𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬.I was nine years old when I became an orphan.But, before I became an orphan, I lived in a small, cold, and empty apartment in Russia with my older sister.Living without a father and with an alcoholic mother forced me to make difficult decisions at an early age in order to survive. I stole food.For me, developing an entrepreneurial mindset was not an option, but rather a necessity. In 2005, I walked into a new family, in a new country, to start a new life.At that time I knew that adoption was a step closer to a better life, but I didn’t know the things I would have to give up in order to have that better life.Children, who are adopted, have no option, but to change. They have no option, but to give up pieces of themselves, such as birth name, family, friends, native language, culture, memories.With the love and support of my family, I was fortunate to overcome these changes. In fact, I was fortunate to experience two spectrums of life: from poverty to wealth.I entered Kent State University with a passion to study Russian, as a way to keep in touch with my birth family in Russia. Though soon into my college career, I also gravitated toward entrepreneurship, with the realization that I was already an entrepreneur. On a broader scale, I realized that I consider my life to be a venture, one that required me to learn from my own mistakes and contribute to a greater cause. A venture that has helped me to discover my purpose in life.Today, I am on a mission to help others uncover, to (un)frame or rewrite their story. If this message speak to you, reach out! Be ready and willing to dive deep into your life, your thought process, your beliefs, your most vulnerable and empowering moments.Change your story.Change your life.