Our city is home to so many incredible businesses and so we asked the founders how they came up with the ideas for their businesses and have shared their responses below.

Malcolm Davis Chris Drake | Content Creators & Podcasters

SLIM N BIGGZ’s SHOW. Me, (Malcolm Davis) and My Best friend Chris Drake. We went to Lane College together and we was always the funny duo. once we graduated, i told him i wanted to do a rob n biggz theme lol. He wasn’t going for it at first. until we made out first comedy skit together and people started telling us how funny we are together. started vlogging more. Read more>>

Shayne Bowen | Entrepreneur & Father

One of the hardest parts of creating my brand was the name. It wasn’t until i had both my sons Sevin and Sainnt that i found the the perfect name 7evin Sainnts. Naming the brand after my sons gave it meaning. While naming it after them i also chose to make them owners of the business creating generational wealth. Read more>>

Brittney Lee | Baker & Engineer

Louise’s Sweets & Treats was started by me exploring a passion that slowly developed. Both of my grandmothers baked, and growing up in the home with my maternal grandmother is where I really developed that passion. Read more>>