Starting a Business

Opening a private practice can feel like stepping into the unknown. There’s excitement, freedom, and the opportunity to create a career that reflects your values and expertise. But alongside the flexibility...

You did everything you were told to do. You climbed. You hit the number. You built the title, the income, the life that looks right in every photo. Somewhere along the way, the thing that was...

After seeking external permission to achieve greatness for over two decades, I finally took the leap and gave myself the permission that was never going to come from anywhere else. It was March 2025...

Across the mid-market, established business owners can already feel something changing. AI is moving closer to the core of how work gets done, even if they haven't yet decided what to do about it. For years...

Fear is a funny thing. It can stop us in our tracks, keep us awake at night, and convince us not to do things that we are perfectly capable of doing. But I've often wondered whether we're actually...

Ground-up construction has long been one of the strongest indicators of economic confidence in the United States. When developers break ground on new residential communities, office buildings...

Every year, thousands of startups begin with an idea they believe in, a motivated founding team, and, if they’re lucky, enough capital to get started. Most of them will not make it to year two. This has nothing to...

Most founders know what to build. Very few know how to build the team, the culture, and the operating model underneath it. Here is what I would do differently at every stage, from the first days of...

If you were around for the late 90s, you’ll remember the dot-com bubble. You could take a terrible business selling dog food, slap a ".com" on the end of the name, and suddenly investors were throwing...

Chantelle Ryan is no stranger to hard work. She’s a mother to nine children, and she had been pouring her heart and soul into the regional education system for two decades when she started a sideline...

Every week, another AI tool launches promising to revolutionize your business. Your inbox fills with pitches. LinkedIn explodes with advice about tools you supposedly need right now. Meanwhile, you are...

We have all seen the film. "If you build it, they will come." It is a romantic notion, isn't it? The idea that if you just lock yourself in a room, write the perfect code, and launch a beautiful website...

Starting a business can feel incredibly overwhelming. You’re told to write a business plan, build a brand, create a website, and somehow “figure it all out” before you even begin. It’s no wonder so many...

Entrepreneurship has developed a powerful cultural mythology over the last decade, advice travels faster than analysis and certain phrases are repeated so frequently that they begin to feel like universal...

In early-stage teams, explanations often become a substitute for clarity. Founders explain the product on calls. Teams walk users through flows manually. Decks include long slides clarifying how things work.

More women are questioning whether entrepreneurship is the right next step in their career journey. But is the desire to start a business driven by purpose or by frustration? Before making a...