Defining moments aren’t just exciting – they are thought-provoking and fertile ground for learning. These inflection points often are the result of an illuminating moment where some truth of the universe presents itself in an easier to recognize form. Below, you’ll find talented and successful entrepreneurs and artists sharing the stories of defining moments in their lives.

Amber Masiello

I’ve always had a strong passion for health and fitness, which led me to become a certified macro coach eight years ago. Read more>>

Meaghan Anderson

If 10 years ago you had told me that I would be a Long COVID specialist, I would have looked at you with 10 heads and asked, “What is Long COVID”. Read more>>

Philip Kish

In my first year of practice I went to a continuing Ed class in Idaho. We were all introducing ourselves and I was the last person to go. Read more>>

Deborah Rubin

My name is Deb Rubin and I have been a therapist since 2006. In 2017 while doing yoga at a girls night out I was thinking about my life as an adolescent; feeling alone, judged and misunderstood by my own mom (who was actually an amazing mom and gave me so much room) and I still felt that way. Read more>>

Adria Thompson

For some background information, I have been a speech language pathologist for 10 years. I provide one-on-one speech therapy services to adults in long term care communities such as nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities. Read more>>

Lorca Smetana

The defining moment of my career happened when I was 16. One day I was a happy, busy junior in high school, loving languages, on the climbing and ski and fencing teams, and the next day I was a survivor of one of the worst mountaineering accidents in U.S. history, a climb of Mt. Hood that took the lives of nine of my fellow students and teachers. Read more>>

Najmeh Hannanvash

In 2014, As a pediatric dentist, deep in the throws of a busy associateship, I thought I had experience in just about ever procedure, treatment, and challenge that could come my way. Read more>>

Sergio Gaitan

The defining moment in my career was when I started my own practice. It was the first time that I had total control of the treatments that I could offer my patients. Read more>>

Asia Raines

I became pregnant with my first child in 2018 and decided to go with an OBGYN as my primary care provider. During my pregnancy I felt that I was treated like a customer versus a patient, feeling very disconnected and ignorant to my body changes. Read more>>

Lindsey Conway

I went to school to study journalism and education. In my first feature writing class, we were told to pick a focus for writing for the remainder of the semester. I wanted to write about healthy food options, and wellness, in general, around campus. Read more>>

Justin Anne Patterson

One of the most important lessons I have learned as a yoga teacher happened to me early on. I graduated from my first 200 hour teacher training program in 2013, and started teaching right away. Read more>>

Tyja Pierce

I believe the defining moment in my coaching career would be the moment I had a client who previously completed my program, reach out and ask me to provide my coaching services to her mother. Read more>>

Amber Rose

As an activated Ancestral Medium I was born with the psychic gifts and spirit connection that I work with on a daily basis. For me it was not coming to understand that I possess these gifts, but rather that not everyone does. Read more>>

Brooke Kekos

Prior to the work that I am doing now I was in the beauty industry making other women beautiful and look younger, but something didn’t feel right after the loss of my children’s father. Read more>>

Jaylen Taylor

Moving from Nashville to Houston Texas really pushed my career forward. Having the confidence to leave another city and start over completely took a lot. Read more>>

Aerica Sanders

In my journey as a coach, I’ve always understood the power of guiding moms to cultivate inner calm in their relationships, both with themselves and others. Read more>>

Levista Harris

The turning point in my life was an urgency that quietly and suddenly settled in my gut in a period of six short months when I became a full time caregiver to my once vibrant mother. Read more>>

Candice Barlow

At the heart of my business is the belief that fitness should be enjoyable. As a certified personal trainer and nutritional coach, I not only train clients one-on-one but also lead engaging fitness classes that cater to different needs and interests. Read more>>

Conroy Browne

Yes, there was a defining moment in my career, about a year and a half after I had initially been trained as an NLP master practitioner. Read more>>

Dr. Iman Hypolite

Moving to Atlanta at the age of 17 to attend Clark Atlanta University was a defining moment. I always knew that I wanted to attend an HBCU, inspired by School Daze, A Different World, and my family’s attendance of HBCUs. Read more>>

Dave Rabin

Since childhood, Dr. Dave harbored an enduring fascination for the mysteries of the unconscious mind. Questions about the significance of dreams and the activities of our brains during sleep captivated his young mind. Read more>>

Cindy Deugo

I sat in the office of an amazing acupuncturist and doctor of Chinese Medicine after years of seeking answers for symptoms that could not be explained by Western Medicine. Read more>>

Kyla Saphir

I fell in love with yoga as a way to relax as well as to exercise after a busy day in the classroom. I was a teacher for 12 years in PreK- 2nd grade classrooms in Seattle, Buenos Aires, and Chicago. Read more>>

Perrie Gooden

My name is Perrie Gooden, and I am known as Nurse P. In May 2023, I decided to step out on faith. I was a single mother to my 9-year-old son and pregnant with my second son. Read more>>

Pinkal Panchal

“From Dental to Mental ” : My Transition from Dentistry to Mental Health Advocacy My life took an unexpected turn, about eleven years ago. As a practicing dentist in India, I had always been ardent and compassionate. Read more>>

Carrie Miller Smaczny

From a young age, I was captivated by movement, a passion that found its true expression when I discovered dance in the 7th grade. Read more>>

Julie Dammar

The turning point in my career was when I realized that my personal experiences could positively impact others. I started Selective Hearing as a Facebook live broadcast, where I initially spoke about my life and the traumas I had faced. Read more>>

Rupa Wong

I was a third year medical student at Cornell Medical School in New York. I had decided I was interested in pursuing surgery and was paired with a female general surgeon mentor. Read more>>

Rachel Kaplan

My mentor told me at the end of one of our healing sessions in 2015, “the healing you are receiving is a debt. There’s only way to repay it and that is to claim your life fully and to share the gifts forward.” Read more>>

Yvonne O’ Halloran

A pivotal moment in my professional journey occurred when, after three years of practicing as a dietitian, I began to question the recommendation of dairy, meat and eggs to my clients. Read more>>