Following your heart and knowing where you’re from is a central theme in the story of Chris Walch.

She grew up in Hawaii, but felt a longing to learn more about her father’s upbringing in Austria.

So Walch came up with a plan and decided to leave her comfort zone of sunny beaches for the freezing cold ski slopes of Austria.The major life change took lots of courage and determination. It’s a decision the Iolani grad does not regret. Walch is now a CEO of a female empowerment company, ski instructor, philanthropist and entrepreneur.

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