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.

Celli Rivera | Your favorite Mindminx

Like most Americans, I was trying to stay sane during the pandemic so it began as a “time passer” with facetiming my friends and family. We would have such wonderful conversations and had so many laughs that I thought other people affected by the solitary confinement of lock down would also enjoy these conversations and I began airing my conversations LIVE on Instagram. Read more>>

Tremaine Anderson | Photographer

Well it all started when I was in middle school I always enjoyed editing pictures on different online websites. I had gotten so good that friends would ask me to do theirs for social media platforms like MySpace. Then once I got hold of my first camera phone which was a Android in high school that I though had the best camera in the world , I began taking random shots on the phone of different things like trees, animals, or food. Read more>>

FABIANA De Souza | School of Rock – West Cobb and Woodstock owner

My kids were students at another School of Rock location and I saw first hand how much it helped them, not only learn music, but increased their passion and curiosity for it, gave them a community and a sense of belonging. Read more>>

Chloe Roach | Founder & CEO of SIMPLY FREE.

I was a college athlete struggling with depression and anxiety and I didn’t know it at the time. My playing career came to an end, I decided to drop out of college and my depression started getting worse and I felt hopeless. After taking my first solo trip across the country, I was motivated to change. Read more>>

Diana Richardson-Phillipus | Entrepreneur

What a great question! Empowered Women Empower was born many moons ago, before I had ever imagined starting a business. I wrote papers on women’s empowerment when I was in graduate school. I had always envisioned the empowerment of women being a catalyst for change. Read more>>

Mona Arestil | Founder/Director of Beaming Brite Mentoring Inc

The idea of starting a mentorship program was in me before I knew what it was. I have had various mentors in my life, from the time I came to the U.S. as a young child. Being young, I didn’t realize how valuable having a mentor was until I got into high school. Read more>>