Many entrepreneurs start their businesses by accident

My story is that I was going to be a potter and sell ceramic vessels for a living, and, yes, they have degrees in that, and I did get one. After I announced my ceramic career plans to my father, he said it's always good to have a fallback skill. With his advice in mind, I got a degree in graphic design, which led to a job at an ad agency. I loved it, and I was hooked. Little did I know that it would lead me to starting my own agency.

In 1992, after leaving the agency, I started a freelance design...