Serial entrepreneur finds his center as a meditation instructor
Dan Lamontagne, founder of Peddler Bicycle Shop and one of Memphis' first all-natural restaurants, trades the brick-and-mortar store for life as a local meditation instructor.
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ThinkProxi brings museums to life
Memphis-based tech company ThinkProxi uses beacons to help businesses better understand customer trends while providing information that’s pushed to any hand-held device.
Pearson Safety Services keeps Memphis on the job
Donna Pearson is a trailblazer in the state of Tennessee. She’s been in the safety consultant business for more than 30 years and serving much of that time as the only woman in the profession.
Landlocked Germantown models urban growth strategies
Germantown is looking to densify by supporting major-dollar mixed use projects that are new types of development for the suburban community.
Spikner stitches together separate recycling and embroidery businesses
Memphis native Fred Spikner has found success in running two companies that seemingly have nothing in common.
Beneva Mayweather Foods brings ‘America’s grandmother’ to Memphis kitchens
Daniel Watson continues the legacy of his grandmother with Beneva Mayweather Foods, a South Memphis business that makes homemade yeast rolls and cinnamon rolls.
Reflections on Klondike Smokey City
Over the past three months a team of High Ground News journalists has gotten to know those in the Klondike and Smokey City communities in an effort to tell some of their stories.
Beg + Borrow creates custom fashions for women
Monte Stewart is a veteran custom clothier. In 2012 he added to his business with Beg + Borrow, where women can design their own shirt dresses.
Sensory World caters to families with Autism and functional needs
When they struggled with finding the right products to facilitate learning in their classrooms, special needs educators Justin and Jeremy Whitley opened their own store that caters to the functional needs of children and adults with disabilities.
Entrepreneurs with disabilities find their own path to success
On a national scale, people with disabilities are twice as likely to be self-employed or launch their own businesses. These three entrepreneurs in Memphis have found success in forging their own path.
