May 31, 2021
The idea for Cousins Maine Lobster originated over a night of drinking and a visit between two cousins, Sabin Lomac and Jim Tselikis. Jim had trekked out to visit Sabin in L.A., and a few drinks into the night, the conversation grew nostalgic as they reminisced about their shared Maine childhood.
“We decided that we...
May 24, 2021
Jesse Lee Ward’s childhood set her up for later success as an entrepreneur — though not in the way you might think.
“I grew up with nothing. I was the kid that got made fun of for not having the right clothes, not having the right food at lunch — if there even was food at lunch,” she said. “I was the kid...
May 17, 2021
When Carlos Wallace was laid off during the pandemic, the timing was serendipitous.
Two months prior, Carlos, who’d already been barbequing for eight years, decided to turn his love for smoked meats into a proper side hustle. He opened Seven Seeds Texas Barbeque, named for his seven children, and started to serve up...
May 10, 2021
Drew Laine is a serial entrepreneur who, in the past, has done his fair share of chasing after the next shiny thing.
He’s started a wide variety of companies, from lead generation to insurance, software, printing, and, today, sports manufacturing. Some have been successes, some haven’t. He’s learned from them...
May 3, 2021
In 2007, Mike Young had a successful mortgage company and was a “liquid millionaire.” In 2008, after the market crashed, he’d lost it all and was a couple hundred thousand in debt. He was devastated — not just by the loss, but by the realization that he hadn’t been happy for some time.
“It wrecked me....