One of the most important lessons we learned is that our lives and our businesses will teach us along the way. We don’t need to know everything on day one because the challenges we face on day will likely be ones we are already equipped to handle. As we overcome challenges we get better and better and as the challenges increase in difficulty so too does our ability to tackle them.

We asked members of the community that we admire to share important lessons their business or career has taught them and have shared some of those responses below.

Karin Rutishauser | Herbalist

I was born in Germany, outside Stuttgart, in a small town called Marbach. My parents were young children during WWII, Both remembering how it was, always hungry and never having enough to eat. For my dad. it was very hard. He was one of six children, his dad was in the war and lived in the Eastern part of Germany, occupied by the Russians.. Read more>>

Becca Wright | Pro Makeup Artist

Born and Raised in Shreveport, LA; where I was raised by my mom, a single mother with her own flourishing business as a cosmetologist. I’ve spent my entire life in a salon watching people get completely transformed and enjoying the luxury of beauty. Read more>>

Alisha Kenshe’ | A&R and Podcast Host

I am from Atlanta, Ga- Gwinnett county to be exact. Being from Atlanta gave me a love for black culture. As I grew older, I started to appreciate this more especially the music scene here. Read more>>

Tequesta Diggs | Owner of Sashay All Day Boutique

My name is Tequesta Diggs, and I am from a small town in south GA-Thomasville. I am the owner of Sashay All Day, LLC. We are an online women’s clothing boutique that specializes in accentuating a woman’s best physical features. Read more>>

Nyah Sneed | Actress, Author & Entrepreneur

I was born in Portland, Oregon, but I was raised in South Fulton, Georgia.
According to my mother, I was two years old when we left Portland so I consider Georgia where l’m from. Georgia is all I know. Read more>>