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After Breast Cancer, a New Career Blossoms
Sometimes when the absolutely, most horrible thing happens to you, a beautiful gift eventually reveals itself. You must try to stay open to see the signs. When I was diagnosed…
Amy Siskind—Wall Street to Political Activist
When I graduated from college, and during a long career on Wall St., I never would have guessed where my life would take me. I like to say I am in the third chapter of…
My Child’s Food Allergies Sparked a Passion Within Me
My entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to education, were nurtured by my parents. I grew up in a small town in Fayetteville, North Carolina to an African American father and a Korean mother. While my father…
Everyone has a Story — I Wrote Mine at 60.
I believe that everyone has a story. Storytelling is an art form as old as mankind, and as an editor and teacher, I’ve been privileged to spend most of my adult life coaxing stories out…
Twenty-Five Years to an Overnight Success!
Full disclosure, I grew up hearing I was ugly, dumb, fat, lazy and wouldn’t amount to much. I heard this from my parents. My father, in particular, would tell me I should be further along…
Unexpected Path for a Champion of First Generation College Students
From Actress to Entrepreneur I’ve always followed my own zig zagged path through life. I went to Wellesley College wanting to be a Supreme Court Justice but ended up going to acting school. Ah, remember…
Digging Up Your Buried Dream at Any Age
I’ve known I was a writer since I was three. I was one of eight kids, and when you grow up in those great big families, you desperately want something that’s just yours to make…
An Entrepreneur with A Compassionate Mission
I worked for many years at large advertising agencies for a variety of clients such as IBM, American Express, Quaker Oats and South African Airways. Together with a Columbia professor and other social scientists, we…
The Journey from Banker to Naturopath
After completing my undergraduate degree in Business, I started a career in investment banking which I enjoyed. But a variety of circumstances led me to take a break from that. My husband had a good…
A Passionate Champion of Foster Children
I moved to New York City from a small town in Oklahoma when I was 18 because I thought I wanted to be in theater. I was drawn to theater because it was what I…
Beginning a Modeling Career in her ‘50’s!
Growing up in Canada, it was inevitable that I would embrace outdoor activities in all seasons, however, in the dead of those long winter months, when frigid temperatures prevented any sort of outdoor fun, I…
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