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With looks that belong on a fashion runway – certainly not on an OzTag field (the Australian version of touch football) where you can now find Bronwyn several nights a week - she’s wholesome as apple pie, and driven as an Olympic athlete – [...]
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Meet Cindy. As you read this post, keep in mind that as I wrote it, I flipped back and forth through her six-page resume.
Starting with her education, Cindy has a Bachelor’s of Engineering from Auckland University. A program which she completed in three [...]
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To fully experience Denise, open another window to play the breath song while you read this post.
Powered by dedication and discipline, Denise is well-acquainted with competing and winning. Yet, as she has recently discovered, achieving and receiving recognition is not what fulfils her.
In her words: “With [...]
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Meet Monika.
Since the moment I sat down to speak with her about her career path, I was overcome by a sense that our mass-produced, fast-moving world does not deserve people like her.
Monika is a classically trained master gold and silver smith.
To you and [...]
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Meet Joe*, a young serial entrepreneur.
Guided by his appetite for risk-taking and passion for military strategy since the age of 12, Joe found his career Nirvana in the music industry, after going broke and getting back up several times.
In his own words: “I [...]
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Meet Nigel, a high achiever no matter where he finds himself.
In his own words: “You see, I was brought up to believe that to be successful – and you had to be successful – you needed a good education, work hard and go [...]
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Meet Pablo. A Colombian who grew up in Cali, the world’s passion capital.
In spite of living in the US since 10th grade, passion continues to run through his veins. As he wrote to me: “Ever since I remember it has been my [...]
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It’s time for you to meet Jo. Jo’s lead is quite interesting to follow. Had you met Jo a few years ago, most probably it would have been at a hospital and she would’ve introduced herself to you as ‘Dr. Martin’. Had you [...]
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Meet Victor. For twenty years Victor was an entrepreneur. Now, after he switched career lanes, he works with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD as part of the team of computer engineers that is responsible for developing software for flight [...]