Maria Hinckley has always had the entrepreneurial spirit, and she's always loved fashion, so when she first began buying from Cabi, a women's clothing company, and people started complimenting her on her stylish wardrobe, a light bulb went off.

She researched and soon became a stylist, which in Cabi's corporate world refers to those who sell their line.

"I want to build a woman up and to encourage women to step into their own light," Hinckley said.