
Founder Stories


Overdraft: A Last Resort for the Founder of Green Glass

Introducing: And Nowhere Else

Paradise Found: After the Storm in Key West

She Built a Local Economy in the Tibetan Plateau—with Yak Wool

Meet the Entrepreneurial Women of Social Change

Join Shay Mitchell on Her Speed Dates with Three Female Founders

Mary Young Gets Women to Bare (Almost) All

Success Stories from Founders Who Aren’t About Business as Usual

Ashley Nell Tipton is Shaping Our Perception of Plus Fashion

Carnivores: Meet Your Meatless Butchers

Introducing Overdraft: Deeply Personal Stories About Financial Struggle

Overdraft: How AnaOno’s Founder Got Back to Black

How World Travel Inspired a Small-Town Motorcycle Café

Every Woman Needs Access to Feminine Hygiene. Period

Breast Cancer Before 40: How Founders Are Supporting Survivors

From Fitness Fanatic to Business Founder

Meet the Superwomen Breaking Barriers in the Comic Book Industry

Wholesale to Scale: How A Former Interior Designer is Keeping Up With Unexpected Demand

How Strategic Financing Helped One Entrepreneur Scale Quickly

How I Build and Sell Handmade Products in My Spare Time

How This Canadian Footwear Brand Is Finding Success Focusing on Heritage and Style

Launching a Successful Brand: How Panacea Made Over $16,000 in 30 Days

Why Online Stores Need Physical Retail Location

Get Inspired: 8 Great Small Business Stories from Shopify Workroom

The Art of Reinvention: One Couple's Secret to Keeping Their Seasonal Business Thriving

How This Indie Game Made 60% of Its Annual Merch Revenue in 30 Days

How to Start a Business Before You Graduate (10 Kidpreneurs to Inspire You)

Cashing in on Custom: Lessons from a 6-Figure Seasonal Candy Brand

How This Tree-Planting Charity Is Helping Reforestation Efforts Around the World

What Raising Kids Taught 9 Entrepreneur Dads About Work-Life Balance

How a Homegrown West Coast Brand Found an Audience in its Own Backyard

Local Pride Is the Active Ingredient in This Body Care Brand’s Global Success

Community is at the Heart of One Small Town's Commercial Success

Gotamago's Story: Building a Life and a Business Under One Roof

Powering the Pout: The (Other) Woman Behind Kylie Cosmetics

The Kylie Effect: The Power of Offline Experiences for Online Brands

Why Working From the Road Is Good for Business (and How to Do It)

Three Stories, One Goal: A Documentary About the Power of Togetherness

How a One-Woman Juice Bar Became an International Brand

196 Countries, 4 Stores, 2 Warehouses: How This Baby Brand is Growing Up Fast

What's Your Plan B? How a Pro Athlete Built a Winter Coat Brand in the Off-Season

How This Social Entrepreneur Is Building a Better Detroit By Empowering Its Students

Christmas Crazes: How a Few Unlikely Ideas Changed the Toy Industry Forever

How An Ex-Con Turned His Life Around And Built an $80k per Month Ecommerce Business

Meet the Punk Rocker Who Grew His Passion into a Global Empire with the Help of a Shopify Expert

School of Life: How a Self-Taught Wedding Expert Cashed in on Courses for Creatives

How Shopify Capital Helped One Small Business Fund a Plus-Sized Dream

Bean to Bar to Business: The Story Behind Soul Chocolate
