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Ever want to see a bear or wolf up close in the wild? You can go on one of Aspen Stevanovski’s wildlife tours and see for yourself. 

Jo Ann Aita has lived a heavy metal life, starting her career booking punk and metal bands and later becoming a world champion powerlifter and coach. 

Before KC Williams became a science teacher, she traveled the world as a diving instructor. Now she combines her love for teaching and the ocean — and even takes her students across the world with her. 

Theresa De Priest believes we are more than just our careers and our pasts.  Coming from a lineage of Harvard graduates and doctors, there was a lot of pressure for Theresa to fill these shoes.

When Heather Bellegia was about 6 years old, she wrote in her diary that she wanted to become a nurse someday.  As she got older, she started considering other paths like becoming a veterinarian or a flight attendant — careers that involve helping others. But nursing was always at the forefront of her aspirations.

Monique Autumn Carter launched her very own clothing brand when she was only a high schooler. Since she was 16, Monique knew she wanted to grow a brand with a message close to her heart. That is what she’s done with Canji, which first launched in April of 2020.

When Winifred “Wini” Tan is not helping clients as a financial consultant, she is rocking out on the drums.

Trained with a PhD in geology, Dr. Alka Tripathy-Lang has transitioned from academia to the world of science news writing and has no regrets.

Alka earned her Master’s degree in Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin in 2006 and went on to pursue her PhD at the Arizona State University.

Melek Yigit is a blockchain business developer living in Turkey, working in the realm of cybersecurity and computer coding. 

She also recently started a new position as project manager for KRPT, a marketing and business development studio. 

Using their backgrounds in the mental health field, Marci Ober and her daughter Courtney have worked to make a positive impact on the people around them.

Ellaine Celestino is a nurse practitioner who not only helps her patients — she also helps other healthcare workers learn to make their money work for them. 

Seeing her parents work in the healthcare field, Ellaine knew she wanted a career in healthcare from a young age.

Though Jaida Elcock has lived in landlocked states her whole life, she is studying some of the most fascinating species in our oceans: sharks.