A coffee house by day and lounge by night, Ampersand is taking the Dallas/Fort Worth area by storm with a fresh and youthful approach to hospitality. Beating Starbucks for a spot at the DFW airport, Toan and the team at Ampersand are making big waves and they're just getting started.

Mentoring youth, raising money for charity and teaching athletes how to execute the perfect body slam are only some of the things that Joe Byrd, founder of Pure Pro Wrestling, stands for. Fostering a safe and diverse environment for wrestlers of all levels, Joe has created the largest touring brand of family-friendly wrestling in the state of Michigan.

Developing a passion for bees at the age of 12 when he won a beehive in a contest, Blake's interest in apiculture only increased into adulthood, driving him to start Desert Creek Honey, a company that sells raw, unfiltered honey and all things beekeeping to support a new generation of beekeepers.

Known for its premium handcrafted beef jerky, People's Choice Beef Jerky is a multi-generational business that continues to reinvent itself with each new generation without sacrificing its commitment to the traditional methods and values that the company has held since its inception.

Wearing a Walmart dress purchased on the way to city hall wasn't the wedding Jennifer ever dreamed of, but it was all the motivation that she needed to start Just Elope, a business that specializes in micro weddings for people who want a beautiful wedding on a smaller scale.

Metro Detroit's first sensory gym, We Rock the Spectrum, is a franchise business that serves children of all abilities and ages. Operated by Harvard MBA Yushu Zhou, the gym aims to create a welcoming, inspiring, and sensory-safe environment for both neurotypical and neurodivergent children.

Husband and wife team, Paige and Juan met while working at a popular restaurant before creating Magdalena's Catering and Events, which has become one of Fort Worth's premier catering companies with a food truck, a permanent supper club, and a Spanish tapas restaurant.

Manufacturing backpacks and equipment for law enforcement, firefighters, and the U.S. Military, Silk Road Manufacturing is a U.S. -based manufacturing company founded by three first-generation Vietnamese siblings who were inspired by their mother's fearless drive and determination to provide them with a better life.