Chitra was always planning to be a doctor, but she changed her mind while at Duke. She realized that marketing would allow her to use her passion in writing, strategizing, and understanding how people make decisions.

Travis found direction in life at a small Christian college in Wisconsin through the influence of his football coach. He is passionate about U.S. history and football.

Jamie's dream was to be an Air Force pilot, but he had to take a detour. Instead of flying, he found himself sitting in a pod 65 feet underground prepared to launch nuclear weapons.

After resisting a career in teaching, events led to Amy entering the field of education, where she has thrived for more than 30 years.

Scott has had a straight journey spending most of his career working in schools in Maryville, Tennessee. But he had quite a bit of drama in his early years and his career took a sudden turn toward CAK this year.

After graduating from Baylor University, Jon worked in the advertising industry in Knoxville, TN before joined CAK.

Born and raised in Knoxville, Sandra trained in a culinary school in Austin, Texas, then worked in two country clubs in Knoxville before joining CAK.

After graduating from high school in Chesapeake, Virginia, Rich went to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he was a key member of the track and field team. Through the influence of his high school coach, he was guided toward the field of education.

In this episode, Tommy shares his journey from growing up in a small town in Mississippi to coaching high school baseball in Knoxville for the past 29 years.

In this episode, JD shares his journey from sitting in his dad's high school history class as an elementary student to teaching high school history and coaching basketball.