With all the resources the internet has to offer, it’s getting harder to find excuses not to chase down your dreams. As the adorably badass country chick Kasey Musgraves sings, “Follow your arrow wherever it leads.”
One of the most underrated sources of inspiration on the internet are career profiles. These are some of my favorites to get your motivation fuel flowing!
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A few of my favorites to get you started…
Abby Lunardini: How I Became The Top Marketing Executive At Virgin America
Rebecca Minkoff: How I Launched A Successful Fashion Brand
Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin: How 2 Friends Started The Skimm From Their Apartment
Leila Janah: How I Started My Own Company At 25
Soyeon Yi: How I Became Korea’s First Woman Astronaut
Contessas from Career Contessa
Aliza Licht, former PR for DKNY
Adrian Granzella Larssen, Editor-in-Chief for The Muse
Alaina Percival, CEO for Women Who Code
MAKERS
If you don’t think you have time to watch the docs, there’s also Makers Minute, which is a quick flash round of questions that you can watch while you brush your teeth or wait for the bus. No excuses, missy.
The Everygirl Career Profiles
Breaking into Fashion with Keryn Francisco of lucy Activewear
How Amanda Haas Rose from Sales Associate to Culinary Director of Williams-Sonoma
How Entrepreneur Toni Ko Became One of America’s Richest Self-Made Women
The Biggest Mistake I Made at Work from Lenny and Elle Magazine
The Biggest Mistake I Made at Work: Anne-Marie Slaughter
The Biggest Mistake I Made at Work: Kat Cole
A Day in the Life from Forbes Women
Day In The Life: Being A Digital Content Producer And 20-Something Founder
Day In The Life: A Millennial With A Side Hustle
Day In The Life: Being A Digital Nomad While Couch-Surfing The World
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