Her Own Canine Dominion
Ethel Taylor, a pet groomer in Washington, D.C., talks about overcoming her fear of dogs to start a business where she sees them every day.
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An Engineer With a Butcher’s Knife
Tucker Larson, a butcher, talks about taking a break from college in Philadelphia to work at a restaurant in New Orleans.
Preparing for the Majority-Minority Economy
Alejandra Castillo, the national director of the Minority Business Development Agency, talks about small-business ownership and the U.S.’s changing demographics.
All the Work That Goes Into One Bottle of Wine
Erin Dix, a wholesaler in St. Louis, talks about what it’s like to be an intermediary between producers and retailers.
What It’s Like to Be a Woman in Venture Capital
Ann Crady Weiss, an entrepreneur and venture partner in Silicon Valley, talks about being a female executive in tech.
When Your Job Is Planning the Most Important Day of Someone’s Life
Jennifer Lucio Vargas, an event planner in Miami, Florida, talks about running a majority-Latina firm, and the stress of getting everything just right.
The Person at the End of the Grocery Line
Ronnie Frostig, a cashier in Atlanta, talks about what it’s like to work at Publix, an employee-owned supermarket.
Working With Lightning
Robert Weathers talks about his job maintaining Walter De Maria’s land-art installation The Lightning Field in New Mexico.
The Man Who Keeps the Lights On
Tim Miller, an electric-utility lineman, talks about what it’s like to be responsible for distributing his community’s power.
Brokering the American Dream
Tom Salomone, a real-estate agent in Coral Springs, Florida, talks about what it takes to find buyers properties they can actually afford.