Career Profiles of Reluctant Entrepreneurs

For CareerThoughtLeaders.com, I wrote a series of blog posts about people whose job searches went so badly, they decided to launch start up businesses instead. In each case, they experienced so much success as entrepreneurs, the need to find a job faded away. Interviews #1-7 are hosted on the CareerThoughtLeaders site; Interview #8 is published on this site.

1. Ben Coleman, Propane Truck Industry Professional Turned Bonsai Author and Inventor

2. Steven J. Ferrusi, Former Sales Executive To Inventor of FitDesk

3. Melanie Jordan, Downsized Marketing Executive To Author / Entrepreneur / Coach

4. Forrest Graves, Fortune 5 Executive To Coffee Entrepreneur

5. Lindsay Barron, Unemployed Teacher To Education Entrepreneur

6. Eric B. Heinbockel, Job Seeker To Chocolate Entrepreneur

7. Sydney Weisman, Journalist To Nonprofit PR Entrepreneur

8. Alex Andon, Biotech Employee to Founder of Jellyfish Art, LLC

If you enjoy these interviews, please leave a comment on the interview post.