Career Change Success Stories

Steve Aibel - From Fine Lines to Fine Wine

Steve ran away from his artsy self to lose himself in the world of wine.


Cesar Alonso - Setting the Stage for Design
Cesar Alonso went from working as a stage hand to being a successful interior designer. See how he used skills from jobs past to bring him to his present career.


Jeff Block - Paper Chase: Taking Time to Fold the Roses

Sometimes a change in career isn't always our first choice. Jeff Block turns a layoff into a positive change for himself.


Beth Haiken - From College to Corporation

This former prof finds out that academia isn't all it's cracked up to be. Beth makes the leap to financial services.


Bob Hilton - From TV Screen to Soap Without the Opera
Bob Hilton leaves a decades-long career in television announcing to become an entreprenuer and clean up in the household products arena.


Melinda Hoover - Stops Walking Floor, Starts Walking Dogs
From Plant Manager for a world player to taking care of Fido. Melinda Hoover finds success in doing something she loves.


Tom Ingrassia - Dean to Supreme Dream
We may not all have the Diva connection that Tom Ingrassia has, but check out how this major career shift is working out for him.


Dagney Servin Jochem - Realty Home Sales to Religious Home Visits
She was an economic consultant and a real estate broker. After a spiritual awakening, she moved on to providing the care that you can't put a price on.


Adair Lara - Newsprint to Electrons
It doesn't always take a huge shift away from your well-honed skills to get a career makeover. Adair Lara is still a writer first.


Jeanie Linders - The Curtain Rises on the Menopause Queen
Jeannie Linders has made a career out of reinvention, but this latest version of herself is the most personally fulfilling.


Mick Quinn - From Money to Meditation
Mick finds his mantra and takes on bliss.


Cathy Stauffer - Gateway to Independence
Cathy's career change from executive to home-based consultant was driven by a desire to spend more time with her son.


Laura Werlin - From Behind-the-Scenes in TV to Big Cheese Author
Laura Werlin really followed her heart. Her love of food won out over the hustle and excitement of working in a television newsroom and has grown into a tasty career.


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