Many books on startups and business talk about how there are right and wrong reasons for starting a business. So, we asked a handful of successful founders about their reasons and the thought-process behind starting their business.

Rebecca Gault | Owner & Creative Director

Solving a problem. As a tall person and having tall children with long legs, I struggled with finding pants that fit them correctly. I always wanted to go a size up for the length, but a size down for the waist. They were always ill fitting, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and design a brand that would fit children with long legs. Read more>>

Charity Tovar | Founder & CEO

Over the past three years, I had the opportunity to work remotely in my corporate job. Being at home allowed me to schedule tradespeople to come in for repairs, and during that time, I noticed some alarming trends. It seemed to the norm for tradespeople to not show up or even bother to call when you requested a service for your home. I remember my new home builder representative summed it up perfectly by saying, “Trades come when they want, that’s just how it is now.” Read more>>

Dan Homaijani | Owner

I noticed the lack of vegan food in the area and I wanted to provide the community with a delicious meal that deceives the senses. I planned to launch a concept where you would have no idea the food is vegan. This food is meant to replicate a traditional gourmet burger joint without harming any animals. Read more>>

Cara Hughes | Co-Owner, Forgotten Cookies Co.

Turning a Family Passion into a Sweet Success: The Journey of Our Cottage Meringue Cookie Business Introduction: Embarking on the path of entrepreneurship is an exhilarating adventure, filled with dreams, determination, and a passion to share something special with the world. Read more>>

Sam Mathivanan | Restaurant Owner

To take the most healthiest indian meal to every househiold in this country Read more>>

Jahsim Mathurin | SIMBA ERA

I wanted to create generational wealth to help my family also I know what’s it’s like having no place to go so helping others with their situation has been my real thought process behind it don’t want anybody to go through that Read more>>

Brent Imbornoni | Founder – Brento Box

The thought process behind starting my business was that healthy eating and meal prepping changed my life. I found that I had a passion for cooking and meal prepping and wanted to share that with others in hopes that I could help change some other lives as well. Read more>>

Sean & Esther Griffin & Stark | Karaoke with KJ Sean & Esther

In early 2021 we purchased a home in a 55-and-up resort community in Yuma, Arizona. There is so much to do here – volleyball, pickleball, pottery, quiltmaking, woodworking, off-roading, dancing, concerts, theatre, chorus and more. On our first morning, a neighbor Brenda brought us a housewarming gift, and asked us how we like Country Roads RV Village. We said we liked it a lot, but were a bit surprised that karaoke wasn’t offered. Read more>>

James Hale | Owner, Spectral Feather Drone Services and Photography, LLC

As I retired from the Marine Corps after twenty years of service, I knew I needed time to decompress and focus on family, friends, and take the time to adjust to being a civilian. After moving to Hereford, AZ and reconnecting with friends in the local area, I would fly in the local area as a private pilot and see the absolute beauty of Cochise County. I was taken back to being a child and sharing a hobby of radio controlled airplanes with my brother and Dad. Read more>>

Jessica Culpepper | Professional Engineer by Day, Skincare Entrepreneur by Night

Bars and Jars Soap Company started with my own, personal skincare journey. As a 30-year-old with acne, eczema, and a host of other skincare sensitivities, mainstream skincare just wasn’t cutting it. With that, I turned to the internet, researching ingredients that I had access to and their properties in skincare and learning through others’ experiences, as well. Read more>>

Brittany Wood | Psychic, Tarot Reader, Reiki Practitioner, Wax Alchemist, & Mom

The thought process behind starting A Girl and Her Ghosts was that I needed an outlet to turn my pain from the grief of losing my mother into something beautiful. It started as this journey to find my mother on the other side, but quickly evolved into this creative expression of honoring all the souls in my life; both living and deceased. A Girl and Her Ghosts has been this healing, safe space for me to exist in and create my own form of art – one that is spiritual, intentional, healing, and most importantly, functional. Read more>>