As an outsider, breaking into an industry can often seem like an impossible challenge and so we reached out to some very generous folks who agreed to share their stories of how they broke into their respective industries. 

Meghan Hunter

I didn’t set out to become a yoga teacher. My first job out of college was as a mental health counselor at one of the largest high schools in New Jersey – and I loved it. My days were energetic and full: running psycho-educational groups, meeting with students one on one, developing wellness programming for both students and staff. Read More>>

Cyn Grace Sylvie

My arrival into both poetry and tarot are what I refer to as “callings” As a tarot reader, a large majority of my work with students is helping to identify the quality and nature of their current life paths, and one of the ways I do so is by helping them delineate if what they are experiencing is a “journey” or a “calling.” Read More>>

Jessie Vega

I got into a nail salon, part time. Because i wanted to make back the money i had already invested into the hobby of nails and i wanted to take a risk and find of if i liked working on people or keep it as a hobby. Read More>>