Guadalupe Reza Rosales began her career by studying fashion and apparel design in Mexico, but always saw herself pursuing entrepreneurship in the United States. Shortly after immigrating to the state of Georgia, she decided to make her dreams a reality — and sought educational opportunities to get started. “Fashion is a competitive industry,” Guadalupe explained.…
For the last 17 years, Monique Lesser has worked for Evonik, a German specialty chemicals company. Born and raised in Germany, Monique started her career as an Industrial Clerk Apprentice for Evonik, eventually working her way up to Senior Human Resources Manager. In 2016, Monique accepted a new position as Evonik’s Marketing Manager for Animal…
With a desire to transform healthcare, Hillary Hines completed nearly five years of school and two years of practice to become a medical doctor. She made plans to specialize in psychiatry, as she was especially passionate about helping others and making a positive impact in the world. However, despite her achievements in medicine, she began…
Michael Knowlton first entered the workforce as a marketer. After working for a few different marketing agencies, he became one of the first employees at an exciting, up-and-coming startup. There, he helped the cofounder build a marketing team — and, over the course of five years, was able to watch it grow with the company. …
Steve Tucker’s career is something many techies would envy. He’s worked at Apple, ATARI, AT&T, Sony, and Deloitte. He was one of the first 10 employees at a dot-com tech startup that raised $300 million, went public with an IPO, grew to upwards of 2,000 employees, and generated over $300 million in annual revenue. His…
Countless Americans have struggled since the pandemic hit, but few have found work as challenging as those in service industries. With restaurants shuttered and tourism in a free-fall, the future for America’s 16 million hospitality workers seems bleak. That’s what Chea Cliatt had decided, anyway. A literature graduate and restaurant general manager, he wanted a change —…
When changing careers, who you know is often just as important as what you know, so it’s a good idea to start building your professional network as early as possible. Industry and networking events are great ways to build connections with others in the tech field by not only granting you direct access to helpful…
George Oddoye enjoyed his job as a STEM tutor, but after three years of teaching students, he wanted to start learning again. In college, he majored in biology and developed a sharp scientific mindset. Now, he was ready to transfer his problem-solving skills to the technology industry. Landing on data science, George began researching ways to…
Jamil Mawani was an accomplished technician for AT&T. Rain or shine, his job brought him outdoors to install copper lines, cables, and more. But after two and a half years of working long hours, including night and weekend shifts, he was ready for a change. “I’d always been interested in website design,” said Jamil. “I just…
Seeking a role in fashion, Victory Fejokwu studied apparel and textile technology. But, she landed in an insurance-related customer service position, and after a year, she was done. She yearned to challenge herself and earn more. She began considering possible career changes. “I started to hear the term UX/UI being thrown around,” said Victory. “I decided to…
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