In my 20s, I set my sights on what I thought “success” meant. I climbed the corporate ladder until I felt my enthusiasm cool down. I then traded in my cushy paycheck to follow my instinct and a budding passion for teaching. The rest is history… in the making.I initiated my first reinvention in 2008, in the middle of a global recession. Tutoring math showed me I had a gift for helping people break through their limiting beliefs and grow in pursuit of their own happiness. During this pivotal time, I also got my first taste for public speaking, filling a ballroom to standing room only. I understood what it meant to be truly fulfilled by my work!Years later, I reinvented myself into global facilitator of 100+ entrepreneurship bootcamp events. I was recruited by a top tier leader at IBM to spur an intrapreneurial spirit throughout the oldest tech company in the world. In this role, I rose to worldwide executive coach, delivered talks to 50,000+, and taught 2,000 employees to apply the foundations of coaching in their day-to-day work. Many went on to become coaches themselves. When the pandemic slashed our workforce, leaving me without a job, I spent my final month coaching the newly laid-off how to prepare for reinvention ahead of their last day and the School of Reinvention was born. I am proof that determination, a growth mindset, staying true to ourselves and open to possibility can take us further than we could have imagined. This is the driving force behind everything I have achieved and created since my journey to reinvention began:✅ International Keynote Speaker presenting 600+ live talks for audiences from 100 countries and as large as 200,000, including Google, IBM’s Think Conference, CES, and the World Bank. ✅ Best-Selling Author of The Journey to Reinvention: How to Build a Life Aligned with Your Values, Passion, and Purpose; 3x bestseller✅ Ivy League Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania and Sarah Lawrence College✅ Blog Writer where I share my discoveries, experiences, and practical lessons on personal and career reinvention✅ Editor of The Reinvention Report, sharing the latest trends on the topic of reinvention✅ Podcast Host on The School of Reinvention✅ Reinvention CoachNone of this was handed to me on a silver platter. As a minority raised in a household with no prior college education, I learned early on to apply grit and resilience, push through my limiting beliefs, lead with my strengths, and carve my own path. I now see a future of unlimited opportunity, as though my story has just begun.