We asked the community what factors they felt were responsible for their success and we’ve highlighted some of those responses below.

Tana M. Llinás | Brand Strategist + Digital Marketing Expert

Reputation. The success of Brand Poets is built on happy customers referring us to more customers. We believe that every brand has a story to tell — an authentic story. Our story begins with understanding the client’s pain points with their branding and marketing whether its coordinating too many freelancers, not understanding who their customer is or not having the bandwidth to market themselves effectively. When we truly understand this, Read more>>

Phyllis Harbinger, FASID, NCIDQ | Author, Speaker, Design Strategist

The most important factor behind my success is happy clients! My utmost goal is not only to create livable, luxurious interiors, but to create a client memorable experience, exceeding their expectations. I have been in business for almost thirty years and all but one of my current clients is what I call a “heritage” client, meaning that we have worked together on one or multiple residences before this project. For me, this is the secret sauce. You want to always be front of mind, authentic and innovative. Read more>>

Keisha Chenelle | Model , Artist & Actress

The most important factor behind to my success is God. He will always be the reason for my continued success. Read more>>

Yolanda Palomares | Florist

Faith and Perseverance Read more>>

Victoria Pedraja | Realtor Associate & The Picnic Allure Miami Founder

Personally, I’d have to say the most important factor of my success has been the people I surround myself with and my determination towards my goals. My family and husband have been a huge inspiration for me. My mom was a huge part of my decision to become an entrepreneur, she came to the United States from Cuba and started working towards a brighter future and she was able to accomplish her goals without the ability to speak fluent english. She’s been a Realtor for over 16 years and has been very successful at it. Read more>>

Miles Perry | Artist & Designer

It is important that the artistic direction and creativity be the forefront of my brand. More importantly, it is a way of life for me – more then a brand. We are all original works of art. Being true to myself and what I do and success will follow. Read more>>

Jenny Lanna | Artist

By far the most important factor behind my success is my work ethic. I’ve always worked hard, no matter what the goal was or the task at hand. With artwork, it can be difficult at times to stay motivated because not every piece is as successful as you hope or is perceived by collectors the way you anticipated. The best way I have found to work through that and be successful is to keep going, every single day, to create and learn as much as possible. Read more>>

Dr. Richard Taborga | Psychotherapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Founder and Clinical Director at Fort Lauderdale Counseling and Assessment

I feel that many factors go into having a successful business. Hard work and definitely a little luck go a long away! As I ponder this question, I realize that some of the biggest factors that have contributed to the success of my private practice, in a short amount of time, include: A true passion for the work that I do, an authentic connection and care for the clients that we see, a consistent commitment to growing and continuing to develop my craft as psychotherapist (i.e., psychology, theory, practice, and modalities), as well as my company’s brand. Read more>>

Paula Gerez | Paula Greez & Josefina Gerez

Together with my sister Josefina we managed to put our stamp on coffee break, after a start of effort and learning. Our dream began to come true. The idea started in a talk in another cafe and today is a success. I arrived from Argentina in 2009 with a lot of desire to undertake and seeing what job opportunities there were, start working on an Argentinean restaurant and my sister running a day care. We came and see this place in Bay Harbor Island that used to be a french bakery, the owner only spoke french so we used the google translation to start talking if we can buy the business, and making all our effort we got it! Read more>>

Ilhiana Rojas Saldana | Executive & Leadership Coach | DEI Consultant | Best-selling Author & Speaker

Three core things: – Embracing who I am and aligning everything I do with my purpose of empowering others to reach their extraordinary through meaningful transformation. – Elevating my voice and supporting others to elevate theirs. I’ve learned that if we don’t self-advocate, we can be great at what we do, but nobody will know who we are, becoming the world’s greatest secret, and this serves no one. – Build a strategic network. I’ve learned that success is challenging to achieve alone; Read more>>

Jarael Holston-Jones | Pitmaster

We have a passion for what we do. My wife and I come from a families deeply rooted in southern up bringing and with that comes pride and that pride produces our passion from the plate to the people. Read more>>

Raá | Artist

Consistency and being true to yourself. Without those two you’re gonna get nowhere. So in order to be successful he first got to be consistent consistently great at what it is you do and then everything else just falls in line Read more>>

Anwar Wright | Attorney-at-Law & Entrepreneur

The most important factor behind my success is my attitude/mindset. That is the single most determining factor! How you think determines how you behave, and that not only has an impact on the things you do, but the people around you, especially if you lead a team. Read more>>

Alvaro Acevedo | Board Certified Tax Attorney & Certified Public Accountant

Rather than pursuing any particular path, I concentrated on avoiding what I identify as entrepreneurship mistakes which I discuss as follows: Mistake #1: Foregoing the opportunity to work for money while still in high school
The learning experience of getting a job while in high school is priceless because it teaches you the value of money and opens your mind to thinking about what you want to do as far as working for the rest of your life. Read more>>

Shawn Nelson | Co-Founder

The most important factor behind the success of Hardbodyy is its purpose. The brand was a vision that my brother Tysean had before he was killed. Our goal is to ensure that Hardbodyy will one day become one of the biggest legacy and motivational brands in the world. The immense love for Tysean has fueled the brand’s growth. Read more>>