One of the most important lessons we learned is that our lives and our businesses will teach us along the way. We don’t need to know everything on day one because the challenges we face on day will likely be ones we are already equipped to handle. As we overcome challenges we get better and better and as the challenges increase in difficulty so too does our ability to tackle them.

Renee Rhinehart | Event Planning & Event Staffing Entrepreneur. Award-Winning Speaker & Thought Leader on Party Hosting & Business Growth.

Entrepreneurship is about living with uncertainty. You must be fearless. You cannot think about whether your business is going to flop in the next year or if the economy is going to tank, you have to push past fear and doubt. If you have enough tenacity and enough drive, you can bounce back from anything. Read more>>

Bebe Beau | Critical Care Nurse & Entrepreneur

The most important lesson being in business has taught me is to always care about people. It’s easy to get caught up in the need to make money, but overall i think we have been able to have the success we’ve been having because we put our clients needs first before the sale! One sound piece of advice I recieved early on when starting my business was, don’t try getting rich off one customer. This has allowed us to keep our prices affordable so that we are able to cater to the bride at every price point! Read more>>

Oscar Bedoya | Owner and Musical Director

One of the most important lessons I have learned is to take my business serious. You must believe in your business stay focused, and dress the part in order for everyone else that you come in contact with to take you serious. Read more>>

Yukiko Toyoshima | CEO & Creative Director

Always act from the loving part of yourself, and embrace the feelings of excitement that come with newness! From this basis, everything falls into place. I have tested this formula and experienced the results, both in business and personally, on many occasions. It works! Being a business owner, I receive many proposals such as: fabric supply, collaborations, business consulting services, advertising campaigns, website design, popup opportunities, etc. Read more>>

Tara Benmeleh | Ceremonialist

Your career and business can evolve. I started my career in fashion from a very young age and it evolved from merchandising to apparel design, to personal shopping and styling to 11 years of a spiritual jewelry brand to now serving tea ceremony. My background in fashion definitely informs the aesthetic choices I make when setting up my Chaxi or “tea stage.” So, everything I have done definitely led me to where I am today and I loved every part of the journey but I love what I do now more than anything I ever have done. Read more>>