Christine Jones: Crafting a Multifaceted Color Palette
Christine’s flexibility and natural curiosity create a strong foundation for her as she navigates her roles between an actor and a health coach. Once you get to know her, you will soon realize she is unapologetically committed to her authenticity. It’s very clear that she knows who she is and what her purpose is.
As a professional actor and wellness coach, she demonstrates that life can be multi-faceted, that life can have higher purpose and meaning. When you find your core identity and understand what you are living for, all your wildest dreams begin to manifest.
Wen Zhang: Be the Change We Want to See
Wen is a start-up advisor, pitch expert, and founder/CEO of INNW Institute. Wen has a wide breadth of experience in both start-ups and the corporate world. As a serial entrepreneur, she has successfully launched and scaled businesses. Today, she is using her passion to help mentor early-stage founders in developing their pitch deck, perfecting their pitch, polishing their presentation skills, and refining their strategy.
SARAS: Late Bloomer
SARAS is a professional songwriter and independent artist. She recently released her debut EP, Late Bloomer. The album is accessible through Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music and others…
…I’m so grateful for SARAS opening herself and sharing her story. Through her journey, I’m reminded once again that there are so many ways of living life. Unlike building financial models, there is no formula or template that gives you the right answer. It’s about knowing who you are and what makes you happy, and ultimately finding a path that allows you to unleash your potential.
Ama Almonte: Life Lessons Learned from Running
When Ama first started running in 2014, her motivation was more for her emotional health than anything else. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Ama was determined at a young age to create a new life in New York City after spending a semester studying abroad through an exchange program offered by her school. When she finally set out for her journey to NYC in 2013, the only English she knew was from Backstreet Boys songs. Confronted with language and cultural challenges like many other immigrants, running was her therapy.
Kira Golenko: Moving to Win
Kira and I met at a friend’s party in New York City over a decade ago when we both had just started our careers in finance. We clicked immediately because not only were we both immigrants trying to find our place in the concrete jungle, but we also shared a similar level of ambition with the hope of creating our own legacies in the finance industry. About a decade later, we both found our place outside of finance.
Jasmine Zeng: Living a Purposeful Life
Jasmine exudes an unbelievable amount of energy. She graduated from Georgia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, works in a corporate leadership program, figure skates competitively, volunteers in local communities, and, all the while, manages her start-up business on the side. Trying to summarize Jasmine is a futile exercise because she is so multi-faceted and dynamic. She influences everyone around her with her easygoing persona and compassion. She has a magical aura that just draws people to her. She is carefree yet determined, cerebral yet creative, pragmatic yet passionate. She has achieved so much in her young adulthood already, yet she handles all recognitions with such humility. This has all been shaped by many pivotal moments in her life.