Anais Amin

"Productions have to start making choices" due to inflation and supply snags, says Winston Cho of The Hollywood Reporter.

"There were days when I didn't even make enough money to cover my labor costs, but we made it," says Angeli Rodriguez, owner of The Witty Whisker.

For buyers, the competition is less fierce, but some sellers still have "pie in the sky" hopes.

"Plus-size women make up more than half the market, and yet, plus-size clothes only make up 19% of all apparel on the market," says Elizabeth Segran, senior staff writer at Fast Company.

"Within the next two-to-five-year span [...] we want to be a full-on bed and breakfast," said Tianna Yellowhair, co-owner of Tatanka Rez Tourz.

Claudia Smukler of Mother Jones explains the unique obstacles to producing a print magazine in this economy.

"When you take out major players, anything that destabilizes the world economy affects steel, affects all of us," says Lisa Goldenberg, president of Delaware Steel Company.

“In almost every single state, the first person to be vaccinated was a woman of color,” says the 19th’s economy reporter Chabeli Carrazana.

“The supply chain for floral is just crazy right now," said Gretchen Culver of Minne Weddings.

“Sometimes my husband jokes that I’m running a gelato non-profit, and it certainly does feel that way,” said Uli Nasibova, owner of Uli’s Gelato.