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Kiley Peters
“My team is actually the biggest reason why I opted not to sell Brainchild and to shut it down instead; because I knew if I were to sell, I would have to sell my team,” explains Kiley Peters, founder of RAYNE IX, an executive consultancy for women entrepreneurs. Kiley began her entrepreneurship journey with Brainchild Studios, a digital content strategy agency. In today’s episode, Kiley shares why she chose to shut down Brainchild Studios, what she learned from shutting down a business, and why she decided to found RAYNE IX.
Michelle Amore & Johnny Cooke
At an industry event, Michelle Amore had unknowingly sat next to her future business partner, Johnny Cooke. Separately, they had been trying to tackle challenges in the exercise industry but from different perspectives. Upon journey forces, Michelle and Johnny founded Precision Human Performance, a personal training studio in Chicago that uniquely combines exercise, science, and education. In this episode, we cover the importance of finding a business partner that complements your skills, What it takes to build a successful business partnership, and much more.
Sean Moran
Exploring passions and maintaining the relationships along the way has been at the core of Sean Moran’s entrepreneurial journey. Sean is the owner of Dashing Chicago, a luxury footwear retailer located in downtown Chicago. In our conversation, we dive into Sean’s experience opening and running stores before he finally opened Dashing in Spring 2021. He highlights the importance of persistence, patience, and relationships. All of which have enabled Dashing to be the premier Alden and Edward Green retailer in the Midwest.
George Davis Jr.
Sometimes, the critical first step to launching a business is having the audacity to believe that you can be successful. George Davis Jr., the owner of Muse Coffee Studio in Chicago, shares his entrepreneurial journey and the work it took to achieve the milestone of launching his small business. Starting with an abstract vision for a soulful coffee studio, Muse is an art gallery styled coffee mosaic in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood. In our conversation we explore the feelings of self-doubt, get to the starting line, identifying what truly differentiates your product, and more.