Entrepreneurial Journey

From Trunk to Store: Chris McMichael, Threadz Culture + Fashion

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris McMichael, co-founder of Threadz Culture + Fashion. Threadz is an urban...

Entrepreneurial Journey

A Business Love Story: Asara Tsehai, Ancient Treasure

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Asara Tsehai, founder of Ancient Treasure. Ancient Treasure is the all-in-one natural...

Entrepreneurial Journey

A Modern Lemonade Stand: Vicktor Stevenson, Gourmonade

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Vicktor Stevenson, founder of Gourmonade. Gourmonade is a San Francisco-based gourmet lemonade...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Creating Things for Everyday Use: Geana Sieburger, GDS Cloth Goods

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Geana Sieburger, founder of GDS Cloth Goods. GDS Cloth Goods is an...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Building Family Teams: Joy Colino, Nannies Plus

This week, I had the honor of interviewing Joy Colino, founder of Nannies Plus. Nannies Plus creates authentic and impactful...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Showing Off Oakland by Bike: Rehema Allen, This Is Oakland Bike Tours

This week, I had the honor of interviewing Rehema Allen, founder of This Is Oakland Bike Tours. This Is Oakland...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Creating Her Own Pathway as a Musician: MJ Lee.

This week, I had the honor of interviewing MJ Lee., singer songwriter and freelance wedding violinist. In this interview, MJ...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Why We Are a Cooperative

Last week, I was invited to speak on a panel about ownership at the wonderful and inspiring CoCap conference in...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Supporting Black-Owned Businesses: YaVette Holts of BAOBOB

August is Black Business Month. And, this week we had the honor of interviewing YaVette Holts, founder of BAOBOB –...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Healing Her Community: Daisy Ozim, Resilient Wellness

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Daisy Ozim, founder of Resilient Wellness, an innovative, cooperatively-owned healthcare system designed...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Growing from Freelancer to Cooperative: Aaron Joseph, Identafire

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Aaron Joseph, freelance web designer and developer. In this interview, Aaron shares...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Delivering to Her Community, April Fenall of Piikup

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing April Fenall, founder and CEO of Piikup, delivery services for businesses and...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Announcing Our San Francisco Business Accelerator

Uptima Business Bootcamp is proud to announce the opening of our second business accelerator. We have partnered with Impact HUB...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Supporting Local Bookstores: Hannah Onstad, H2O Content Strategy & LOAKL

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Hannah Onstad, freelance content strategist at H2O Content Strategy and founder of...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Creating a Business on Holistic Principles: Nubian Flunder, The Healing Place Apothecary

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Nubian Flunder, founder & CEO of The Healing Place Apothecary, an Oakland-based...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Creating a Business Out of Telling Stories: Jared Karol, Storytelling for Good

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jared Karol to learn more about his story of becoming a freelancer...

Entrepreneurial Journey

Following Her Passion: Ariana Marbley, Esscents of Flowers

This week, I’m excited to roll out a new feature on our blog. Every other week we will tell the...