"I think it’s a misconception that they're very self-centered. I think they're very aware that the only way to do good is from a place of strength. And the only way for me to have strength is to care for myself well."

I think every generation has something to teach us - and leaves their...

"The thing that I loved about this interview, like my life takeaway, was how she said her team feels like family, because I totally feel that way."

What we didn’t know when we started out on this journey of entrepreneurship is that while being able to pay your bills is important, creating a...

"Setting boundaries is incredible. Being able to relinquish control as a control freak is incredible. And this has opened me up to also be able to say yes to creative things, things I would've said no to, cause I knew I didn't have the energy. Being able to do that, it brings back the ...

I" can look back on our past and be like, okay, we've been through X, Y, Z, this is gonna be fine. I garner strength from what we did in the past because I knew how strong we were and what we could get through, so it lets me know, oh, we're gonna get through this too."

Just a quick hello on this...

"At some point you have to evaluate if it's in the best interest to walk away - when you are considering walking away, are you walking away because that's the easy thing to do? Are you walking away because you just don't have any more fight? why are you walking away? If you can't come up with a...

"Our particular business that is in hospitality and celebrating people, I think came from our grandmother and I think that also shaped who we are. I love decorating and while my grandmother and I have very different decorating and design styles for sure. I just loved the intentionality...

"You're not just working for somebody, so it's harder to walk away. And I just think that's one of the challenges that every entrepreneur probably faces is drawing boundaries and having healthy boundaries between their personal life and their business."

I think every entrepreneur can attest to...

"You don't have to hustle your life away to be successful. I think that was such an amazing, wise thing to say. She was talking about how she wanted her daughter to see that you don't have to hustle your life away to be successful, and I think that there is something a little broken about our...

"I'm in it for the long haul and it's just a non-negotiable. So we rely on the community for their support, and so we're going to make sure that we're there to support them back. And it just feels so good."

I’ve often been intrigued, and admired the concept of business for good. We often...

"I feel like we've bulldozed through a lot in our business, and I don't accept that any longer. Like I think, even though sometimes circumstances don't allow you to celebrate greatly, I think that peaks should be acknowledged in general. Because when running a small business it feels like that...

"You know, you look back at it and you're like, I could have seen that coming, but you're also right in the thick of it, so you're just like, what the hell's going on?"

Haven’t we all been there ?? I think every entrepreneur has experienced the proverbial hindsight - and they say it’s...

"And then like, you kind of get past that blame game and you realize, ugh, like ultimately it was my fault. Like if I had just sent this email, if I had just clarified, this is what I wanted, this wouldn't have happened."

We can all relate - right?! When you are stuck in the middle of a crappy...