Coach Mallory Ames of Tiger Toes Soccer teaches students self-confidence during a youth soccer camp Friday morning outside The Playground child care. Ames started the company in 2008. "It made me really appreciate and respect entrepreneurs because starting your own company is very difficult." One perk to running your own business, Ames said "is waking up and knowing you're doing a job you love every day."

Mallory Ames, owner of Tiger Toes Soccer, teaches preschoolers soccer at the Walnut Creek Day School in Columbia. Ames, a former University of Missouri soccer player, teaches soccer skills using imaginative play, songs and noncompetitive games.