Success Stories
How Jasmin Foster's Black Woman-Owned Stationery Brand Is Bringing DEI to Target
We spoke with Foster, whose BeRootedco.com is the first Black woman-owned stationery brand to make it on the retail giant's shelves, about shaking up her industry and keeping diversity, equity and inclusion top of mind.
4 Ways Black Women-Owned Small-Retail Brands Changed the Game
Black women have pioneered numerous successful strategies that all small retailers could learn from.
From Poop Scooping to Dryer-Vent Cleaning: Why Hyper-Niche, 'Micro' Franchises Are Booming
Can a company be too specialized? Itty-bitty franchises are popping up all over the place, and the big companies buying them have grasped the merits of thinking small.
How Steve Stanulis Built a Lasting Personal Brand Online
Key takeaways on creating your own destiny from the filmmaker and influencer.
A Bakery's 'Vulva-Nut' Doughnut Brings Pleasure to Its Customers
Yeah, it's shaped like that. And customers of a UK bakery (at least most of them) love it.
Turning Customer Obsession into Investor Connection
On this episode of 'Going Public': PROVEN learns about scaling from Jaime Schmidt; Hammitt and TREBEL's path to the public markets leads them through Mexico City; and NGT Academy tries to land a billionaire.
BET CEO Scott Mills Has Proven That Legacy Media Brands Still Matter
In conversation, the longtime Viacom leader and recently appointed Chief Executive Officer lays out what it takes to adapt and thrive.
Why Are So Many People Still Eating Spam?
From cost to convenience, its maker demonstrates how to succeed with an unlikely product.
5 Lessons I Learned While Building a Business Everyone Said Would Fail
I had an idea and people thought I was crazy. I ignored them and decided to go for it.
Jimmy Fallon Spent Years Chasing A Dream That Wasn't Really His. Finding His 'Why' Changed Everything.
How The Tonight Show host built his career and an entertainment empire -- by first identifying his most important mission.
How 'Fixer Upper's' Chip Gaines Built a Powerhouse Personal Network
Entrepreneur and 'Fixer Upper' star Chip Gaines says building an authentic network is the key to business success.
How Co-Founders Without Tech Backgrounds Built an Enormously Successful Custom Platform
Alana Branston and Ali Kriegsman didn't have tech backgrounds when they launched Bulletin, now a wholesale marketplace home to thousands of brands and retailers, but they shared a passion for independent brands and the world of content marketing, which helped fuel their company's 30% month-over-month organic growth last year.
仙人掌是一种新的椰子,这些创始人Going All In: 'We Decided to Drop Our Lab Coats, Put on Our Cactus Suits and Chase the American Dream'
The Boston-based friends behind Pricklee Cactus Water found success with a clever marketing strategy, and now they're leaving their day jobs as pharmacists to become full-time entrepreneurs.
What's the Secret Behind Van Leeuwen's Internet-Breaking Ice Cream Flavors? Hint: Egg Yolks and America's Obsession With Chunks Play a Surprising Role.
Co-founder and CEO Ben Van Leeuwen has been thinking outside of the pint for years. Here's how the company makes the ice cream magic happen.
Her Mom Sold Rice Cakes in a Refugee Camp. Now She Sells Her Mom's Hot Chili Sauce in Gourmet Grocery Stores. Her Mom Isn't Impressed... Yet.
As Lunar New Year celebrations begin, Lisa Tran tells the harrowing, inspiring story of her family's journey from Vietnam to Portland, Oregon, and reflects on the spirit of entrepreneurship that guided them every step of the way.