I met Adam a year ago and we talked about hybrid professionals. A year later he told me “Our conversation had a huge impact on how I ultimately chose to rebrand and reposition Vicarel Studios.” He had struggled to convey how all his different talents and work passions fit together—from lettering artist to graphic designer to workshop instructor to brand strategist and more.

Chelley left a traditional career path behind, deciding that the discomfort of jumping into her calling with no net was preferable to the familiar, unending ache of living a disconnected life.

As a full-time plant coach and apartment farmer, Nick’s mission is to give people the knowledge and confidence they need to create their own green spaces in the pursuit of regenerative environmental action.

Emily calls herself an Experience Maker. Collaborative Doer. Community Engager.

From athlete to major icon in sports consulting (NFL, NBA, and MLB), Harry Edwards is an icon in athlete activism, and essentially “invented the modern system of player counseling and support.” He intertwined his identities of athlete, activist, and sociologist into one of the greatest activists of all time.

Davone was set on the path to become a musician since his youth, and was accepted into Harvard and Juilliard to study. However, Davone is not an ordinary opera singer. It’s easy to say Davone is a specialist with a singular identity as a bass-baritone singer, but he’s much more than that title.

Tracey Pickett is an inventor who combines her legal mind with founding companies that are culturally focused.

Julia Collins “was the first Black woman to have her company valued at over a billion dollars and become a unicorn in the tech industry” (Refinery29).