Working for a brokerage arm of the Bank of New York came with a healthy salary, but that wasn't enough for Antonella. She traded it in for a job with no pay and priceless benefits.
What does it feel like to ditch a safe desk job to pursue a lifelong dream of singing? Terrifying, exhilarating and a whole lot better than traffic jams and TPS reports.
Trying to take all the right steps in life landed Azucena in an unfulfilling, uninspiring career as an engineer. Only after she gave in to her bathroom dancing habit did she find her real path to happiness.
Ever since Jenny was a little girl, she loved art, but she could never figure out how to make it a career. After she started doing embroidery and got addicted, she found a way to earn a living by keeping people in stitches.
Five years ago Elissa was at the top of her game as an investment banker in NYC. She was good at what she did, but she was also overworked and overweight. Health problems were going to be added to her portfolio if she didn't make some changes...
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Christina spent years serving beer for all the wrong reasons until she discovered that beer knowledge in women was scarce. Now on the path to becoming a beer sommelier, she's expanding the palates of other women with her blog Beer for Chicks.
Jessica had too many fashion faux pas of showing up at countless events wearing the same dress as other plus sized women. Realizing the limited options for these women she set out to create a clothing line that lets women be big and beautiful.