We asked some of the most interesting folks in the community to open up about how they think about taking chances and the role risk has played in their lives and careers. Risk is by far the topic folks talk to us most about and we hope the responses below will help shed light on many different perspectives.

Basha Oluwa | Entrepreneur & Content Creator

I feel like I had to take a risk in order to be happy. I don’t have a “conventional job” and even though I graduated from college and was suppose to go into the “workforce” I could’ve find a job. But deep down I never really wanted one. I’ve always wanted to work for my self so I guess the biggest risk was being honest to myself about that and then putting energy into my content in order to make it a lucrative thing. Read more>>

Kalie Trahan | Bakery Owner

Taking risks is definitely scary, in any part of life. I believe when it comes to business, if it’s not scary it isn’t worth doing. The risk makes the outcome so much more worth it. Knowing it wasn’t easy and you had to take risks to get where you are, makes it that much more rewarding when owning a business ! Read more>>

Jessica Davis | Covid Safe Massage Therapist & Furbaby Caregiver Extraordinaire

Risk terrifies me. Risk often hinders me unfortunately. However, there are times when it comes down to risk or misery. I went to school for massage while I was working in a different industry. I allowed fear to prevent me from starting my massage career right away. I stayed in a field where I was miserable but it was familiar and safe. That is, until a moment of risk seemed worth it if the alternative meant staying stuck and marinating in a place where I was extremely unhappy. I finally took the risk to begin my massage career. I then took the chance to go out on my own as an independent therapist. Between relocations and hurricanes, it began to feel like I was just repeatedly starting over but I stayed afloat. That was still better than where I was before massage. Read more>>