Dave Holliday spent decades marketing consumer products, from baked beans to body powder, before a corporate layoff led him to change gears.

To most of her friends from high school, Chantel Pitts is not 'Chantel,' she's 'Ohio.'

Four local lawyers have been elected to serve on the executive committee of the board of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. The attorneys chosen by their peers for the positions with the Bar include Brittany

As an entrepreneur, educator, stylist, and administrator, Genia Church has worn multiple hats throughout her 25-year career in the beauty industry.

For Autumn Witt Boyd, the shift to life online was no shift at all. She launched her digital law firm in 2015, and has built a thriving business largely on serving clients who need legal guidance as they navigate the development of their own digital footprints. Boyd shared her expertise in what it takes to build a relationship-based business almost entirely online.

First jobs out of college are often challenging, but Cigna's Ra'Shunda Hackett has risen to the occasion.

BrightBridge Capital is a nonprofit lender with a focus on making startup and small business loans that many banks won't consider.

J.P. Evans saw his share of hardship as a child.

Fred Cobb, the chief information security officer for InfoSystems, hosts a weekly podcast, Cybersecurity Weekly, and works with clients around the country to identify and manage threats to the security of their digital data.

Maybe you've passed the Moxy Hotel on King Street, and maybe you've thought to yourself, "Wow, this place looks too hip for Chattanooga."

Kevin Love, 30, director of operations for TechTown, has always been ahead of the curve. It's in his DNA.

The founder and CEO of Teq Touch, Gable Eaton first developed the idea for his product that acts as a barrier between fingertips and touch screens when he became frustrated with his coworkers constantly touching his computer screen.

She has spent 24 years growing her career and leading teams in the Air Force, but DeDe Halfhill never expected to become a sought-after speaker and coach on leadership.

Everyone loves a good startup story, but Ace Chapman would rather go shopping where businesses already exist.

It's perhaps no accident that 26-year-old Marvin Campos has found his calling as an advocate for one of Chattanooga's most vulnerable immigrant communities.

Starting a business takes more than just a cool idea and some fundraising. Behind the scenes, the details run the gamut from establishing company structure to protecting intellectual property. Attorney Willa Kalaidjian, the chair of the Chambliss Startup Group, shares her insights on what it really takes to stand up a startup.

Editor's note: This interview was edited for length and clarity.

You could be forgiven for feeling a little nervous when you meet Donna Van Natten. After all, she is 'the body language doctor,' and she can read the signals you're inadvertently sending through your stance, your gestures, even your eye movements.

Step inside the REV Optimal Living chiropractic office on Frazier Avenue and it feels like an urban oasis. From the paneled accent walls, to the soft ambient music, to the dry erase boards filled with tips and topics for healthy lifestyles, REV is designed as a respite from the chaos of daily life.

The appetite for fire runs hot in nearly every season at Southern Hearth and Patio, with blazing demand for fireplaces as temperatures drop in the fall, and a sizzling market for outdoor kitchens every spring and summer.

Roenesha Anderson, 30, grew up inside a vortex of family turbulence. At one point, both of her parents were incarcerated, she says, and she was eventually adopted by an aunt.

Dancer-turned-nutritionist Maite Bou has a thriving business teaching healthy-living concepts to Chattanooga-area clients — mostly mothers and/or busy career-women.

Those looking for favorable tax laws and flexible options for creating and operating trusts have historically gone to states such as South Dakota, Delaware or Nevada. But with new trustee laws and the phase-out of the so-called Hall income tax on unearned income, Tennessee has emerged as one of the top states for trust formation and services.