By harnessing the power of what each woman does well, Laura McGurk and Cynthia Brown of The House Chicks have created a business model that is as innovative as it is effective.

It takes a moment, one decision, to turn the seed of an idea into reality. For Emily McDarment, that seed of an idea turned into The Jade Feather, a plant shop she opened back in 2020. Here she sits down with me to tell me how the journey of being a business owner has shaped and grown her.

Meeting Sallie Evans, it's hard not to feel her passion for life and her ice cream shop. But getting to know her, you can see her strength and her tenacity to create a life of her own making.