There’s so much to learn from times when there are industry wide U-Turns and so we asked so we asked the community to share stories of such reversals that they’ve witnessed over the course of their careers.

Tatiana Yagecic

In the world of business brokerage, I’ve seen a fairly recent industry shift, a transformation that was long overdue. For years, business brokerage had a bit of an “old guys’ club” reputation, following a traditional model that was more about sealing deals and collecting commissions than really considering the business owners themselves. As a woman younger than most of my colleagues, my perspective was different, but I wasn’t sure what to do about it at the time. Read more>>

Kaydee Guerrero

I wish someone would have told me early on in my career that in real estate & finance, nothing ever stays the same for long. I landed in my career by accident. It was a happy accident, but it is ever changing & just when you think you have it figured out, you dont. When I first started in banking back in 2008 – My first day on the job, Bank of American took over Taylor Bean & Whittaker 203K loans. The phones rang from the time I walked in until the time I left and I didnt know that wasnt “normal”. Read more>>

Shantrell Simmons

My name is Shantrell Simmons. I currently reside in Broward County, Florida. I grew up in Miami-Dade, Florida where I attended school and graduated from Miami Carol City Senior High. Upon graduation, I immediately went into the work force holding several jobs in various positions. About ten years later, I enrolled in Broward Community College where I earned my Associates Degree in Criminal Justice. I then transferred to Florida Atlantic University, where I completed my Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice. With the passion to make a difference in my community, I continued on and earned my Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from South University out of Valdosta Georgia. Read more>>

Christine Wickenheiser

COVID changed so many things in Veterinary Medicine. During the pandemic a huge amount of pet owners purchased or adopted more cats and dogs. Pet owners were also spending more time at home with their pets and observing their behaviors more closely. In turn, more workers were leaving the work force to work from home, this included veterinary receptionists and veterinary technicians. Veterinary clinics were inundated with more and more animals and pet care concerns and have limited staff to help address this. Read more>>

Pamela Caceres

POV: It’s June 2020 and people have been stuck at home with their families, no job, no routine, no structure, just feelings and many subjective opinions on how to go about the chaos being felt in the home. These were things that avoidance and busy schedules had always saved us from and now we had to confront. We had to confront our surroundings and most importantly, we had to confront ourselves. No wonder mental health took a crazy turn during the COVID pandemic! Read more>>