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.

Melodie Briere

I believe that taking risks is the most important in changing your life and going in the direction that will give you no regrets. Traveling the world and doing what you think is best to have a fulfilling life in my case , means I have to take risks. Luckily I know that I have a solid family and that whatever happens, I will be alright. You have to be hardworking if you are going after your dreams, there is no secret. That ties into having faith in yourself and knowing that all the skills and all the hard work you have done will give you your wings once you jump. Read more >>

Doc Halliday Golden

Risk is critical for growth. Taking risks had brought me the greatest opportunities, successes and relationships in my life. There has got to be a willingness to step into the unknown relationally, business-wise and probably everything else if you want to potentially maximize & optimize the outcome. Read more >>

Nicolas Vasquez

In my career risk has been a major driving force for growth. From the beginning it was a risk to forgo the traditional route as a recently graduated architect and opt to start VACO with my business partner. A life of art, design, and storytelling, founding a creative agency like VACO seemed like a perfect match for my creative aspirations. That’s not to say that it was an easy decision. Read more >>

Kaelan Jones

Risk is no different than learning how to pick up a new hobby. At first, you are not going to be good at it. As time progresses, you soon find yourself becoming inspired and motivated through the process of building yourself into this skill-set. Once the results begin to show, naturally, you want to continue for the sake of advancement. Read more >>

Jonathan Adonys Perez

Taking Risk has been a “must” decision for me. Short back story, I was raised by my mom and my sister, they never took risks, my mom was born in Cuba, she did the best that she could, started at the bottom working for a hospital cleaning and then made her way into an office, she has always worked a 9-5 she has always believed that was the best way to go through life. My sister was the same way, she was very ” go through college get a 9-5 have kids take vacations once a year” like most people and I’m not sure what it was that clicked for me but I started to learn and understand how businesses start and how they thrive which was always related to someone taking a risk. Read more >>

Yeselth Angarita Peña

Sometimes taking risks in life is necessary to grow. I like to see risks as big opportunities to leave everything behind and reinvent, transform my life. Read more >>