Starting and growing a business is hard, but often deciding to start the business in the first place is even harder. We asked some successful entrepreneurs from around the community to open up to us about how they thought about starting a business.

Marry Jordan

Over 15 years ago, I picked up a camera for the first time. What started as curiosity turned into a love affair and I couldn’t put my camera down. Once the dynamics of my family shifted with the adoption of our first son I shifted to being an associate photographer for several high end wedding photographers. Read more>>

Vitoria Silva

Through working at a local Board & Train facility, I realized just how ineffective dog training was in the majority of cases. This is because such sterile backdrop does not begin to approximate the place where behavioural issues tend to occur in dogs: Home. Read more>>

Elise Godoy

Throughout my education, my plans changed several times as I explored where my passions truly fit. I originally planned to pursue graphic design for social media at Dixie Technical College before later changing my major to secondary English education. I earned my Associate’s degree at Utah Tech University in southern Utah, where I grew up. Creativity has always been a constant in my life. Read more>>

Angie Rever

When my family and I were planning our move to Arizona, I started looking into local dog training options. I quickly realized there weren’t many facilities offering the style of training or the level of results I knew were possible. My goal has always been to make high-quality dog training accessible to the people who need it. Read more>>

Bret Smith

Starting my own business wasn’t a sudden decision—it was something that had been building in the background for years. Even while I was working in a successful corporate career in procurement and infrastructure, there was always this persistent entrepreneurial drive telling me I wanted to build something of my own. Read more>>

Jen Collins

I never had a dream to own my own businesss. The opportunity came about and certain factors pushed me. Now that I am a business owner, I would never go back. I love being able to curate my business based on my patient needs and change processes when they aren’t working. I love the flexibility and creativity it allows. Read more>>

Taniyah Parker

The idea for 6 Paws Training Camp came from seeing a common challenge among dog owners. I often noticed that many dogs behaved well at home, but once they were taken out into public spaces they became reactive and seemed to forget the obedience commands they performed so well in a familiar setting. Read more>>

Marnie Zang Katularu

I worked for many years as a marriage and family therapist. I saw couples that were misaligned and lacked healthy tools for happy relationships. After retiring I created a way to match individuals based on clinical studies!!! Aligned values and core beliefs. I wanted to provide single men and women a healthier way to find their forever person. Read more>>