over the mental roadblocks can be tough, often harder to overcome than the challenges you’ll face once you actually start the business. Fellow entrepreneurs share their thoughts below.

Zacora Scott | Beginner Model and Fashionista

I wanted to build my own brand, especially having the passion, ooze, and zeal from a child. Knowing and understanding of my complexities of health challenges, I knew I needed to push form a solid foundation to secure my health and wealth. The encouragement of my grandmother with the ” Unfashionable hospital gowns ” worn in the hospital; she encouraged me cooperate with the doctors orders to be discharged early. For every hospital stay at discharge she would buy me a new outfit. It was 2017, after my hospital stay, and the passing of my grandmother in 2016, I realized I wanted to purse more “fashionable ” approach as a independent model and future fashionista. Read more>>

Jake Almond | Wedding & Event DJ

My father started Nutz4muzik DJ service as a way to bond with my brother and I growing up, while making a difference in the community. We hosted all sorts of charity events donating our time but also having a ton of fun doing it! After my father retired I really enjoyed the business so I took control of the company and keep Nutz4muzik Rockin n Rollin. Read more>>

Kevin Beaufrand | Health & Sobriety Mentor

Tired of living in a “sick care” society. We must be proactive about our health. If I wanted to really help people I would have to do it with my own business. Read more>>

Ashley Makan | Doula & Educator specializing in Birth Psychology

It all started with the birth of my daughter. I had previously experienced perinatal loss and obstetric trauma, and that is what ultimately pulled me into this work. I remember stepping into this massive transition and realizing that nobody really covered the deep significance of the psychology surrounding this experience. I spent my first two years of postpartum reading everything I could find on the subject, and I made the decision to dive into community birth work right around that time. I really enjoy the holistic approach to this transition because we’re looking at the mind and the body, not separately, but how they work together intricately, and we’re digging into understanding how our interpersonal relationships directly affect our experiences. Read more>>