The Entrepreneur’s Studio

Sometimes, negotiation is a matter of life or death. Fortunately, the negotiation training offered by former hostage negotiator Chris Voss today doesn’t come with the same high-stakes as the negotiations he’s had with criminals and terrorists during his decades-long career with the FBI.   Though entrepreneurship is unlike kidnappings and bank heists, there are still a series of negotiations busine...

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow believes deep-rooted respect is earned little by little. Whether on the gridiron or in an office, leaders can build relationships through “the grind”  —  small, everyday actions that build trust. Accepting the grind and leading by example can give teams the trust they need to execute when the game clock is dwindling or a project goes downhill.  This is part 1 of 2...

  Magie Cook made a discovery: You don’t find limitless success when you run a business based on fear. You find limitless success when you run a business based on purpose. She would know.  On her journey from an orphanage in Mexico, to founding a salsa manufacturing company with just $800, to selling that business for $231M, Magie Cook learned firsthand that sometimes if we want to accomplish big...

Alex Bradberry didn’t have a place where she could get her makeup done for an event. Department beauty store counters didn’t have the empowering experience she was looking for and, on top of that, no single beauty brand will have all products in all skin tones. From there, her all-inclusive makeup and beauty studio, The Sparkle Bar, was born. Like many entrepreneurs, Alex understands that success...

Jim Kennedy, one of Orange County’s most sought after wedding photographers, is no stranger to hardships both personally and professionally. The path he traveled to become a successful entrepreneur was full of heartwrenching detours and setbacks, starting with the loss of his parents in his early years.   As Jim’s life began to spiral out of control with drugs, crime and violence, he made a hard p...

Becoming an entrepreneur was never in Lindsey Laurain’s plans until an idea for a kids plateware product triggered a series of events, changing her life's course forever! Just a couple of networking calls launched her into full-speed entrepreneurship. Before she knew it, Lindsey found herself in front of four Sharks on the set of Shark Tank. It’s been a wild ride ever since. Her fame from Sha...

Many businesses start with a great idea for a new product. But for entrepreneur and business owner Katharine Wolf, a personal mission founded on core values drove her more than any product could.    Katharine’s brainchild Odetta , is a global network of gifted, and untapped freelancers in the growing gig economy. Unlike Fiverr and Upwork, Odetta is centered around a mission that enables highly edu...

Can you learn to be an entrepreneur or is it a calling? Ivana Orlovic and William Hubbell, the co-founders of Seattle-based food truck company Sugar + Spoon, found their way to entrepreneurship and creating a food truck brand thanks to some gut instinct  –– while gunning for a good grade in a business class. What started as a class project is now a successful, multi-truck business (with a pop-up s...