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

Robyn Bratton

Coastal Mobile Medical Care developed from a desire to provide patients with a compassion driven healthcare experience. Our first patient learned of us through an advertisement we placed on social media. She was ill for multiple days with cold symptoms. She was trying to take care of her family the best she could while also trying to keep everyone else healthy. Read more>>

Lisa Caldwell

I’m going to talk about the job/ position that launched me into the now. I had a few small jobs in the field in college, but this story is where it Read more>>

Dyamond Jackson

I was fresh out of graduate school and looking to finally get my first big kid job and I applied to all of the well known community mental health agencies in the city of Los Angeles, CA. I was ready to finally be financially stable and have a career like all of my friends who did not get their Masters Degree. My goal was to get a decent paying salary with good benefits where I could practice my skills as a new therapist. Read more>>

Rasha Robinson

I remember vividly how I got my first job in the field of life coaching. It was an exciting yet nerve-wracking experience. At that time, I had just completed my degree in psychology, and I was eager to apply my knowledge and passion for helping people improve their lives. Read more>>

Melissa Valerie Rodriguez

Public Relations was never something I had planned on pursuing as a career. It came about when I was searching for a change in my professional life. I wanted to find something that I truly loved and was passionate about, something that didn’t feel like work anymore. Read more>>

Ray Estefania and Ana Moreno

I always knew I wanted to study psychology and do something in a related field so when I graduated from the University of Florida, I went to work in a hospital based addiction treatment program in Bethesda, Maryland called Suburban Hospital. There I was introduced to the addiction treatment field and I received excellent training at Suburban and I learned about ethics and how to put the patient first. This is where I gained a passion for helping individuals and families who were dealing with substance use and mental health issues. Read more>>

Leslie King

I have worked in healthcare for over 25 years and formed a passion for preventative healthcare. So much of our healthcare is focused on patient care after we are sick or showing symptoms. When I learned about Thermography and how it is a safe, non-invasive, affordable means to learn about what is going on in your body before it is too late to do anything about it, I was sold. Read more>>

Meredith Guthrie

I consider myself lucky because I landed my first job as a massage therapist at one of the most magical places on earth. In 2005 I began working at Gold lake Mountain Resort and Spa nestled up at 9,000 feet in the mountains outside of Boulder Colorado. This luck that I speak about comes from a place of not feeling good enough. Read more>>

Ashlyn Colette

My whole life has been a series of open doors, but I had to mentally be in the right space to acknowledge and accept them. There was a time when I was seeking fulfillment, and when seeking something so vast it can feel disheartening when you have no idea what direction to look in. In that same moment I was going sober, and meeting myself for the first time in my life. Read more>>

Pearl Guyer

After nursing school, I started my first job in the CVOR at Methodist hospital. I had never seen surgery before and of course I chose the most hardcore job ever, Open Hearts and Transplants. I had to learn my job quick and efficiently because the patients and my coworkers depended on me. It was crazy at first, Seeing the heart pumping, chest cut open, The elevator we used to get to the ICU was big and set up for surgery, in case our patient crashes and we need to crack the chest open. Read more>>

Regina Shaw

I received my degree in Criminal Justice and immediately following I received my Nail License and starting working in a hair salon Read more>>

Alison Schuh Hawsey

We all begin our careers somewhere. When I found passion in my work, I genuinely felt my life and career begin. Read more>>