How I Started That

By: Mitch Praag
  • Summary

  • Welcome to “How I Started That”, a show about local businesses, and the founders behind them. Join us each week as we sit down with a local business owner to hear their stories. What led them to start their businesses the challenges they faced and the lessons they learned. Not everyone is going to start the next Facebook, Google or Apple, but plenty of people are going to start a new coffee shop, a landscaping company, or any number of small businesses that keep the world turning. In this series we sit down with those individuals, you might not see them in news headlines but their business
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Episodes
  • How I Started That - Ariana Aesthetics & Makeup
    Jan 31 2023

    Arianna was originally born and raised in Peru, moving to the US at age 17. Initially she enrolled at a local college but quickly learned that skills are just as valuable as a college degree. 

    Pivoting her focus to a Master Esthetician’s school she was able to graduate and find a job at a local spa. At the same time Arianna also took on an apprenticeship with a local makeup artist. She quickly fell in love with doing other peoples make up and within the span of 6 months built a business around doing makeup for important events. She now spilts her time between the Beauty Spa and traveling around the country  as a makeup artist.

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    22 mins
  • How I Started That - Cookies With a Cause
    Jan 24 2023

    Corinne makes some of the most delicious and beautifully decorated cookies I have seen. You can check out her amazing cookies on her instagram @cookieswithacause. The best part of her business is that everything is done with a specific cause in mind. Whether to help individuals who have experienced trauma or celebrate the launch a female entrepreneur. Corinnes goal is to give back through baking and help support local businesses. Hope you enjoy Corinnes baking journey

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    17 mins
  • How I Started That - Proactive Safety Services
    Jan 17 2023

    Mike is on the other end of your normal entrepreneur story. After finding a market teaching CPR and safety trainings to his existing customer base. Mike was able start, run and exit his own business through an acquisition. 


    The highlight of the story is the that the company that acquired his business did right by him and his customers. Mike still enjoys the freedom of running his own business but with the benefits of a corporate company.

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    24 mins

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