John Swanson remembers vividly how exhausting it is to be a small business owner. In the early 2010s, he was stretched thin across three ventures: The Fast Factory, a small gym in his hometown of St. Cloud, Minn., consulting agency Fast Forged, and the Granite Games, a Minnesota-based CrossFit fitness…

In 2014, with hardly any experience, James Murphy started his property investment journey with two properties he didn’t own. Murphy and his wife Stephanie knew they had to make a change; their growing family was stretching their finances and they wanted to find a way to supplement their income that…

David Koves knows all there is to know about being a Googler — even the feeling of leaving the “mothership” behind. When working for Google left him feeling jaded, he decided to follow a long-standing passion: making explosive digital growth accessible for businesses of all shapes and sizes. Growing up…

“Who’s excited to be here today? Who’s ready to take their business to the next level?” It doesn’t take more than 30 seconds watching Athena Severi on stage to see why people flock to her events, queue up to see her talk, and follow her insights on social media. …

It’s tax season and for most Americans, this is their least favorite time of the year. But for the “Tax Goddess,” Shauna A. Wekherlien, CPA it’s her time to shine. Shauna is a highly sought-after tax strategist with a reputation built on 20+ years of experience and a team of…

Dan Ashburn was always destined to be a leading entrepreneur. While the average 13-year-old might be head down playing video games, he had a laser focus on achieving the goals that would set him up for the future. Amongst other entrepreneurial ventures, Dan’s journey started with building websites and ranking…

What happens when you go from running your family’s baking business to working in the music industry? The answer is: The Journey of Carl Hitchborn is what happens. Well, you get the nickname, ‘The Baker’, and note the inverted quotations because you also flip the music industry like a pineapple…

Adam Vibe Gunton presented as the ideal all-American kid. He was an All-A student, all-state football player, and captain of the high school wrestling team. But Gunton carried a dark secret. He was addicted to drugs. No thanks to some unfortunate influences in his life, Gunton started experimenting with recreational…

Look good, feel good. You’ve almost surely heard this phrase before, and it’s a mantra of many pros in the beauty and skincare business. But what if that phrase goes deeper? For Lana Ivanov, aesthetician and founder of the Vonavi Pro skincare line, that phrase went far beyond simple words…