Amber left Broadway to be closer to her family in Colorado. She moved without any real idea of what she would ultimately do there. When she arrived she got a job at a regional theater and began exploring other options. When she happened across an alpaca farm she was very quickly hooked. She bought her […]
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From Financial Service to Acupuncturist: The Woman Who Found Her Dream Job
Katie Altneu studied and worked in economics and finance. She liked it. She just did not love it. Trusting something else was out there she quit her job and went to India for a year. When she returned with digestive problems that Western doctors were unable to heal she sought a local acupuncturist to help […]
The Man Who Went from Corporate Blah Inc. to Brewing Beer
Nick spent five years after college graduation in various digital media positions. When new leaders took over the company where he was working and began drilling corporate propaganda into employee’s heads, Nick seriously started to question what he was doing. He began exploring options with what he loved – brewing beer. He found a local […]
The Woman Who Ignored Nay-Sayers and Built a Thriving Handbag Business
An Interview with Paige Hamilton Internationally Recognized Handbag Designer Paige Hamilton was repeatedly told she would ‘never make it’ in the ‘brutal’ design industry full of ‘miserable people trying to rip you off’. Paige listened to them – a few times. Then Paige decided she was going to do it anyway. Today Paige designs and […]
The Woman Who Traded University Tenure for Happiness
A Woman’s Thoughts on Leaving Cubicle World, Quitting the Tenure-Track and What is Next Michelle always had dreams of working for herself. She thought academia was the closest she could get without actually taking the leap and becoming an entrepreneur. With two master’s degrees and a decade of corporate experience she applied to PhD programs, […]
Leaving IT and Becoming a Life Coach
Benay Wettle worked in IT. She didn’t realize how miserable her job was until she was on a family vacation in Greece and started to hear horribly she spoke about it. When she got home to Australia she started to search for other options. She happened across life coaching. It intrigued her. After a 3-day […]
