In this episode of Built to Stay, Bart interviews two solopreneurs who are currently in the process of building their businesses. Craig Rabin, creator of Airhooks, tells his story of how he got the idea for Airhooks and how he raised the money needed to fund the project through Kickstarter. Chelsie Tamms, founder of Lettering Works, talks about being an artist and an entrepreneur. She shares her experience of winning an entrepreneurial contest in college and using those funds to back her design business. Chelsie also highlights the reasons why many creative individuals tend to avoid starting a business within their specialty. For more about this episode, check out builttostay.com and @builttostay.

- 1:14 Story behind the Airhook

- 7:22 Easy way to establish a ‘patent pending’

- 27:58 Lettering Works 30:50 Disconnect between artists and entrepreneurs

- 41:39 Being a solo-preneur

“It’s not how well you execute. It’s how well you pivot in a point of crisis.” 15:58