Image Credit: Courtesy of Challenge Island Can a single franchise location be transformed into a nonprofit? That’s what Jamie Trujillo wondered only two months after becoming a Challenge Island franchisee. The question came from her deep sense of mission. Trujillo had always been what she calls a “stereotypical teacher’s pet,” and spent 14 years working…
Kat Eckles wasn’t always a healthy food enthusiast. But after having her first child, she became more conscious about her diet. “It was the first time in my life that I really thought about being as healthy as possible, so I could be with my family as long as possible,” Eckles recalls. She started exploring…
Image Credit: Zohar Lazar A vague calendar event appears in your inbox. There’s an urgent need for breakthrough thinking, and you’re invited. It’s got something to do with the big sales conference next week. Or a major new client. Or that recent wave of negative Yelp reviews. Doesn’t matter. The important thing is that you…
This story appears in the December 2022 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Image Credit: Pete Reynolds I’m a Millennial Who Quit My Job Last Year to Do What I Love. Here’s How I’ve Made More Than $300,000 So Far. ‘This Is the Way It’s Always Been’: HarperCollins Workers Fight to End Historic Cycle of Unfair…
As a founder, you and your company’s origin stories are more important than you think. Michelangelo Di Battista | Sony | RCA | Getty Images Yes, that’s become conventional wisdom in entrepreneurship circles — but it is now being backed by emerging research, including my own work at the University of Iowa and colleagues’ work…
Ryan Begin (left) and Nick Whitman keep asking why food is being thrown away — and turning the answers into profit. Image Credit: Courtesy of Divert, Inc. Here’s what Ryan Begin knew: Food waste is a big problem — which meant, potentially, a big business opportunity. “Have you ever seen the back room of a…
This story appears in the December 2022 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » How do you save a brand that everyone knows, but not everybody likes? Paul Bruinooge | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images Back in 2014, the toy company Mattel needed an answer to that question — fast. It owns popular brands like Hot Wheels…
Image Credit: Bobby Fisher; Hair & Makeup: Imogen Marrone; Clothing: Dim Mak Collection Most people heard noise. Steve Aoki heard music. It was just, in his words, “intentionally abrasive” music. What’s the difference between noise and intentionally abrasive? This was back in the 1990s, when Steve Aoki was a kid growing up in the California…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It’s nice to reflect on what you’re thankful for each year. With a broader focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives around the business world, more people are able to feel on the same playing field today — which is certainly something we’re thankful for. StackCommerce But…
This story appears in the December 2022 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » There’s a thing that most of us do: Whenever we get someone’s attention, we go into what I like to call “Density Mode.” We think in ideas per second, and value per word. If we have a minute of someone’s time, we’ll talk…