When Hustle Stops Working: Developing People Who Can Grow With the Business

Business Owners Tell All · Oct 22, 2026 · 24m

Chris Jungjohann, Founder and CEO of Recess Creative in Cleveland, Ohio, shares how an early career in photography and design unexpectedly turned into 17 years of entrepreneurship. Growing up around his family’s restaurant gave him early exposure to business ownership, but he ultimately pursued art and design before realizing he wanted the creative freedom of a smaller agency combined with the opportunity to work with larger clients. That realization eventually led him to start Recess Creative from his basement. Pasted text

Today, Chris has expanded beyond Recess Creative to build Buds &…