Starting a business is a commitment and requires dedication, resources and sacrifice. We asked some of the rising stars in our community how they thought through the idea of starting their own businesses. 

Manjula Jegasothy MD

The staff at my first Dermatology job in a large practice in the 1990s told me I had the best rapport with my patients they had ever seen, and so I should open my own Dermatology office, back in 1998  Read More>>

LaLa Peters

My thought process behind having my own business was really me stepping out on faith and betting on myself. As I became older I got more into makeup, I was always in someone’s chair getting my makeup done. At first I just wanted to learn how to master doing my own makeup so that I wasn’t relying on a makeup artist to do my makeup. Read More>>

Jany Bello

When I started my business, my thought process was very clear: there was a huge gap in access to understanding ABA especially within the Spanish-speaking community as well as supervision quality.

I was constantly meeting families who were receiving services, but didn’t fully understand what ABA was, what quality therapy should look like, or how to advocate for their children. At the same time, I saw professionals entering the field without proper guidance or supervision and feeling completely lost. Read More>>