Are you happy running your own firm? Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to be at someone else’s firm? These are the questions we posed to some of the brightest folks we know and we’ve shared highlights below. Kali Lamarine Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. Being an entrepreneur means taking…

Often, those who tread off the beaten path are misunderstood or mischaracterized and so we asked folks from the community to reflect and tell us about the times they've been misunderstood or mischaracterized. Ap Thomson Last year I wrote a song about pacific salmon going home to spawn and then die. I was pretty proud of…

The chapters in our stories are often marked by wins and losses. Getting a new job, getting fired. Getting a life-threatening medical diagnosis, beating it and getting a clean bill of health. Too often, due to a societal expectation of modesty and humility we are discouraged from talking about the risks we’ve taken that led…

Great schools and training programs offer learning opportunities that go far beyond the syllabus. We asked some amazing folks from the community to share stories from their educational journey with us. Jen Fields Shamanism is quite a bit different from other vocations in that IT chooses YOU, not the other way around. Most practitioners are brought…

As a business owner it’s easy to feel like your work is never done – because no matter how much you do, there is always more that could theoretically be done. Many business owners we’ve spoken with also feel that they have a responsibility to be available to their team and that if they step…

We often hear about bad bosses, but we think it’s important to talk about the good ones because we hope that by giving folks examples of how to be a good boss we can inspire future bosses to be better, to do better for their employees and all stakeholders. Eniola Delano I worked for a banking…

We asked some fantastic entrepreneurs and creatives to tell us about their first job in their field. Check out their stories below. Clelia Stefanini My (now) husband and I moved to Nashville in 2015 with no real plan. I knew I wanted to get into the fitness world, specifically CrossFit, and one of my first goals…

We’ve highlighted responses from some of the brightest and most talented artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs in the community below. Sabrina Kumal For me, my hero(s) are my parents and there are many reasons for that. For one, they have been there for me since the beginning of time and continue to be there for me through…

You’re working hard, things are going well, piece by piece you’ve built a life you are proud of, you’ve overcome obstacles and challenges, beat the odds and then you find yourself at the center of an unexpected dilemma – do you risk it all to keep growing? What if growing means leaving the job you…

Often, those who tread off the beaten path are misunderstood or mischaracterized and so we asked folks from the community to reflect and tell us about the times they've been misunderstood or mischaracterized. Christina Munny I genuinely feel that my interests were mischaracterized as a child and young adult, which has led me to be a…