In doing this series on inspiring entrepreneurs who have had others careers before starting their businesses, I have found that they all have some common attributes; tenacity and resilience. Abney Harper may have gotten more than her fair share of those attributes. Her story could have easily been written up in FORTUNE magazines “Most Powerful…
We are proud to have a growing number of culinary creatives as Summit alums–their businesses run the gamut from operating restaurants to developing products for market to creating culinary content. In this series, we are talking with them about their personal food favorites at home as well as how they took their business “to market”.…
My admiration for Kelli Boyd started almost two years before I ever met the bubbly beauty that I have come to adore beyond words. The first time I ever spotted the name Kelli Boyd was on the bottom of a blog post written by dear friend Emily McCarthy. The post included amazing photos and I…
I will never forget the day I received an email from Madeline & Company, I had to read it twice. She told me her story and I read it, re read it and tried to let it all sink in. Truly it was mind blowing to me. A high school student who could not find…
From the moment I met Julianne I knew there was something different about her. She was confident, funny and extremely warm. She was very engaging and always with a plan swirling in her head. As the founder and creative director of the luxury decor brand Taylor Burke Home, Julianne is always planning what’s next. She has lived…
