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.

Haley Prophet

My degree is a B.S. in Health Promotion and I recall at the time the lack of understanding of so many when I would share what I was going to school for, continued by their disbelief that I could find and maintain work in this specific area ongoing. Not only did I, but I have continued to passionately pursue this industry while also closely connecting with my college program which has evolved into Worksite Health & Productivity to reflect the evolution of wellbeing in the workplace. Read more>>

Chastity Higgins

My school training was amazing! I attended Ogle School for Hair, Skin and Nails in Dallas, Texas for the Esthetics program in 2014.. I had an amazing instructor who really helped mold me into the educator I am today. I was given the opportunity to not only develop my skills as an Esthetician but also as a leader where I served as president of the Success Team which was our version of a student council. Read more>>

John Hanrahan

As a student athlete at Penn State University I studied exercise science but it wasn’t until I experienced the power of a “one on one” training session with the renowned Strength Coach, Dan Riley. I emphatically did not want to do it, I hated the weight room mentality that I had witnessed as a young athlete, usually it was a guy screaming at you using negative motivation telling you to get it done or you are a (fill in the blank). I was reminded by our Head Coach, that I was on a full athletic scholarship and strength & conditioning was mandatory commitment. Read more>>