Maggie McClure is a singer/songwriter/pianist and one half of the Americana duo The Imaginaries. Her original songs have been placed in TV shows including Cougar Town, The Real World, The Hills, and in movies including A Cowgirl's Story and Christmas in...

Alex Wilhelm's second life began the day his body fell apart due to excessive drinking, the primary activity of his first life. He finds it difficult to recognize himself in the life he lived before becoming sober. He feels like he's lived two lives...

Amber Naslund achieved what so many of us dream of: starting her own company and being her own boss. She was on top of the world until, in her own words, her company "failed spectacularly" a few years in.After she emerged from the ruins of her company,...

Years ago, Gary Ware felt ashamed at his growing sense of unfulfillment in his career. He had everything he wanted in his career with key responsibilities and important influence as a director at a successful startup. He kept wondering: am I...

Chris Kroeze is a singer and songwriter who won 2nd place on the NBC singing competition show “The Voice” in 2018. In the years prior, Chris played 200+ shows a year, sometimes 6-7 nights a week.That's one heck of a work ethic. I had to know: how does...

Robbie Abed dreaded some Mondays in 2019 so much that he slept in his closet on Sunday night. Literally.The main reason? Overworking. A practice so many of us can relate to.But why? Why do we overwork so much? And how do we stop?Robbie is an executive...

Lydia Slaby is the author of Wait, It Gets Worse. The book shares the incredible story of how Lydia's seemingly perfect life was actually in a free fall.Her marriage was unraveling and the morning after her husband moved back into their apartment, her...

Rita Fields is the CEO of two companies: 313 Industries and Copper Phoenix Consulting. She spoke at TEDx with her talk "How Eating From The Garbage Can Taught Me How to Lead", which is based on her story of resilience and adversity.Rita's childhood was...

Joe Cotela is the lead vocalist for the nu metal band DED. He seeks to be a light in the world through the music he creates and the positive messages they carry.In his mission to make a positive impact on the world, Joe isn't afraid to let anger play an...

Sarah Peck is a 20-time All-American swimmer who successfully swam the Escape from Alcatraz nine separate times. She's also the founder of Startup Pregnant where she documents stories of women’s leadership across work and family.In her junior year of...