Taking Risk is essential, but how much, when and why? Taking risks effectively is as much of an art as it is a science and we’ve asked some of the brightest folks in the community to tell us about how they think about risk taking.

Ari Johnson | RESTAURANT OWNER

Since a child, I have always felt that taking risks was one of the most important things in character development. I used to hear the old saying “You miss 100% of the chances that you don’t take” & I never wanted to be that person. Taking risks prepare you for the future because in all reality, no one knows where we mind end up Read more>>

Alfonso Aguirre | Actor & Acting Coach

I understand why people avoid taking risks – I was there for a long time. Making safe choices is comfortable. You minimize the chances of losing something. It’s a way of self preservation. However, the most exciting things that have happened in my life were the result of taking risks. Learning a new language and moving to a new country. Working a bunch of ‘regular’ jobs and then leaving the traditional workplace to become a full time actor, when I was in my late 30s. Read more>>

Paola Fernandez | Model and Student

I’m a person that since I was little I was raised to always be careful with every step that I made, when I was 16 I was given the opportunity to participate on a small pageant, at the moment I felt like it was a crazy idea since I never had anything to do with modeling in my life but for some reason I did get very excited about it since it was something completely new to me so I decided to take the opportunity and risk it since I didn’t even know how walk on heels properly; today, I feel grateful for that opportunity because it gave that little spark of trying something new and 4 years later I have to say that challenges are the ones that had give the confidence and courage to keep growing as professional and as a person. Read more>>