Defining moments aren’t just exciting – they are thought-provoking and fertile ground for learning. These inflection points often are the result of an illuminating moment where some truth of the universe presents itself in an easier to recognize form. Below, you’ll find talented and successful entrepreneurs and artists sharing the stories of defining moments in their lives.

Melissa Enyedy

I’ve definitely had a few defining moments but I think the greatest one was becoming a mentor for The Sound Healers Academy. I finished my Sound Healing certification with TSHA in Jan 2022, and had decided that within the year I was going to leave my corporate job to work fully within my business, of which I was newly building. Read more>>

Orenthia Pittman

I was tired of carrying the extra weight and dreamed to do something about it as quickly as possible. One day, I decided to eliminate meat from my diet and commit to working obtain a healthier version of myself. Read more>>

Margaret Sheehan

Health care is continuing to become less accessible to people. Health insurance is increasingly expensive and benefits are shrinking. Deductibles that patients are responsible for are often so high that they prevent patients from getting needed care. Read more>>

C.J. Syas

Our past doesn’t define our future. I dropped out of community college my first semester because of my addiction. I accumulated five felonies, fourteen trips to treatment, went to prison four times, experienced homelessness, and burnt bridges from this point up until my clean/sobriety date of July 3rd 2019. Read more>>

Valecia Adams

Accepting and embracing my Hearing Loss My defining moment and the backstory to starting my business began with a life-changing encounter at an audiologist office. Read more>>

Kevin Carrington

I had gotten into the health and wellness industry after years and years of dealing with health issues. I was feeling unwell: brain fog, stomach issues, skin irritation, joint pain, migraines… Etc. Read more>>

Xay Yang

Coming from a low-income refugee family, all I ever wanted was an office job. That was the furthest I could dream, especially for someone with my background. Read more>>

Magpie Mock

I feel one of the major defining moments of my career is actually the catalyst behind my focus, Courage Through Fear™. I truly believe that most great things start with an act of bravery. Read more>>

Roberta Albany

My life changed after being diagnosed with Stage IIB, Hormone Receptor Positive, Grade 3, Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in December 2013 at the age of 44, after being informed in April of 2013 that I had a clean mammogram. Read more>>

Kasia Fraser

I was born in Poland in 1975 and have always been tall, standing at 6’2 now. As a child, I was self-conscious about my height and had no idea that it would significantly impact my future. Read more>>

Jenny Quartano

My career has always been a passion and focus of my adult life. But the pivotal moment for me came in a very personal experience. I was just shy of 30 and had a high stress job managing a team of about 40 therapists working in trauma rehabilitation. Read more>>

Jo Zakany

I’ve gotten in the habit of calling myself an “Artist+” these days: As a violist and classical musician, I play with one of the top orchestras in the world. I’m also a certified yoga instructor, certified health and well-being coach through Duke Integrative Medicine, and the founder/creator of MindfulOpus coaching. Read more>>

Dianna Leeder

My defining moment came when I realized how much of me had gone into helping people, primarily women, use their voices. When my career began, I spent several years working with women who were experiencing domestic violence, providing safety, security and a place to share and begin to heal from their often horrific experiences. Read more>>