As a young girl, Evelyn Streeter worked alongside her mother in her family’s flower shop in Michigan. After moving to Cincinnati, the third-generation florist knew she wanted to open her own flower business and continue her family’s legacy in the local community.Evelyn founded Eve Floral Co. in … [Read more...]

Hanging out with Kelly Bonnell, Executive Director at Main Street Ventures, always proves to be a blast and is always inspiring.We got together to talk about the importance of getting early stage funding into the hands of women and minorities. I always say, “It takes money to make money,” but that … [Read more...]

Mavis Linnemann-Clark graduated from culinary school in 2011. One year later, she decided she wanted to take her skills and bring globally inspired dishes and artisan jams to her hometown. That’s how her business, The Delish Dish, was born. The Delish Dish is a full-service catering and events … [Read more...]

After starting their journey with CBD in 2019, Maria Walkup and Laura McCarthy discovered that the majority of CBD products on the market were either not tested, not properly labeled, or of low quality. They became concerned that many consumers were unaware of what they were buying—and that’s when … [Read more...]

In 2013, Annetta Waters decided that she wanted to open a salon—but she didn’t know where to begin. A friend told her about Aviatra Accelerators, and she made the commitment and joined the cohort that same year. Annetta took all the invaluable information she got from the program and opened … [Read more...]

Rachel Roberts discovered the importance and power of yoga over 20 years ago. Then, after traveling the world and studying with some of the most talented yogis, she knew she wanted to open her own yoga studio.In October 2010, that dream came true, and Rachel Roberts opened The Yoga Bar in her … [Read more...]

After working as a corporate leader for two Fortune 500 companies, Sonya Moore quickly saw the gap between what made businesses flourish and what made others fail. In 2017, she took that knowledge, her 25 years of experience, and marketing, operations, human resources, and learning and development … [Read more...]

In 2013, the Kirn sisters collaborated and made their parents a wooden sign for Christmas. When the beautiful sign brought their mom and dad to tears, they knew they had something special.One year later, the sisters started their business, Grainwell, and began designing and creating wood-centric, … [Read more...]