Winning medals in the Winter Olympics, X Games, and ESPY Awards apparently does not keep Shaun White satisfied and needed to find another way to use his passion for snowboarding. He found his next big break with his business, Air + Style. White wanted to bring something to a mass audience that everyone can experience so he connected music and snowboarding to create this thrilling atmosphere where people can attend music festivals and watch professional snowboarders throw some sick tricks in the air. The festivals are not just in the United States, but all over the world. Some of his locations for Air +Style have been Innsbruck, Beijing, and LA. At these locations there are many people that come to watch all the entertainment that is hosted and feel as if they are at the Winter Olympics because of the 16 story snowboard jump.

White not only saw music and snowboarding as a way to build his entrepreneurial ideas , but he took off with his own clothing business called  WHT SPACE. This clothing line is suited for men and can be found in Macy stores. Why call it WHT SPACE? According to Shaun White…

“You know, the white space—referring to the blank space on the floor plan, as well as the position in the market. I got so sick of hearing that, and I remember just thinking, if the white space is so important, why don’t we just name the brand after it? No one told us how to do the marketing or what clothes we needed to make. We are just showing it how it is. I’ve been wanting to do something different for awhile now. So we did just that. Welcome to WHT SPACE” – S.W

What stands out in both AIR + STYLE & WHT SPACE  is authenticity and thoughtfulness. White’s visualized how to give his fans the ultimate experience and represented himself through his clothing line.

Who doesn’t love traveling? Better yet, who doesn’t love traveling and getting rewards while you’re doing it? Brian Kelly use to work for HR and recruitment, but decided that wasn’t the best fit for him. So, with a goal in mind he launched into his passion, the traveling industry. With the history of consulting in his family, he had a knack for finances, deals, and tricks to save money. Known as “the points guy” at work where his coworkers would flock to his cubicle for planning and travel tips, he decided he must have been good at what he did and jumped into the planning with 100% effort.

With the growth of his website, Chase Bank expressed interest in using his site as a platform to advertise their credit cards. From the profit Kelly would make every time his reader would sign up for a credit card he did not need to be in the Human Resources profession anymore and is became  full-time of his website. After months had passed, he sold his business to Chase because they not only had a stronger support team for running the website, but they had a higher price. Luckily Kelly still has input and control in the content as the creative content manager of the site.

The website is full of topics for readers to explore and research depending on what they are looking for. There is News, Cards, Reviews, Points & Rewards, Travel, and Videos tabs that hold articles, lists, and reviews depending on the topic. There is a lot of helpful tricks and tips that anyone can benefit from and advise them to making the right decision or purchase.  A couple examples are “TPG Guide to Amazon Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals” and “11 Ways to Make Every Trip You Take More Meaningful” – This website is full of great ideas and ways to miss the scams and extra fees that come with traveling and shopping. Check out The Points Guy  & you may save some cash.

Body image, insecurities, crash-diets, and obsession with calorie counting can cause a lot of damage on a girl and many sadly suffer with the time-consuming thoughts. Jessica Sepel, a female that has walked through the same pressure and temptation that all other females do, saw her challenges as a door of opportunity. Instead of becoming defeated by her insecurities she wanted to speak truth and positivity that she learned from them. She saw the chance to learn from her past and started a blog that covered topics like recipes, blog posts, and vitamins. Jessica tries to cover all ages on her blog ranging from busy work life, healthy eating while traveling, a stress-free morning routine & more!

Jessica has expanded her lifestyle blog by sharing videos with her readers and also created an app. Jessica is open about her past and the unhealthy relationship she had with food. After studying nutrition for five years: she completed a Bachelor of Health Science, and then two years of Nutritional Medicine. It was through those lectures, studying whole foods, and the body where she discovered what it means and looks like to be healthy.

“Today, I have a gentle approach to nutrition, health and wellbeing. It’s as simple as this: I listen to my body and give it exactly what it needs. I enjoy a whole food, balanced diet, and I’m kind to myself.”  – Jessica Sepel 

The app created by Jessica is for any woman that needs inspiration, guidance, and support in her journey to live a healthy life. Many woman have commented positive reviews like, ” I am a mom and nurse that is trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle and JSHealth app gives me recipes that help me stay on track, but are not difficult to whip up!” Jessica is making a positive impact in the world of nutritional entrepreneurship one recipe at a time!

Support. It is an incredible asset to help entrepreneurs put their ideas into action. The encouragement and confidence received from loved ones entrepreneurs can find themself believing in their dreams.  In fact, Joanna Gaines would not be worth $8 million dollars without the support and encouragement from her family and husband, Chip Gaines. Joanna, also known as JoJo, was not the typical entrepreneur that constantly saw visions or a multi-million dollar business. But, that’s what makes Joanna’s story unique. It wasn’t until she was pushed to step outside her comfort zone and take a risk at a dream, her dream. Magnolia Market.

There were doubts and setbacks that prohibited Joanna from developing the Market like starting a family and raising her children, but she allowed God to decide when it was time for her to go back to the Market and with a lot of patience and prayer, Joanna knew her time had come to re-open Magnolia Market. It was that taste of opening the Market prior to her family that drove Joanna back because she saw a vision of what could unfold from it.

Before the success of Magnolia Market and the five-season Fixer Upper, Joanna was limited on how to “flip houses” or let alone decorate her own home because of the financial depravity Chip and her were in. However,  she had to be creative and think outside the box with such a small budget and find a way to use furniture and antiques that others may not have considered as decoration. The more she was in the shop and able to play around with her ideas the more they developed and expanded possibilities.

Joanna never had the idea that her husband and herself would be where they are now, but she pushed past the fear of failure and let the ideas fuel her. It was from her small vision that led to impacting the culture in WACO, TX. The small town of Waco was just a small town that tourists would pass through to get to Dallas and Austin. Now, Waco is on tourist destinations to see and stay at thanks to the Pinterest perfect Magnolia Markets. The town use to be just  run down and country roads, but thanks to the tourists, Waco has just flourished economically from the success of the Gaines’ business. With the Market they were able to provide opportunities for local shops and vendors to share their business.

Joanna has helped inspire many people to not let the fear of inadequacy and failure be the reason to not pursue a goal or dream. Following the example of her life’s work and attitude through it, entrepreneurs are encouraged to become rooted in what they hope to accomplish and have the faith to take the risk because the lies will come, but it’s how you respond to them.