Patricia Lecy-Davis did her time in the corporate world and she began to feel like she couldn’t fully embrace the values of the company she worked for anymore. She struck out on her own and established Embellish Multi-Space Salon. She was finally able to control the culture and the values of her company. Patricia reached …
Clifton Chadwick has spent most of his career in advertising and media. He’s done vocie over work and appeared in commercials, but that isn’t the thing that excites him the most. He loves local business and working with local business owners. As the Executive Director of Keep It Querque, Clifton is able to see first …
Danielle Labold cannot remember a time when she wasn’t taking other people’s trach and turning it into a treasure. She has always had an eye for making the old new again. Danielle prefers the quality of old, unique items, rather than cheap mass produced merchandise. She loves the thrill of hunting for the treasures. Danielle …
Russ Gorman knew he wasnted to play golf whenhe retired. He just didn’t realize that he would figure out a way to turn his hobby into a new career. Russ leveraged his corporate contacts from years working in large corporations, and before he knew it, he was opening corporate mini-pro shops and giving private corporate …
Anne Dages Nutt grew up in a home where her Father was an entrepreneur. Because of her expsure to the ups and downs of small business, Anne was fearless when it came to taking risks in business. She always gravitated towards entrepreneur type jobs and finally took over the family business. Anne had a big …
Todd Whalon didn’t set out to change his career path. He just wanted to run a 5K with his wife, but it turned into so much more. When Todd started training for the 5K, he noticed he started feeling better. He also noticed that he started dropping weight. He had picked up an extra 50 …
Chris Connell took the advice of his father and got an accounting degree, setting him up for success in the business world. Chris didn’t realize at the time that he would be taking over the family business. When Chris finally took over the family business, he quickly realized there was a lot that he did …
Michael Barry got his start in the music industry. As a performance artist he excelled, but he still found himself wanting more. He ventured into the marketing and promotion side of the music business and finally found his stride when he realized that the communication business was his forte’. Micheal shares the steps he takes …
Dan White got a job with Groupon right out of college. He learned the ropes and learned how to sell the services that Groupon provides. Dan knew he wanted to launch his own company, so he relocated to an area that he knew had a thriving local business community. It was the perfect climate to …
Brian Snider knew he had to get out of his corporate job and work for himself. He wasn’t sure what he was going to do, but he knew he had some skills to fall back on. Brianbegan building a deck for friends and then one after another from referrals. Brian’s company Deckbuilders was born and …