Stories are incredibly powerful – their ability to teach, inspire, and create understanding is why we are so in love with storytelling. Most stories have a defining moment and so we’ve asked some of the most talented, insightful folks across a broad range of industries and markets to tell us about a defining moment in their story.

Gabriela Cordero

In 2019, a pivotal moment reshaped my professional journey. As a former marketing and advertising professional, my life shifted when my husband received a job opportunity in the United States, and we decided it was a positive move for both of us. Read more>>

Doniel Gudeman

What began as a journey of personal healing became a passion for helping others. My experiences were characterized by various forms of trauma, which had deeply affected my relationships and ministry without my realizing it at the time. Read more>>

Tanya Carroll

The moment I knew I would have to face some of my biggest fears, and step into a completely different arena, came as a result of more than a year of pitching to a brand new start up company. Read more>>

Simone’ Castille

I’ve been working in the corporate world for going on 8 years before I obtained my personal trainers’ certification. Over the last few years, I have been in an extremely unhappy state at my corporate job which urged me to seek something else. Read more>>

Terry Everett

There was a moment in time where there was a patient with an extremely long problem list and no other students wanted to interview him. He was homeless and had a history of drug use so many people thought that he would be difficult talk to. Read more>>

Jenniferlyn Chiemingo

When 9/11 happened, I was in a place mentally of thinking ‘if life ended today, would I feel satisfied’ and the answer was NO. I spent the next year preparing, going through yoga teacher training, talking it all through with my husband, etc. Read more>>

Erika Whites

UNBRIDLED BRAVERY – When I enrolled in my first 200 Yoga Teacher Training Program, I wasn’t sure what exactly I would do with my certification; if I would ever teach or even if I would develop a brand past being a dedicated student. And that was ok with me. Read more>>

Kristen Reed

A story of tragedy turned triumph After an unexpected painful and traumatic divorce, I took a year and a half to focus on my healing and do the deep work. Read more>>

Aidyl Gonzalez-Serricchio

In 2003, I was doing incredible work on my postdoctoral journey at the Institute of Genetic Medicine at USC; I became involved in a groundbreaking study of myotonic dystrophy in which nematodes played the most significant role. Read more>>

Angie Brown

It was March of 2020. The world had just shut down 2 weeks earlier, and we had no idea what was going on. At the time, I was working as a per diem physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic clinic and also seeing patients in their homes. Read more>>

Heather Hundhausen

I was learning how to market a parenting class I had taken that was so effective. When I was in the 3 day speak and sell marketing training, I realized that what I truly wanted to teach people was that their pain in their body is from their trapped emotions and flawed mental thinking and beliefs. Read more>>

Erin Collins

I began with a career in mental health in mind. After graduating college, I went to work in the psychiatric unit of a local hospital with the goal of helping people through some of the hardest moments of their lives. Read more>>

Rebecca Rouse

When I was a sophomore in college, I enrolled in the ROTC program with aspirations to graduate and become a commissioned officer in the U.S. military. Read more>>

Becky Croft

After enduring several surgeries, 2 rounds of menopause, and eventually a full hysterectomy caused by Endometriosis, I searched for younger menopausal endurance athletes like me. Read more>>

Rachel Wilkerson

My defining moment was taking the plunge and becoming a business owner! I was working for a wonderful couple, who respected what I brought to their business and I equally respected the professional home they offered me, so when they decided to close their spa I was heartbroken. Read more>>

Nikki Major

After spending most of my life in Miami, I had built such a strong community in the fitness scene. A community that transcended typical gym culture, one that supported women in all things: work, relationships, life. Read more>>

Niki Price

I was making batches of my probiotic coconut water, in my kitchen, delivering to customers front door steps in my neighborhood. Read more>>

Vanessa Codorniu

I am a Latina born in Lima, Peru to Argentine parents. My first language is Spanish and I was raised in a Spanish Speaking household in Queens, NYC. I grew up with a Catholic based foundation but my parents believed that deep wisdom, intuition and healing resided within each and everyone of us. Read more>>

Rachel Mitchell

I can remember very clearly at about two full years into my fitness business sitting at my desk and asking God, “What’s next?” I was complacent. A little bored. Not challenged in my work. It was FULFILLING work, and I was succeeding in it, but not challenged. Read more>>

Mallory Jones

A defining in my career would be working with children as a dance teacher. Working with children I have learned patience and how to work with different personalities. Read more>>

Cheryl Brause

When my youngest daughter was in kindergarten, after dropping off my older children at school, we would sit at a small local cafe and get breakfast together. One day, she sat with her muffin, her tiny body on the big seat across from me, and began to tell me a story. Read more>>

Britta Okes Carlisle

A defining moment in my career has been a profound awakening this year into my soul’s purpose: to deeply serve people in pregnancy, birth & postpartum from a healing, energetic and alchemical perspective. Read more>>

Miriam Zimms

As a business management and planning consultant, I knew that when I was diagnosed with cancer the first time it would be different. I was going to manage what I could and plan for support around myself from watching my mother and other women in our family battle cancer. Read more>>

Loren Smith

Many led to our current story. The moment I found clarity on what I wanted to do in my career path. I had been an athlete my entire life, and by the time I graduated from college, knowing my identity was no longer in sports, it was a confusing time. Read more>>

Alexis Brock

The moment that changed everything for me & is essentially what led me down this path was my freshman year of college, my mother was diagnosed with cancer. Read more>>

TarNeisha Mukoko

I have faced numerous challenges, but one of the most difficult aspects of my journey as a female leader has been balancing my own mental health while supporting others. Read more>>

Dr. Rochelle Kelleppan

After years of seeing numerous physicians and worrying about my health, I was finally diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis. I felt at my lowest point because it seemed that my doctors, weren’t listening to what I had to say. Read more>>

Royce Morales

From as far back as I can remember, I’ve been asking profound questions about life. Who am I really? What’s the meaning of life? What happens when we die? My highly intellectual mother would try to answer, providing superficial cliches, but nothing appeased my curious mind. Read more>>

Jenni Alpert aka Cami

Jenni Alpert (Birth name: Cameron, Cami) Singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and founder of Fine Arts Revolution Inc that fosters Creative Wellness Programs for unhoused communities, was born in Los Angeles, CA and adopted out of the foster care system at the age of four. Read more>>

Megan Gleicher

Ever since I was little, I knew I wanted to be in the helping field. When I entered high school and took the childcare elective class, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. Read more>>

Deborah Rothman

While I had some previous Western medical training in a pre-med department, I had not really pursued my medical career and was instead working in a business environment. Read more>>

Jess Daig

From the age of 10, I grew up, wanting to be a Neonatologist, which is a pediatrician who specializes in taking care of sick newborns. Read more>>

Simona Simmons

My professional journey has been a long and transformative one, shaped by various experiences that have molded my career trajectory. From a young age, I possessed a natural inclination for nurturing, often going the extra mile to ensure others’ well-being. Read more>>