Every once in a while, something happens that really matters. Something that will define at least the next chapter of your journey – perhaps it’s a conversation with a client, a meeting with a visionary or a major event in your personal life. Below, you’ll find some very insightful folks sharing defining moments from their journeys.

Jamie Corso

There were a few defining moments in my career but the cardinal moment for me was when my employer up and went bankrupt over night. Read more>>

Rosy Crescitelli

The first time I learned about my Human Design I literally never felt so deeply seen and understood. It was a defining moment in both my life and my career. I chose to dive head first into learning about this Science of Differentiation because I wanted to be able to share this same feeling with my team and my clients. Read more>>

Terra Lew

Every aspect of my life changed about five years ago when my grandmother passed away. Her death was sudden and tragic. She played a huge part in raising my brother, me, and my two young children. Soon after her passing, Read more>>

Easy Breezie

Pivotal, defining moments happen periodically in the life of a full-time entrepreneur. Because your income and your entire livelihood depends on YOUR own vision, determination, discipline and education, you may experience tests and trials on your journey. Read more>>

Bella Cloude

I was fresh out of college in the 60s leaving NYC at the advice of Jerry Garcia who I met while working at the restaurant Max’s Kansas City- a hang out for all the Filmore East performers. He told me to go to San Francisco where people for one brief moment in time were caring.sharing and living creatively-away from the materialism of the “rat race” ” Read more>>.

Dr. Ellie Vale-Saquieres

Early on in my career I knew I wanted to make a big splash in the aesthetics and beauty industry. From my humble beginnings in nursing I kept my vision on beauty and knee one day I would get an opportunity to make a difference in this industry. Medicine has always been a passion of mine but something was always missing and that’s where The Beauty Bar commenced! Read more>>

Krystal Longmire

There were a few defining moments for me. Read more>>

Isaac Johnson

The moment that i decided to become a bodybuilder. My business was doing well, but once I made this decision my business grew exponentially! I learned so much more about discipline by following my plan to get on stage. That discipline transferred over to my business because I was able to become a better coach, and was able to handle my business better. Read more>>

Dr. Richelle Whittaker

I’m not sure I would call it a defining moment. There were several moments that lead to the change. I started a doctoral program in the spring of 2015, it was a lifelong dream of mine but I didn’t think I could do it with a private practice, husband, three year old, and a 6 month old. It was a wild ride fueled with many doubts along the way. Read more>>

Tyler Roach

About 6 months after starting my first job, the gym I was at gave me a client. This client was a 14 year old kid who played baseball, basketball and football. He was ranked as the 5th best pitcher in the state of GA at the time. His fast ball was at 82mph, in the year and couple months we’ve been working together his velocity has gone up to 86-87mph and is currently ranked as the second best pitcher in GA. Read more>>

Jacquia Paul

Before I dove deep into holistic wellness coaching, I was a bartender. But not just any bartender, I was a fancy mixologist with the colorful layered drinks and cute garnishes. 2011 life got real, I became a mother. No longer could I rely on alcohol to soothe my emotions. Or cover up nights at the bar with nights I should’ve been doing mirror work. Read more>>

Marquita Robinson Garcia

Travel abroad during my academic studies was very defining and changed my outlook on life as a young adult. Traveling to Ghana, Africa helped me to appreciate the opportunities I seemed to take for granted as a US citizen. Travel to Spain and Europe helped me to understand the importance of a strong family unit and resting to prevent burn out. Read more>>

Zoë Schroeder

I spent my first two years of college on the path to become a nurse – a good job that I would be able to support myself with and pretty much get a job anywhere around the world. I did everything you were “supposed” to do to get into nursing school: high GPA, participated in clubs, community service, etc. Read more>>

Claudia Spurill

I started my career as a Registered Nurse in Richmond, VA in 2015. The apartment complex I moved into had a large community garden nearby where I saw seniors walking to and from in the afternoon. As an RN, I recognized the physical and mental benefits of the garden for the seniors. Despite language barriers and cultural differences, the garden united the community, allowing them to grow food and relationships. Read more>>

Reyna Quinn

The defining moment of my career happened upon the completion of a business course I took over the span of a few months. I had a full-on emotional breakdown once I completed the program and felt like I was all on my own. I struggled to put myself out there and I had the realization that I simply was not the person that I wanted to be when I launched my solo practice. Read more>>

Jess Flanagan

As a nurse practitioner, I graduated and got a job in primary care, like so many do upon leaving school. I thought at the time that it was what I would do for the rest of my life. I was so excited to help people feel better, both physically and mentally. As I worked for 10 years in primary care, I had opportunities to help people do just that, but it was actually much more rare than I had envisioned. Read more>>

Chad Waldman

The defining moment in my career was when I decided to build my own project. A skillset used only for others can never fully be your own skillset until you use it on a project you own. I made a project for myself, to prove to myself that I can do it. Read more>>

Nicole Marcione

When I first started my practice, a few years ago, I mostly focused on the typical areas of health: exercise, nutrition, stress. You know, the big 3. But what I started to notice with my clients (and myself) was that no matter how much kale a person eats, or how much yoga one does, or how many supplements one takes; if you aren’t happy with your life, if you don’t feel good in your body, if you’ve been putting your own sensuality and desires on the backburner for most of your life… you won’t age well. Read more>>

Megan DeLeon (Miller)

In the tapestry of a career, there’s often a single thread that alters its course. For me, that moment arrived during my early days in behavior analysis, working with young autistic children in their homes. Struggling with limited guidance, I discovered that genuine connection held more power than any prescribed methods. Read more>>

Karen Agro

At age 18, after years of classical guitar study that culminated in the recording of an album, Karen was at a crossroads – would she go to school for music or pharmacy? She chose the latter, much to her musical mentor’s dismay. She vowed to one day return to her craft . . . but not before spending over 30 years gaining her Doctor of Pharmacy and Masters of Science, building an accomplished career in both the pharmacy and pharmaceutical industries and speaking on stages across the country. Read more>>

Leilia Tuia

Yes there was! A defining moment for me was when I learned how to massage with my bare feet! When I learned how to use my lower body to help relieve pain, a light bulb came on and I realized that so many deep tissue massage therapists could benefit from this along with their clien\ts. I am on a mission to teach it to my home state. Read more>>

Kristin Coronado

I made the choice to purse a career in mental healthcare when I was 18. My undergraduate career was twice as long as the average student so when graduate school came I felt mentally exhausted. I took a break and began a career in marketing. I created content, wrote a book, got to work with a huge media company and while some viewed my redirection as failure it was truly a pivotal moment for my personal growth. I’m a creative at heart. Read more>>

Stefani Cohen

My defining moment was years ago when my daughter, age 5, announced that she was afraid of dogs. I didn’t understand why she was afraid and it impacted our entire family as she refused to visit friends or relatives if there was a resident dog. Read more>>

Lindsey Young

In February 2023 I had the opportunity to attend a 300hr Yoga Teacher Training in Nicaragua with Glow Yoga Retreats. Not only did I have the opportunity to learn from Kayla Nielsen and Jess Mackenzie, but I had the opportunity to learn from 20 other yoga instructors from all over the world. This experience was full of healing and transformation. Read more>>