We reached out to some of our favorite entrepreneurs and asked them to think back and tell us about how they decided to start a business. Check out their responses below.

Dan Silveira | Founder, Sweet Snow Desserts

Ahn-yeong-haseyo, Hello and welcome to Sweet Snow. My name is Dan and Sweet Snow is home to some Traditional Korean and Asian Desserts, with an American twist of course. Some of these Desserts are popular street foods in South Korea and Asia, where we used to live. Our desire was/is to bring this to our local community of Goodyear and so along with my 2 adult children we opened Sweet Snow in December 2020. Read more>>

Melissa Green | Founder & CEO

The idea for my business, Grounds4Cause, was born out of a deeply personal and passionate vision. I wanted to create more than just a business; I wanted to build a platform that could have a lasting impact on our society and support the communities that matter most to me. The concept of Southern, Sweet & Sassy Coffee®️ and Rise Above Coffee®️ emerged from a desire to cater to two important communities: Military Families and the LGBTQ+ community. Read more>>

Sandra Rowe | Shaman, Family & Systemic Constellations Facilitator, Cacao Practitioner, Psychic Medium

For you to understand my thought process behind creating my own business, I’d like to give you a bit of background. From a young age, having gone through a challenging childhood and being highly empathetic, I’ve felt a deep connection to the healing arts and a sincere desire to contribute positively to the lives of others and our planet. In my late teenage years, I started my personal healing journey and tried out different healing modalities. Read more>>

Theo Smith | Model, Actor, & Entrepreneur

I know that no one is more concerned with my career succeeding than I am. I put a lot of time and energy into finding my own opportunities. Support from an agency is a great resource, but don’t put your eggs in one basket. Read more>>

RayAnne / Chelsy Quenga / Orina | Co-Host

Starting the We Shouldn’t Say That podcast was very spontaneous, however it was the one of the best decisions we’ve made this year. Growing up, people would constantly compliment our humor and story-telling. Many of our family members would seek our stories, knowing it would somehow make them laugh. Because of this, we’d always say “we should start a podcast,” as a joke. Read more>>

Sean LeVine | Owner and President

After a wonderful 22-year career in the Emergency Medical and Fire services and a move to Arizona from Washington State, I decided to retire from that industry. I owned a small general contracting business several years ago during my EMS/Fire career and fell in love with entrepreneurship. My goal was to eventually own my own business again. When we moved to AZ in 2021 I began a search to purchase an existing company in the service industry. Read more>>