In our experience, most folks, including ourselves don’t have enough of an understanding of risk and the role it plays in our lives and careers and so we have made a concerted effort as a team to have conversations about risk with our interviewees. We’ve shared some highlights below.

Annie Reyes | Artist

Many would say that starting a venture in your 50s is too risky, but the reality is that I can’t turn back the clock to start it earlier. I have the TODAY and the NOW. It is considered that after the 50s the “useful” life is ending. I believe just the opposite. In the 50s we can capitalize on our experience and continue to contribute greatly to the economy of our community. You just need to have… COURAGE! Read more>>

HARJOT MANN | Inner Leadership Coach, Mindset & Business Mentor, and Physician

Life is an adventure filled with risks for us to take. Business is the same. Every day we take risks when we get into our cars, hop on planes, go on dates, pitch ourselves to get something, find someone, or get somewhere we desire to go. There is never an upfront guarantee that we will reach our destination. So many things could go wrong, and yet we take those risks. Read more>>

Tiffany Chua | Founder – Dirty Hands Only Ceramics

When I first started Dirty Hands, it was more of a hobby, a place to get out of my head. I was a designer, but full time designing meant that I had to always be creative. No one cared that if you had “writers block”, you had to get the job done, so ceramics was a safe place as it’s a 100% focus when you’re on the wheel. Read more>>

Leo Nourachi | Architectural Illustrations and concept design

I have always taken a calculated risk in my life and in starting my business. I believe in life you have always a choice / risk that you have to take whenever you get to the end of the road which has a fork!. Read more>>

Stephanie Washburn | Ceramic Artist

When most folks think about producing art, usually risk isn’t the first thing that pops in to mind. But for those who live a life that follows a creative path, we are all too familiar with the seemingly ever present feeling. Risk comes in many forms and can feel like a giant or as small as a lady bug depending on circumstance and consequence. Whatever the size, it’s always important to be willing to brave taking risks in order to grow. Read more>>

Maddison Lynn | Professional Model & Model Educator/Mentor

Risk can sometimes be a hard thing to digest. It can be filled with fear of the unknown, insecurity, and unanswered questions. Risk is something I’ve always welcomed into my life. I look at risk as a level of growth. Read more>>

Christina DeMarco | Professional Hair Stylist & Makeup Artist

I was blessed to have two entrepreneurs for parents. I got to witness risk taking first hand growing up. Life is short, and nothing is guaranteed. I believe if you have a passion or a desire to pursue something, go for it!! Read more>>

Gabriela Pellegrini | Realtor

I have always felt that the sky is the limit. I think as we grow older and more realities sink in, we get distracted from the magic we have inside of us. We let society, our family, friends, and the news scare us into the “right” career path or something that is going to make us the most money and feel safe. Read more>>

Nicole O. Salmon | Strategist & Purpose Alignment Coach

Everything we do has a level of risk associated with it. We just have more information about some risks than others. and the more information we have the less risky it seems. But the truth is, everything has an element of the risky unknown. Read more>>

Emily Peters | Artisan & Musician

I don’t think about risk. If we want to view the world in those terms, we will find plenty that is risky, and plenty of possible directions to either lean into risk or avoid risk. I don’t see the world in that way. When I investigate direction for my life, my art – and those two in the form of work, business, or career – I get still and quiet so that the natural unfoldment of the direction reveals itself. Read more>>

Niaja Monay | Certified Interloctician

A risk is considered any situation with the potential exposure to harm or loss in the end. When I think about risk, I first identify what the two end results can be. I then weigh out the significance of losing one over the other to what will be more beneficial to me in the long term. Read more>>