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It's not about the money. It's about the freedom to do what you want, as this million-dollar, one-person business founder discovered.
Mike Brown started his career flying jets for the Navy as a weapons systems officer.
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Elaine Pofeldt
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When injuries interrupted his plans to play pro baseball, this entrepreneur started a business that's now on track for $1 million in revenue
Matt Tesvich, 24, had a game plan when he enrolled at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.
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Elaine Pofeldt

June 2025

He Left The Daily Grind Behind And Launched A Fast-Growing Backyard-Games Startup
Chris Meade was looking for a way out of a soul-sucking corporate job when he co-founded CROSSNET, a four-way volleyball game, about seven years ago.
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Bored by corporate life, this fifty-something entrepreneur noticed a vast, untapped niche in haircare and started a fast-growing brand
As an executive at Procter & Gamble and L'Oréal, Sonsoles Gonalez was frustrated to see that the beauty world had little interest in creating products…
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Elaine Pofeldt
This father-of-three tapped what he learned in corporate America to create a million-dollar, one-person business
As the founder of Ocean Audit, Steve Ferreira built a fast-growing, million-dollar, one-person business in the seemingly boring field of ocean freight…
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Elaine Pofeldt

May 2025

Need To Bring In More Cash? Pay Attention To What Everyone Else Is Saying About Your Hidden Talents.
Angie Raja co-founded RIMSports, which sells colorful gear for CrossFit and other fitness activities. She's now a fractional COO, in response to popular…
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Elaine Pofeldt
He went from laid-off corporate guy to owner of a million-dollar, one-person business
Evan Fisher started his business, Unicorn Capital, on Upwork after losing his job in financial services, tapping his experience to become a freelance…
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Elaine Pofeldt
Her boss wouldn’t promote her because she "smiled too much.” Now her million-dollar business gives her a lot more to smile about.
When Kathy Goughenour asked her boss what it would take to get promoted at her marketing job in telecommunications, he advised her to get an MBA.
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Elaine Pofeldt
Are you a recovering employee? Here’s some advice on starting your own business.
It used to be that betting on a “secure” job was the safest way to build a career and make a living, given that steady paychecks come as regularly as…
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Elaine Pofeldt

April 2025

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