In the span of six weeks, Samantha Rafferty quit her job, was accepted into graduate school, and found out she was pregnant with a new child. Two years on, she couldn’t have been happier with her decision.
From a young age, La Toya Luces-Sampson wanted to become a doctor — and she did. But since then, her entrepreneurial spirit has led her along a winding career path.
“When I rebooted after my layoff, I wrote to what I call world-famous conservators in the United States and said, ‘Hey, how would you like to hire a 63-year-old intern?’” said Douglas Distefano, founder of Monument Conservation Partners.
Julie Leong talks about the financial challenges of being an author full time, and how that led to her decision to go back to a job in the tech industry.
“This particular job, one of the reasons I took it is because I knew that you’d never stop learning, and I find that really exciting,” said Violet O’Brien, a notary in Houston.
