She Couldn’t Find It, So She Made It.
ENTREPRENEUR STORY

She Couldn’t Find It, So She Made It.

Most of us have found ourselves shopping for a product or service that doesn’t yet exist. We visit store after store, exasperated.  “How has no one made this simple thing yet?” we ask. A few of us take that frustration and turn it into something extraordinary. One of those few is Kendra Scott.
Overnight Shipping? Absolutely. Overnight Success? Not Quite.
ENTREPRENEUR STORY

Overnight Shipping? Absolutely. Overnight Success? Not Quite.

There’s a point in almost every entrepreneur’s story where all you have to do is survive another day. You don’t have to solve every problem all at once – but you better get up and solve the problem that will otherwise kill the company today. Then you get some rest and rise tomorrow to solve the next one.
I Married a Serial Entrepreneur.
FROM THE TEAM

I Married a Serial Entrepreneur.

The life of an entrepreneur is not a career. It’s a lifestyle. Work does not fit neatly into work hours because the problems rarely arrive neatly inside the typical 9-5. The ideas come during dinner. The calls come during errands, first thing Sunday morning, or just as you’re about to jump in the swimming pool.
The Summer I Mowed Lawns
FROM THE TEAM

The Summer I Mowed Lawns

Not so long ago, almost every teenager had a summer job. Perhaps it was in a fast-food joint, or at a gas station, or at a movie theater. Today, it’s very different. The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times have each recently reported that fewer American teens are working today. You probably don’t need a paper to confirm what your own eyes tell you.  Summers are more structured, and schedules fill up earlier. It’s a rare kid who spends their afternoons knocking on doors and asking if there’s work to be done.
A Giant of Enterprise: Madam C.J. Walker’s Enduring Legacy
ENTREPRENEUR STORY

A Giant of Enterprise: Madam C.J. Walker’s Enduring Legacy

Entrepreneurs do more than build businesses. They create ever-expanding opportunities for others. As Walker’s company grew, she recruited and trained thousands of women to become sales agents. At a time when professional opportunities for women were limited and opportunities for black women were especially scarce, Walker’s organization offered a path to economic independence. Her agents learned how to sell products, manage accounts, speak to customers, and run small businesses of their own. Many earned incomes that gave them greater freedom and stability than they had previously known.A creative and intuitive salesman, Wrigley began including two free packs of chewing gum with his soap – a way to set himself apart from his competition and endear himself to customers. Despite tight margins, Wrigley made the gum trick work. The business grew fast.
Failure is feedback.
FROM THE TEAM

Failure is feedback.

Almost without exception, entrepreneurs buck this instinct to shy away from risk. It’s not that they’re gluttons for punishment. Rather, entrepreneurs have a superpower: they see failure as feedback. To the entrepreneurial mind, falling short of a goal produces all kinds of inputs. Those inputs let us adjust the factors within our control, help us shape our judgment, and influence our future decisions. A creative and intuitive salesman, Wrigley began including two free packs of chewing gum with his soap – a way to set himself apart from his competition and endear himself to customers. Despite tight margins, Wrigley made the gum trick work. The business grew fast.