Heat Laliberte is a First Nations entrepreneur who started One Arrow to make small-batch, hand-cured, naturally smoked, hormone-free bacon.

Morgan Owle-Crisp, president/owner of Seven Clans Brewing and the Native half (Eastern Band Cherokee) of the Crisp duo, is a serial entrepreneur.

If anyone owns the romantic version of a startup, it’s Jake Keyes. Like a lot of entrepreneurs, Keyes converted a passion into a bona fide business. But getting there involved a dark twist.

Shyla Sheppard and Missy Begay met while students at Stanford University in California’s Bay Area, where they also received an introduction to craft beer.