Every once in a while, something happens that really matters. Something that will define at least the next chapter of your journey – perhaps it’s a conversation with a client, a meeting with a visionary or a major event in your personal life.  Below, you’ll find some very insightful folks sharing defining moments from their journeys.

Victoria Pippo

It’s 2019 and I’m working as a professional performer on the Disney Cruise line ships. In many ways I feel like I’ve made it. I was a performer since the young age of seven and 15 years later, I have an agent and a manager while I’m travelling the world getting paid to portray classic princesses. Read more >>>

Zophia

I became a mother in 2005 at the tender age of 19. I was the kind of young woman who lived at the library, devouring anything I could find about pregnancy and birth. My first delivery was a so-called “natural hospital birth.” On paper, no dramatic interventions. But the memory was far from natural. Read more >>>

Betsy Greenleaf

As the first board certified female urogynecologist in the United States, I had to fight hard and over come many sexism hurdles to get to a level of success in my career. But I soon found myself working for hospital system that wanted physicians to function like factory workers, ‘see more patients, spend less time’, was their motto. Read more >>>

Kristin Garrity

When I reflect on my career, I can’t help but smile. I have loved every work environment that I have had for different reasons. I started in children’s mental health, working with ages 12-18 in a ‘live-in treatment’ facility. Read more >>>

Sarah Finley

For six years, I worked as a school social worker — and I loved it. I loved supporting kids and families, the laughter and little wins that made every day special, and the bigger victories like helping students overcome challenges or improving systems to better serve everyone. It was demanding work — mentally, emotionally, and physically — but it was deeply meaningful. Read more >>>

Katy Daixon Wimer

Winter of 2024-2025 was the lowest point of my work life. I woke up every day full of anxiety and dread around being at work. And no matter how many times I told myself another convincing story to stay, everything in me screamed at me to listen. My spirit was withering. My body said, MOVE. Read more >>>

Caralyn Dreyer

A defining moment in my professional career happened when I encountered a difficult situation with a PR professional I was considering hiring to help me share my personal story. Over time, I realized this person didn’t have my best interests in mind and wasn’t as genuine as they appeared. Read more >>>

Dr. Katashia Partee Kendrick

Yes, there was a defining moment that changed everything for me. For years, I silently battled fibroids and stage 3 endometriosis. Those diagnoses didn’t just challenge my body. They shattered my dream of conceiving and forced me to face countless surgeries, loss and grief. Read more >>>

Tracy Allyn

“The results are in!” The Georgetown University professor sat across from me. I was more nervous than I wanted to admit, waiting to hear what she had discovered. She had been studying multimodal communication and had asked if she could follow me for her research. I was flattered. And she was thorough. Read more >>>