Ideas aren’t everything, execution matters greatly, but starting often requires an idea and so we asked folks to think back and tell us the story of how they came up with the idea for their businesses. We’ve highlighted some of our favorite stories below.

Claire Pearce

I had a career change in my 40s — I went back to school to study photography. I wasn’t totally sure what kind of photography I wanted to do at first, but I’ve always loved photographing people. While I was still in school, I stumbled across Boudoir Photography. At the time, a Boudoir Photographer was offering a 6-week online course, and I decided to jump in. It offered so much helpful advice and really opened my eyes to what this kind of photography could be. Read More>>

Frank Melero

I worked at Fox Studios in senior management for 13+ years. I saw a lot of interesting management styles which led me to adapting my own style which focused on people thriving in the workplace, not just results. Once I realized that my management style worked I started believing that I can take that management style outside of the corporate world and open up my own business the way I had always dreamed of doing. Read More>>

Jenny Harris

In my mid-40s, I was diagnosed with Vestibular Migraine. While there are many potential triggers, I quickly discovered that one of my biggest was histamine in food. In the beginning, I had to follow a very strict low histamine diet—and I still do when I have flare-ups — but I found it incredibly difficult to find recipes that were truly low histamine.

After trying a few recipes that were labeled “low histamine” but actually included ingredients that weren’t compatible with a low histamine diet, I decided to create my own TRULY LOW HISTAMINE recipes. Read More>>