Keep Going: Small Business Motivation

 Eight days—that’s combined amount of cheese-making experience Pat and Tim had before they dived into founding an artisan cheese company. While that may seem like a disadvantage, for Pat and Tim, it actually gave them an edge. Listen as Pat shares how he and his co-founder  became revolutionary pioneers in the artisan cheese world with their company Beehive Cheese. 

Removing old toilets was never Alexandra's dream job. But as a child, she and her siblings learned valuable lessons about hard work as they helped their parents rent and flip properties. Lessons that Alexandra would need as she began her own small business. Listen as Alexandra shares what led her to become a marriage and family therapist as well as a real estate agent. 

Andrew always thought he was going to be an engineer. It was, after all, the "high-quality" profession his family dreamed he'd have. But when he found himself making short videos for fun while attending college, Andrew began to think to his career may lie on a different path.  Listen as Andrew shares how he turned his love for making videos into Dad Verb, a YouTube channel that provides resources and advice for new fathers. 

Twice Jamee had tried to buy her dream boutique Bella Me—and twice the offers fell through. As the owner of a successful preschool, Jamee already had experience as a small business owner. But something about Bella Me kept her hoping that one day she could own that business as well. And when COVID-19 hit, Jamee saw a way to help save Bella Me while finally making her dream come true. Listen as Jamee shares how she became the owner of the Bella Me boutique.  

Marriage proposals can be nerve-wrecking affairs under normal circumstances. But when the proposal all hinges on your fiancée solving a series of puzzles in an escape room you created, that's a completely new level of stress. Fortunately for Mitchell, his homemade escape room proposal worked in his favor, and gave him and his family an idea for a unique business opportunity. Listen as Mitchell shares how he and his family began their mobile escape room: The Escape Pod. 

When April bought a few goats as a form of lawn care for her three-acre property, she had no intention of starting a goat yoga studio. But when a friend proposed the idea and a video of April and her friends doing yoga poses with her goats caught the eye of news outlets, one thing led to another. Listen as April shares how three goats and eight friends led to the founding of her business: Arizona Goat Yoga.

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Ben wanted a change. As an auditor, he noticed that his clients, no matter how friendly, were relieved whenever he left. And so while sequestered in the small basement of a business he was auditing, he came across two words in a headline on his phone that seemed to be the answer: "fun" and "accounting." Intrigued, he clicked on the link to discover Mazuma, a company that provided revolutionary tax services to small businesses. And after discussing his findings with his friend, Greg, the two made a decision that would change their careers forever. Listen as Ben and Greg share their story of how they began Mazuma USA. 

Like most people raised in the 80s and 90s, Derek has a love of music. But it isn't the lyrics to Journey or AC/DC songs that he enjoys, it's the composition. And after making video game theme song remixes for his friends in his teenage years, Derek felt like he could turn his love of music composition into a career. Listen as Derek shares his story of how he went from making Mario remix songs to scores for movies and podcasts as part of his business Mix at 6 Studios.

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While working in the tech industry, Tai noticed something others lacked—organizational skills. In fact, Tai's skills were so impressive, she would use them to help her struggling colleagues. And when an email turned into a meeting that turned into a $100,000 deal, Tai knew she could create a business from her unique skillset. Listen as Tai shares her story for how she began her small business: Organizely.

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It all began when Daon ordered what he thought would be the perfect sectional for his home from a website. But when it arrived, it became clear the sectional was more suited for a doll house than his house. Yet this online mishap gave Daon an idea. Listen as Daon shares how online ordering led him to starting his own small business: M and D Ventures Group. 

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