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.

Tiffany Simpson

I started journaling as a teenager. My journal was a place where I could face my negative thoughts and feelings and hopefully find inner peace. When the school day got too hectic, I would use my break time to slip into the library to read a book or to write in my journal. Read more>>

Rene Mondy

Like so many other entrepreneurs who’ve experienced hardship, I’ve personally used the lessons from my own divorce about 16 years ago to stay focused on the fresh and the new. It’s been my reason for dedicating my therapy practice to helping other women going through something similar. Read more>>

Richard Pocker

I had a hearing loss from the age of five. The medications that saved my life from a bout of scarlet fever, took my hearing. It was a progressive loss, and I wore hearing aids from the age of seven and suffered a sudden and total collapse of all my residual hearing within a month when I was 30. My hearing loss is so severe it cannot even be tested. You can explode a firecracker behind me, and I won’t flinch. Read more>>

Alexus Hudson

I never knew I wanted to change the world but going through some of my life experiences it has made me view the impossible possible, I was someone who originally grew up in a one parent household with my little brother and I had zero resources to finish school and go to school let alone knowledge of ways to get money to go to college these things I thought was never in the cards for me, I always had an interest with how people worked and why they thought the way they did or what was forcing them to behave a certain way but I did not know what career path that would lead me to immediately after graduating high school I worked at nursing home doing CNA work and this job sparked more questions in me more than anything I started to say why do people lose their memory? How is the brain able to slowly break down, Read more>>

Iris Canela

I remember waking up one quiet morning, the sun streaming through my window as I made my usual cup of coffee. I had spent years building a career in education, pouring my heart into my students, meeting every challenge head-on, and achieving milestones that should have felt fulfilling. On the outside, it looked like I had it all together. But inside, something felt off. I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was meant for something more. Read more>>

Dr. Nick Tanner And Dr. Danny Xu

A defining moment in my professional career came two years after graduating from physical therapy school. I was fortunate to work under a mentor I greatly admired, someone who gave me my first opportunity out of school and imparted her philosophy and methods of practice. I’ll always be grateful for her trust and the knowledge she shared with me. However, after two years of working alongside her, I came to a crucial realization—her approach no longer aligned with the professional vision I was developing for myself. Although I had a degree of autonomy in how I treated patients, I felt constrained, as if I had placed myself in a box that limited my ability to evolve and treat patients in a way that truly resonated with me. Read more>>

Eli Lipsky

Like many, the defining moment in my career came in 2020 during the pandemic. Previously, I had been an entrepreneur in the architecture and construction sector, leading a small team. I loved running a small business and enjoyed both the challenges and opportunities of being an owner/operator. In 2017, I was given the opportunity to pivot to the corporate world, using my strengths in leadership, team dynamics, and process improvement to manage a large team spanning several continents and cultures. While I missed the autonomy of self-employment, I was excited and energized by this new role. Read more>>

Alex Rivera

One of my most defining moments and notable achievement is my involvement in establishing Social Services at Martin Luther King Community Healthcare’s Ambulatory Outpatient Department. Since it’s initial start in 2017, I was established as the first Social Worker for Ambulatory Services at MLKCH. Read more>>

Atl Ant

If I could go back in time I would’ve began my car rental business and partnered with Turo! Car renting is such a lucrative business and having multiple ongoing residual incomes is the best way to live life. My life would’ve been different and I would’ve quit my job a long time ago. I wish to build my own team of professionals who take this game seriously and want to serve their community and people from out of state. I love what I do. Read more>>