Chad and Heaven Lesher
We fell in love with escape rooms when we visited one on a date night in 2016. The concept fed our hunger for competition and fun while giving our brains a good exercise. After trying a few rooms in the DFW area and other parts of the United States, we started to research what it would take to open our own escape room business. After months of studying the market, we entered into an agreement with The Escape Hunt Experience franchise. Read more>>
Danielle Sposito
I relocated to DFW from Columbus, Ohio back in 2012 with my husband. We decided to come here after our children graduated college and begin a new chapter in our lives. I began to teach college shortly after moving here and also worked in finance. One day I got my teeth whitened in North Dallas and noticed how the owner seemed to really enjoy what they did and making a difference in people’s smiles. Read more>>
Bruce Chang and Darcy Doorn
We did an escape room for fun with my family back in 2015. My mom is very entrepreneurial and almost immediately said “We have to open one!” Bruce and I are serial entrepreneurs ourselves and together we decided to go for it. Now we have three locations across Texas- one here in Dallas area (Plano), one in Austin, and one in Corpus Christi. Read more>>
La Trisa Edwards
Styles’ The Salon was established in 1995. Located in Richardson, Texas. (22years ago!) I was blessed to open a 7 station full service salon. As I look back thru the years I can truly say that my clients are the best! Many have been with me throughout this whole journey, and I am grateful. Read more>>
Nora Gao
I always enjoy and love makeup. When I was in 7th grade, my parents will give me $3 every day for lunch, but I always save that money to buy a new eyeliner or mascara. Ever since I graduated high school, I been doing some freelance for family and friends. My parents wants me to have a college degree, so I choose a major that’s most close to makeup, which is fashion design. Read more>>
Jared Morris
Ever since I was a young kid I knew that I was going to be a chef. Growing up with both of my grandmothers known to be the family’s chefs, you would always find me with them in the kitchen during the holiday seasons. They both instilled in me the love they have for food and the ability to prepare dishes that please every palette. Read more>>
Kirstie Jones
I am an equine portrait photographer located in Plano, Texas. I grew up just south of Portland, Oregon and I have ridden horses my entire life. I received a scholarship to ride for TCU’s equestrian team after high school which is how I ended up in Texas. While in college, I purchased my first camera as a Christmas present to myself. Naturally, I started taking pictures of the only thing that mattered to me: horses. What started as a hobby, grew into a side business, end ended up fueling a passion that is now my full-time job. Read more>>
Corrine Mitchell
My husband and I immigrated to America from South Africa 18 years ago with 3 children and less than $5,000 to start a new life. We started a very small construction company in 2001 specializing in outdoor living areas. We bought an abandoned property a few years later in old downtown Frisco – transforming it from a 2 bedroom home into an office space with outdoor “showroom” over a few years. Read more>>
LaQuisha Moore
My passion has always been doing hair, even when I was making enough at a “regular” job, I have always made a point to do hair, rather part time in a salon, and at one point, out of my house! I did hair solely as a full-time job for 6 years and loved every minute of it. When I moved out of my mom’s house and ventured out on my own, doing hair alone wasn’t paying the bills, so getting a full time/salaried position was a necessity. Read more>>
Tiki Engel
Tiki completed cosmetology training in both Thailand and Seattle, Washington. Since relocating to the Dallas area in 2005 she has worked at some of the finer local salons and is now an independent stylist at Connie Lee Studios in the prestigious Willow Bend area of Plano. Read more>>
Caro Montes
I had just graduated with a high school degree and had received my cosmetology license at the same time from El Paso, Texas in 1999. I decided to make the move to Dallas to be closer to siblings and continue a college education. While attending a community college in the area, I started working for a well-known hair salon. The whole beauty industry was new to me as well as the city and the people. Read more>>
Meagan Purdy
I’ve always been passionate about health. I grew up as a competitive athlete across several sports, but also as a major science geek. I always figured I would be involved in sports medicine in some way. Throughout my pre-med years, I began to use nutrition as a tool to treat my own medical issues and really started learning that there was more to health than just body composition. Read more>>
Kevin Rynn
