In our conversations with thousands of entrepreneurs, professionals, and creatives we often hear the most heartwarming stories. These stories matter and they show why pursing your passion matters. When you care about what you do, you can make miracles happen for your clients, employees and other stakeholders. You’ll find some amazing stories below.

LaTosha Tervo

While Massage Therapy always comes through and provides for me financially, the most value I’ve gained out of my work is what I’ve done for free. I’ve participated in many volunteer events and each has changed me into a better, more humble person. Every group I’ve had the opportunity to work with and serve has left a lifelong imprint on me. Read more>>

Vasanti Dasi

I was a social worker for the state of California for several years and worked with developmentally disabled adults. One of my clients was autistic and nonverbal. He would never speak or acknowledge me when I came to check on him in the group home he lived in every month. Read more>>

Tennessee Placenta Services

One of the most heartwarming stories we have is actually from a recent client of ours. This client had been curious about placenta encapsulation because she had heard that it can be helpful for postpartum depression. She has experienced postpartum depression with her first baby. After the birth of her second baby, she was feeling good and decided against having her placenta encapsulated. A few months after birth, she started experiencing postpartum depression symptoms and called us to see if she could still encapsulate her frozen placenta, which we were able to do. She started taking her placenta capsules right away and immediately noticed a difference. She ended up curbing the depression and has had an enjoyable postpartum journey! Read more>>

Alexandra Princiotta Lowe

When I lived in Europe, I worked as a speech therapist at a school where speech therapy and special education was not as well known as it is in the US. I started working with an adorable boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who often sat in the corner of his kindergarten class all alone. I trained the teachers and staff to help him with transitions, where he would not retreat to the corner alone as often. We used visual schedules and sentence starters and this helped the boy in school tremendously. He lit up when he saw me! During our time together we did things that were within his capabilities but were also challenging for him, such as following a recipe for making lemonade, where we would check each item and instruction off of a list we had made together. Later that year, the class put on a school play but the teachers thought that the boy would not be able to participate. I ended up accompanying the boy on the stage during a dance and both he and the class were ecstatic. His parents were so grateful that I helped open the teachers’ minds and advocated for their child. Though accustomed to ‘following the rules,’ the teachers privately thanked me for modeling advocacy for children with special needs. Without realizing it, I demonstrated that when working with children, inclusivity and a welcoming heart are the most important ways to draw out their engagement, not having them sit quietly completing worksheets or memorizing lines in a play. Read more>>

Nadiyah Essence Vance

I have faced many adversities as a single parent, I have worked long hours, been smothered by bills like most of us, and could have given up but I always kept my faith that things would get better. I returned to college as an adult learner in 2014 and graduated with my Bachelor’s degree in human services in 2016. I wanted a better life for my family and I wanted to help others. I was almost killed in 2013 after getting struck by a car while crossing the street. I almost lost my leg while having arterial bypass surgery as a result of a blood clot in my leg in 2021. I was diagnosed with Lupus in 2021 which is a pain-riddled disease for me that constantly keeps me in pain and makes daily living activities hard to do. I keep going and pushing through all obstacles that have gotten in my way because I know there is more to life than my existence. I know that I enjoy helping people see the light in their tunnel. I help people through my work as a social worker, motivational speaker, author, and facilitator realize that forgiveness and optimism are the keys to a healthy and meaningful life. Through faith and resilience, I remind people that their pasts are not their present or their futures, they help us get there but do not hold us prisoner. I have created my own business from my desire to inspire and help others overcome intergenerational trauma, abuse, and mental and emotional disorders. My platform is designed to let people know that it is okay not to have all of the answers to life’s questions. That life is a journey and we learn as we go, they just have me to help them along the way. I have written two books on healing, accountability, spirituality, forgiveness, and reframing our thinking to become a better version of ourselves. The first book is my autobiography “, Layers of a Single Mother my Past I Not My Present’” and the second book is called, Believe in Yourself.” I am a volunteer for Soroptimist International SI Five Points Magneta where I hold the position of Co-chair for the “Dream It Be It,” program for young women in the Philadelphia area for college preparedness and career readiness. I have made it my life’s mission to give back to others as so many have given back to me. Read more>>