There is a wealth of academic research that suggests that differences in risk appetite are at the heart of differences in career and business trajectories. We wanted to go beyond the theory and ask real people from the community about their perspectives and experiences with risk and risk taking.

Michelle Lorenzo | Las Vegas REALTOR®️

Risk taking is about dealing with uncertainty. To me, its about getting out of your comfort zone. Taking risks makes you braver, stronger, and more confident. You build faith in yourself knowing that you have done it before and that you can do it again and even better! When you challenge yourself to failure and you complete your goal, you automatically progress with confidence because of your success. In order to keep growing, one must move past fear of failure. Risk taking has played a major role in my life at the gym pursuing my passion for forever fitness. Read more>>

Federico Rodrigiez | Chef

Life is all about taking risk. You need to take some risks in life to be able to grow and develop into something great. Risk is something that is always been around us, when you are a baby and you are about to take your first step, the risk is that you might fall and get hurt, but you still go for it without thinking, if not, no one will know how to walk right? Read more>>

Sarah White | Luxury Travel Consultant

There is no reward without risk… its one of my favourite quotes to people and is one I stand by you do not get lucky you get busy… business will always have an element of risk, but properly weighed up against hard work, research and dedication there are ways in which to minimise it. You should never go into any new venture blind and you should always do you due diligence. But most importantly you have to be brave in business or you will not succeed and it isn’t for the faint of heart because things can change rapidly at times and very often a lot of it is out of our control to a certain extend. Read more>>

Nasema Jasat | Owner of Sweet Treatz

Growing up, I have been very ambitious. I knew I was determined to succeed, and there was more to life than just becoming a wife and a mother. I always envisioned myself working a corporate job but however, I never got the opportunity do so. Two years ago, I followed my heart and took the greatest risk of my life. At that moment, I knew it was either of two things; I made one of the best decisions I possibly could have, or the most catastrophic one ever. As the saying goes, “take the risk or lose the chance.” Read more>>

Taayoo Murray | Boy mom and freelance writer based in New York City

People who know me think that I am a big risk taker. I don’t necessarily like the description because many of these same persons imply that I’m reckless. I do believe in taking risks, but I take calculated risks. I always consider the worst outcome, and if I can live with it, that’s a risk that I can take. When I initially decided to freelance, I made a conscious decision to do so, with the full knowledge that my income would be sporadic. Read more>>

Alexandra Arguello | owner I Playa Bowls (Davie, Coral Springs & West Boca)

I feel that Mark Zuckerberg said it best “The biggest risk is not taking any risk”. I grew up in a home where both of my parents stayed at one of their very first jobs… in fact, they are still employed by those same companies now 36 years later. I have always made my parents nervous with my entrepreneurial spirit and creative risk taking. My involvement with Playa Bowls started the same way. I was making six figures working as a paralegal in a law firm and was offered the job as the Fort Lauderdale manager at HALF of my salary. Read more>>