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.

Dayra Dee” Dominguez | Registered Nurse ADN”

As a teen parent at the age of 15, I was told I would never amount to anything. I was told that I had ruined my entire life. I let those words affect me and I became complacent with the fact that society labeled me because of one decision in my youth. It wasn’t until I became a Registered Nurse and I saw first hand that I beat the odds! Read more>>

Fabiola Preval | Cake Artist & Pastry Chef

When I started at the peak of covid I didn’t really know which direction I was looking to take. I started selling cupcakes and other delicious sweets but always knew I wanted to get into making cakes. I started posting some old pictures of cakes I’ve made in the past for family and once I received my first cake order after selling cupcakes for a little while, I knew that’s where I wanted to put all my focus and attention on. Read more>>

Mason Medina | The Breakdown Host

I came up with the idea of my podcast from having a podcasting class in college. The class taught us what it takes to start a podcast and the what steps we would take in order to grow the podcast. I chose to do a sports podcast with my roommate and it was so fun. I’ve always wanted to pursue a career in sports. So this was one way I could scratch that itch. After the class was over I wanted to continue podcasting. And I’ve been doing it every since. Read more>>