Nate Shaw, co-founder of Brooklyn Music Factory, always knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. As luck would have it, he was able to pursue his passion as well as become a successful entrepreneur. But like many who are bold enough to set out on their own business journeys, his road to becoming an independent business owner was not easy. But he didn't let that stop him. This is his story.

When Nate was six years old, he wrote in a Dr. Seuss book that he wanted to be a pianist when he grew up. Inspired by his family, as his mother was a painter and printmaker, his brother and cousin musicians, he was also surrounded by business people-his dad was an entrepreneur, his mother and her husband owned a movie theater–creativity and business were the foundation of his household.