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.

Shanell Chilo

I have been devoted to Spiritual work for 10 years. Over that timespan the face of that has changed many times. I’n the beginning I was passionate, and carried the gusto I needed in order to show up for others in a way that would help guide & support them to their life goals. Read more>>

Mio Santana

I had the “right” job, the right title, the right boyfriend, the perfect loft apartment. I had it all, or so it seemed. I thought I had finally made it after so many years of work in so many industries and so many failed relationships. I thought I had finally made it to the place I needed to be. Read more>>

Sydney Golden

Now looking back, my health journey started when I was very young, but symptoms really started creating havoc in my body around 18, as a freshmen in college. For almost 20 years I chased symptoms, naming approximately 30 different symptoms and taking either an OTC or prescription drug or in some cases having surgery. Read more>>

Marica Daniels

I was about 25, a single mom with 2 children, working as a Labor and Delivery Nurse and High Risk Hospital in Miami. My childrens father had passed away in a fatal accident 2 years prior and At the time I was trying to be both a mom and a dad to them. Read more>>

Joe Sigona

A defining moment for me was making the decision to move to Miami where I didn’t know anyone and had no guarantee of income. The personal training business is a fantastic industry to be in unfortunately it doesn’t offer many guarantees. Read more>>

Nicole Sylvester

My first career was teaching 1st grade. It was incredibly satisfying despite being quite a challenge, as I was working in a very low income school. There were so many amazing moments that I had the opportunity to experience as a teacher of 6 year olds. It opens the eyes and the heart to witness honest thoughts, growing challenges and limitless creativity. However, after I had my second child I decided to become a stay at home mom. Read more>>

Ebony Black

There was a defining moment for me when the height of the pandemic happened. I was working at an agency as a school based therapist and we were forced to go virtual for everyone’s safety. I had never done virtual mental health and it was a huge adjustment. Read more>>

Jessica Zemple

As a young child, I found myself on a rare and exquisite trip to Jamaica with my family. This trip was my first taste of the adventure traveling – the gentleness of the Rastafarians, the liveliness of reggae music, and the freedom of playing the Caribbean Sea. This trip was also my last good memory of my family being together before my father’s behavior became violent due to his experience with schizophrenia. Read more>>

Ashley Durden

My work with teens honestly fell into my lap. Have you ever heard the saying “I did choose the calling, the calling chose me?” That is really how I began my first steps into teaching and educating teens. Although I had an educational background, I did not truly know a lot about teens, puberty, teen behaviors, etc. Read more>>

Olivia Fernandes

I joined the group fitness scene about five years ago. I began teaching yoga but wanted to become a cycle instructor. During my audition at Flywheel the lead instructor actually stopped me right in the middle and she asked me to pick my favorite song in the entire world and teach to that. Read more>>

Jen Lebo

I had been a professional portrait photographer for over 10 years, specializing in high school senior portraits. I loved working with young women, but could not seem to create growth or success in my work. I thought I was missing something in my marketing or in client attraction, so after years of struggle, I got serious, and hired a business coach. Read more>>

Rita Louise

From a young age, I wanted to be able to tap into intuitive wisdom. I began reading any book I could find relating to this topic. I believed that somewhere within those pages was the answer I was looking for that would key me into this unseen realm. I studied for years and never felt any closer to my goal. Read more>>

Bryan Gower

Before I was a therapist, I was a teenager playing drums in a punk band. I played really fast. It was a thrill for me. Naturally, this part of my life was a period of rebellion. The chaos of it all was exciting. It made me feel alive. However, living this way wasn’t always great. There were problems, and I had to find a way to bring order back into my life. I would later learn that I needed much more than that. Read more>>

Kristen Guskovict

Defining moments can come from anywhere. Many of mine have come from the every day moments and mistakes. The two that I’ll share here came from follow up conversation after a bad result on a college entrance exam, and a movie at a slumber party. Read more>>