Perfect Ten Smile was founded in 2009 and was known as the best in the business for teeth whitening services. I purchased the business in 2012 and since that time I have expanded the capacity by 50% and elevated the customer satisfaction to be not just the best in the business for teeth whitening but a one of a kind experience that is unparalleled by any competitor with best results, best experience, best value and specific teeth whitening tailored specifically to each customer that includes a unconditional money back guarantee. Read more>>
Daniel Stein
When I was four years old, I was diagnosed with a severe form of ADHD. As I got older, my behavior continued to get worse in school and at home. At one point, the school system advised that I should be held back a year, but my parents declined. We tried a handful of different ways to manage the ADHD: medications, supplements, diet, behavior therapy, counseling, etc. Read more>>
Erica Fein and Kelli Jones
15 years ago Erica and her family decided to move to Dallas, Texas from Rochester, New York after the economy tanked due to the 911 tragedy in 2001. She began her career by enrolling into Paul Mitchell the school in Carrollton Texas, only completing 500 hours, this lost teenager couldn’t seem to find her place in Texas. So a couple years later she decided to apply for a job with Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, she realized the beauty industry was exactly where she wanted to be. Read more>>
Jeff Grant
I got started in the martial arts as a kid when my father took me to my first class at the age of 10. I loved it right away. But my father was in the military so I was not there for long. When my father retired we moved to the Dallas area. I was about 13 years old. As luck would have it I found a school to train at. Read more>>
Craig Callaway
As a kid, I remember sitting in the living room with my grandfather seeing who was more flexible. Every time there was a gymnastics meet on TV, my dad would look at me and say “That’s going to be you some day”. In elementary school, my parents enrolled me in a gymnastics class at the local rec center. My first grade girlfriend was a competitive gymnast and taught me how to do a cartwheel and an aerial. Read more>>
Scott and Kateryna Strough
We opened our gym after seeing how much our sons loved watching Ninja Warrior on television. We thought Ninja Kids Club would satisfy their thirst for adventure and also be a great resource for other kids in the community to exercise and have birthday parties. Since opening in April of 2016, we’ve hosted hundreds of birthday parties, field trips, and other special events. Read more>>
Christopher Adams
About 5 years ago a friend told me about a new vapor store that had just opened up and we decided to check it out. I was so happy that I had finally found something that actually worked and worked well. Less than a few weeks after visiting that store I put my last cigarette down and have not touched one since. I realized how much it helped me and I wanted to help other people quit smoking too. Read more>>
Marilyn Hoyt
In 2010, I teamed up with Annette to start Rock Fitness. Annette and I worked at Lady of America and had opposite training styles. It was a perfect business relationship. Lady of America in Rowlett shortly after shut down. Since I was a single mom of 2 boys, I decided it would be wise to take a part time job at LA fitness as a trainer while building Rock Fitness. Shortly after, I was diagnosed with cancer and underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments. I continued to train others and do as much as I could. Read more>>
Gary Gregory
More than likely I was just like you. I was overweight, out of shape and not likely to lead a healthy life. Then one day I decided to make a change. After much struggling and dedication to make a change, I started exercising for myself and to be around for my wife and four kids. Read more>>
Marianne Ganow
I have been dabbling in floral art for over 27 years. In January of 2013 my best friend, my confidante, and her best role as my mother, suddenly passed away. I was so lost and felt so alone. My job as an accounting supervisor had no meaning. My degree in accounting had no meaning, after I went to work every day it was just a job. Shortly after she was buried I quit to take care of her estate. Read more>>
Mark McKinney
My father was a master carpenter and I grew up working in his wood shop which instilled the desires to work with wood. He passed away when I was 17. I played around with small projects off and on until I was 30 when I inherited an old, rundown home. It was tear it down or gut and remodel. Read more>>
Regina Reed and Randy Reed
Randy and I are first time restaurant owners. I have spent the last 32 years in education and Randy’s background is in marketing. While Randy had some restaurant experience in the past, I had not so much as waited tables, so we both had a steep learning curves ahead of us. Read more>>
