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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. Things are no different where I live in the Phoenix Metro Market. I searched everywhere and because I couldn’t find what I was looking for, I decided to make one, a leather laptop case. Thanks to Matthew Myre, Berri Properties ! #4-

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Soon, we were getting referrals in states (outside of Phoenix, where I was at the time) and instead of telling those clients no (because I realized if I said no, they would find someone else) I flew to the different areas, reached out to my network and would hire and train sitters in those cities. I believed there was a better way.