Their Stories

Skirted Soldier: Supporting Female Veterans and Finding Community Through Tea After retiring from the Air Force, Rhonda Smith built a business to stay connected and give back. When Rhonda Smith...

Carl and Lori Churchill’s coffee company was born while the couple was talking one night over, fittingly, their favorite roast. It was during the 2009 recession and Carl’s software business,...

Matthew “Griff” Griffin’s road to entrepreneurship began in Afghanistan, where he had done multiple tours as an Army Ranger. A chance meeting at a 2009 military conference there led him...