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.

Tara Chaffiotte Danielle Ganter | Both of us are the co-founders

We are best friends who started on this candy adventure in 2017 while planning Danielle’s wedding and falling short with finding the perfect after-party wedding idea. We wanted something that was different from a traditional wedding favor which would leave a lasting impression on guests long after the party ended. Read more>>

Christina Kozman | Social Media Influencer & IT Project Manager

Over the past 20+ years, I’ve had the privilege of watching the Pembroke Pines grow and change so much. Having lived here so long, I’m always eating, shopping, and visiting different places around town. Pembroke Pines, Miramar, and all of West Broward have so much to offer, yet I felt no one was actually making an effort to highlight them! Read more>>

Liani Antelo | Founder and President of Mindset Connect

After teaching in both public and private schools and then having children of my own, it became clear that there was no one-size-fits-all approach to education. This realization led me to a mission: To innovate education and character development through personalized learning that incorporates biblical values. Read more>>

Sandra Elizabeth Artiles | Designer and Airline Flight Attendant

Being in the airline industry. About 13 years ago, I wanted to have something that would identify my luggage so people knew I was an airline crew. Something funny. A kind of lingo we in the airline only knew. So I decided to start printing some tag like fabric with our designated travel code. And started showing it . Read more>>

Carmina Becerra | TedX speaker, Founder of Camera Ready, Producer & TV personality

I was a TV host & reporter for over 10 years, I was a Communications major in College and studied Non Violent Communication, NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming), became a Somatic (body) coach & healer. So as you can see pretty much everything in my life has to do with the voice & with the words that we speak. Read more>>