This is part 2 of our special event called Rebel Generations, today featuring Jan Black. Jan had a bit of a tumultuous childhood. Her home was unstable yet strict, and as a coping mechanism she found herself embracing creativity every chance she got growing up. She did not graduate from college, but her enthusiasm and creativity […]

Very excited to present to you our special event beginning today called Rebel Generations, a trilogy where we will be sharing 3 unique stories from 3 generations of rebels. Part 1 features Jody Temple White, a mom who led her whole family in a decision to sell their belongings and travel the world together for 9 months. What inspired her to […]

Although Austin was very bright, he was not a good student in grade school as he couldn’t find any excitement or interest in schoolwork. His interest in hip hop and basketball however was very apparent, as he could recite any lyric from his favorite artists, and any Allen Iverson stat you could think of. Attending college […]

Kïrsten is the creator and host of the excellent Chapter BE podcast, where she explores and examines how to navigate or create change to live authentically to your true self. To BE who you want to be in each chapter of your life. After her (Bill O’Reilly-induced) passion for education led her down a path […]

Chad feels ruled by his senses, and had a realization at a very young age that he loved and wanted to pursue art. He says however that he felt like an “alien” in his own family that was primarily made up of doctors and lawyers. He had an illness in 8th grade that served as a game-changer […]

Education is highly regarded in Laurie’s family, so she was headed down a path of being a career educator in the traditional sense. Then one day as she was taking a photo of her husband and her son, she suddenly realized something was missing from that photo: her. That moment led her to a journey of self-discovery and […]

Blake had done a bit of traveling as a kid, and was headed down the traditional path of life. As a straight A student he went to college to study astrophysics b/c he was best at math and science in high school (plus he loved the Jodie Foster movie Contact). He soon realized in college however […]

Audrey tried a lot of different things growing up – art, sports, musical instruments.  Then when she was 8 years old, her dad took her to check out some free archery lessons at the local public park for fun. All of a sudden she found herself super interested, and asking lots of questions. Now at age […]

Growing up in India, Amarpal knew early on that he wanted to pursue a different path than the one his family was pushing him towards. He became a rebel by necessity and not by choice when his parents passed away when he was a teenager. Taking a different path than what was expected of him has provided […]

Jennifer has never been content with the jobs that she has had. She would find something that she was interested in, master it to a degree, then inevitably reach a point of where she needed to move on. Service and community have always been important values for her, so she became a social worker. Yet even with her masters degree in […]