We asked some fantastic entrepreneurs and creatives to tell us about their first job in their field. Check out their stories below.

Sarah Ingledue

I knew I always wanted to be a nurse since the minute my youngest sister was born. She was born with a rare syndrome called Corneila de Lange. They didn’t expect her to live past day one but she made it. Her prognosis was given her only ten years after that. The girl has survived the odds in so many ways. At the age of fifteen she was selected as a Make A Wish candidate. Read More>>

Dr. Dot

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of becoming a journalist and a photographer. But life had other plans for me — and it all started with my mother. Each night after work, she was exhausted. She’d ask me to walk on her back, massage her tired feet, and even bite her back because my little hands weren’t yet strong enough. I was just five years old. Read More>>

Ariel Richard

I wanted to be a medical doctor my entire life – every school project centered around some form of medicine. I even graduated high school one year early, at 16 years old, because I felt that I was ready to start my long journey towards becoming a doctor (and maybe I also wanted some independence!). Because of my age, my mom wouldn’t let me go away to my dream school and I had to remain local which ultimately led to me “settling” for a community college in my area. Read More>>