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.

Giselle Coujil | Founding Partner, Obras Studio

We went to graduate school together many years ago. When we were finishing our studies, we were having dinner and talking about the future. We had this idea to open Obras Studio, an office that would produce high quality design based on the modernist principles we were taught and believe in. Although we were not able to do this after graduation, and went down separate paths gaining varied work experience, 20 years later we came together and opened Obras Studio. Read more>>

Lyn Gardena | Social Entrepreneur & Creative

I had just experienced a period of deep dissatisfaction in life, and I began to ponder for answers until I discovered deeper insights on what I truly wanted from life after realizing I was living a lie. Soon after having deep realizations, I encountered a supernatural experience the day of creating my business. It was a wakeup call from my soul, and I felt a special urge to answer a call. That call was my purpose. The vision became clear in my mind, and I created the business into reality right then and there. Read more>>

Katherine Fleischman | CEO of Do Tell PR- Expert Publicist and Luxury Travel Writer

The idea came to me. I had demand after I put together an event for an artist and started networking and started handing out PR business cards in 2009 in NYC, Read more>>