Our community is comprised of some absolutely brilliant entrepreneurs and so we asked a few of them to tell us the story of how they came up with the ideas for their business.

Yo The

Yo’s Place of Peace was born from my own healing journey and my calling to be a vessel of peace for others—wherever they are. As someone who travels and vends, I realized that peace isn’t just found in a location, it’s something we can bring with us and offer to others. Through my hugs, my faith, peace rituals, and even the products I create or resell, I’ve seen how powerful simple acts of love and care can be. Read More>>

TC

I came up with the idea of my business from my experiences growing up. From a young scholar in middle school, I had already determined my future career: becoming CEO of my own business. The only problem was that I didn’t know what business to start at that time. Overtime as grew up throughout middle and high school, I had endured excruciating amounts of bullying simply because students wanted me to be a part of a particular community and I declined because mostly everyone was doing it and I did not want to give in to the peer pressure. Read More>>

Gavin Fields

My wife, Shelby, and I started Lil Cowboy in 2021. I previously had a video agency in Chattanooga and she had just moved back from New York where she was pursuing her career as an actor. We had both been chasing our dream long enough to realize that, no matter how many scripts I wrote (or how many roles she auditioned for), nobody was coming to hand us the perfect opportunity. Read More>>