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

Heike Yates

Not in a million years did I envision myself working in the fitness industry. The idea of being like Jane Fonda jumping around in front of people in tights?! No, thank you. But then everything changed when I became a mom and was not able to lose all that baby weight, 50 lbs. to be exact, and had no idea how to get back into shape. I didn’t know anything about exercise or how to eat better to lose all that weight. Finally, another mom told me about an exercise class that was more like a dance class – and dancing I love. Read more>>

Tequila Robertson

I was nervous getting started as a doula because of imposter syndrome but I knew it was something I wanted to do. I put it off for months until one day a friend of mine asked me to be her doula. She knew I had went through the training and was just waiting for me to let her know but I was still afraid. I knew in that moment it was God pushing me to get started because this is something I was supposed to be doing. Unfortunately right before she was due to give birth, COVID-19 hit and they shut down the hospital and were not allowing doulas to support their clients. Read more>>

Kelly Fowler

I landed in the healthcare industry by accident. You see, I graduated from art school with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interior Design. I wanted to see people’s visions, draw them and watch them come to life. Thankfully, I did just that as I had a couple of interior design gigs right out of school. I envisioned my life as a successful designer and I was determined to work alongside the best of the best in the industry. Then, 2008 showed up. That world wasn’t exactly thriving and turns out, neither was I. I now found myself on a path that had a dead end. Read more>>

Taylor Spaziani

As a blossoming sexuality educator and sex therapist, I was eager to jump in the field from a very young age! When I was in the middle of completing my bachelor’s degree, it was time that I completed an undergraduate internship. Finding an internship as an undergraduate student in the field of sexuality is incredibly difficult, but I was so passionate I was determined to find something! I reached out to many professionals in my circle and asked around if anyone knew of anything in the field for sexuality internships. I also emailed and reached out to professionals in the field to gather any insight or advice that they had to offer. Read more>>

Lori Flower

As I transitioned from being a student of clinical mental health at Naropa, I wanted to combine my 22 years of yoga teaching in the mental health field. I have an ever evolving sense of how these modalities complement each other. Yet, I wasn’t sure how my first professional job could combine them. I was on Linked In and saw a company called Charlie Health, recruiting Creative Arts and Contemplative arts therapists. Read more>>