Refugees Hamissi Mamba and his wife, Nadia Nijimbere fled East Africa and realized their American dream by opening Baobab Fare, an award-winning restaurant in downtown Detroit that serves up traditional East African dishes from their hometown of Burundi, Africa.

As their family began to grow, Josh and Valerie Clark were forced to make a decision; buy a house or buy an airplane, and that incredibly difficult decision was the beginning of Apogee Air, a company that provides flight training, aircraft management and pilot services.

After getting divorced and nearly losing his business, Brian LeFeve decided it was time for a serious change. He focused on self-discipline and consistency and completely turned his life around. As a way to give back, Brian decided to dedicate himself to helping other individuals live their best...

John Rife is an Orlando based commercial real estate investor with a passion for small business, which is why he created East End Market, a food hall and neighborhood market that gives entrepreneurs a chance to turn their dreams into reality.

When Kristen Bailey surprised her husband Anton Gaffney with a smoker for his birthday, it changed the course of their lives. They started Sweets and Meats, a BBQ food truck and catering business that serves award winning smoked meats, homemade sides and deserts, and are putting Cincinnati BBQ o...

David and Stephanie Frank are no strangers to entrepreneurship, so when a local flower truck business went up for sale, they jumped at the opportunity to write the next chapter of their lives. Posies Flower Truck, a pop-up, make your own bouquet flower truck is turning heads and making noise in t...

Sisters Barbara Kent and Joanna Serra immigrated to the United States from Poland as children in 1988. Watching their mother perform hard physical work to put food on the table, they learned that hard work and determination can equal success, which led to the creation of Birdy Boutique; a Michiga...

Silvana Ameri started selling women’s clothing online as a hobby that exploded into a profitable business, but as sales started to decrease, her ex-husband, Alex Fedorowicz proposed the idea of manufacturing and selling skincare products instead, which led to the creation of QRxLabs, a cosmetics...

Nathalie Valdes turned her love of nature into a company that sells and ships high quality DIY terrariums kits with south Florida handpicked succulents. Creations by Nathalie explains how she manages a successful family business while creating generation wealth for her family.

We ask Dre Wallace how to grow a national entertainment marketplace built for booking talent for live performances. Learn the story of how Opnr is giving artists a larger voice in a challenging industry.

CritterPro is a company on a mission to help people with “wildlife related issues” that may be impacting their home (e.g. “There’s a snake in my shower!”). Learn about how the best ideas can go south with bad partnerships…and creepy critters.

The Lip Bar is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand on a mission to help change the way people think about beauty. Melissa Butler tells an inspiring story of relentless personal belief and building a global brand from scratch.

Pickleball is taking over the U.S. and Wolverine Pickleball is on a mission to elevate the sport in Southeast Michigan. Leslie White and Christy Howden let us in on their story of ambition and the power of community.