In an ever-changing job market, sometimes your career takes an unexpected turn. Data scientist Grace Kim says her career has been a “winding road with ups and downs.”

Thanks to the success of her beadwork business, owner Mikailah Thompson was able to start a creative agency for Native artists.

Spending on services is up, but Leta Harris Neustaedter says business at her Metamorphosis Performing Arts Studio has its ebbs and flows.

New Jersey’s new telemarketer law isn’t the only example of lawyers taking inspiration from the TV sitcom that aired in the 1990s. 

“I consider esports the cheat code,“ says Davin Jackson, owner of Alpha eSports and Technology.

Stacia Goodman of Minneapolis specializes in large-scale works that hang in public places, like airports, hospitals and universities.

Matthew Wicker, owner of Oregon-based WickerWoodWorks, is profiting from the renewed popularity of records and record players.

“For me, quilting is about our relationship in a lot of ways,” said co-owner Jacqueline Economo about her mother.

“There was a romantic ideal about being in control of your own destiny,” says Backwards Distilling co-founder Amber Pollock.

Adam Kephart of Poulsbo, Washington, went from government employee to coffee barista to flight instructor. His next stop:? airline pilot.