Rachel Stewart, 29

No one had to convince Rachel Stewart there was a gap in Florida for childhood mental health and behavioral services, particularly through the niche of play therapy interventions.

Stewart saw that firsthand in several jobs and internships after she graduated from the University of Central Florida. But trying to fill that gap by launching her own business, with a like-minded therapist, took a little more convincing. “It was really scary at first,” says Stewart, “but we just went for it.”