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.

Anna Stewart

As the Manager of the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County for the past 21 years, I have educated thousands of children and adults on the importance of water safety. Over the years whether it’s meeting a child who learned to swim through our free/reduced cost swim program or having an adult approach me and thank me for teaching their family how to be safe in and around the water, these moments are a reminder of how lucky I am to have a positive influence on peoples lives. Read more>>

Emelie Woodruff

A Heartfelt Journey of Coming Back to Self Reflecting on my journey with Holy Divine Official, the most heartwarming part isn’t about a single event or a specific client—it’s about the profound process of coming back to myself. This business, at its very essence, was born out of a deep need for personal growth, healing, and expansion. In the beginning, it wasn’t about others. It was about me. The late nights, the moments of pure joy, the tears of frustration, and those quiet, sacred victories—every step of building Holy Divine Official was a step closer to my truest self. What began as a deeply personal journey eventually became something much bigger; a space that others could connect with. And, almost effortlessly, the right people began to show up. Clients, friends, and a community I didn’t even know I was missing—arriving not because I was searching for them, but because this journey was always about the internal transformation. Read more>>

Rosalind Lucien

One heartwarming story that stands out from my career involves M.S., a young man from the region where I lived. I had previously worked with his older sibling and was later contracted to help M.S. navigate the college admissions process. He was interested in pursuing a STEM career, and I immediately recognized his potential as a strong candidate for a highly sought-after full-ride scholarship opportunity. The application process favored early submissions, so timing was crucial. Read more>>

Adrienne Bitar

Jenny and I had conviction that women were not satisifed with their current calcium supplements. Our customer discovery had shown that women hated the giant “horse pills,” struggled with uncomfortable side effects like bloat and nausea, and hated the taste of the chalky chews. In response, we created the first dietary calcium chew, sourced only from real foods, that tasted good, didn’t cause GI side effects, and wasn’t an uncomfortable pill to swallow. We had an instinct that we were satisfying an unmet need but it wasn’t until we met one customer – Shelly – who shared her story with us that we truly felt like we knew we had product-market fit. Read more>>

Geino Aotsch

Bootstrapping this tea business, Golden Lung Tea from the ground up, there are many exhilarating stories that come to mind. I have two in particular that are noteworthy. As a whole the people that have helped us along the way to make Golden Lung Tea relevant in celebrating its continued lifespan definitely hit home!! Secondly, the lives the tea has touched. Phone calls and messages from around the world expressing how Golden Lung Tea has helped them. Both of these are heartwarming tales that are the sole reason, “The Biggest Little Tea Company in the World”, Golden Lung Tea is still here. Read more>>

Katherine Kiviat

Early on in my career as a functional and integrative nutritionist, I was seeing a neurodivergent 7yr old boy . His mom had contacted me as a last resort as she had been trying to help him on her own through researching various elimination diets that were getting her nowhere. Her son, let’s call him Sean, was suffering from severe digestive issues, leaky gut, easy bruising, aggression, fear of going outside, and hardly able to communicate verbally. He was also living with two younger siblings and a single mom working from home. Mom was cooking everything from scratch at that point and had already tried putting Sean on a very restrictive GAPS diet. Read more>>

 

 

Ali Perkinson

Mia and Ethan, a couple deeply in love, often clashed over communication. Mia’s black-and-white thinking as a data analyst and Ethan’s emotionally-driven creativity as a graphic designer led to frequent arguments. Both felt unheard, trapped in a cycle of needing to be “right,” and their traditional couples therapy only emphasized compromise without addressing their deeper patterns. Read more>>