Over the years we’ve had the good fortunate of speaking with thousands of successful entrepreneurs, artists and creatives. Some are happy, some are not. The happy ones almost always had a strong sense of purpose and so we are very focused on trying to help our community members and audience find their purpose. This series is our attempt to create more dialogue around finding your purpose.
Brittani Ables
I found my purpose by getting aligned with God and finding my identity in Christ. I realized that I needed to work towards becoming a better person each and everyday. I started to follow the laws, statutes, and commandments of God and realized how lawless I was living. The use of discipline and wisdom has prospered me greatly. Read more>>
Elaine Weiner-Reed
Thank you for inviting me to join you! I am honored. I would like to express my sincere thanks to everyone at “Bold Journey” for contacting me and inviting me to give an interview. Read more>>
Tara Platt
Great question. From an early age I just knew that I wanted to be an actor. I had a strong desire to bring characters to life on stage and in film. Then as I grew and worked as a professional actor, I tried to distill this passion and gain clarity on my specific brand and discovered the common thread was that I wanted to work on vivid characters in highly aesthetic fantastical worlds. Read more>>
Shaun Arashi” SupaNova”
Simple answer, i followed my heart. Those things that i loved to do over and over again that benifited not only myself but other peiople, helped me understand what my porpuse was. Read more>>
JB McGinnis
The turning point came when I faced the struggle of living paycheck to paycheck. I knew I needed to change my financial trajectory as I was about to get custody of my 9 year old daughter. With determination, hard work, and astute decisions, I managed to retire at 44. This new found freedom allowed me to explore my passion for guiding people toward financial autonomy. Read more>>
Kia Davis
From a young age, I had an innate passion for design and a love for creating beautiful and harmonious spaces. As a child, I found joy in transforming my childhood home, arranging furniture, and adding pops of color to my surroundings. I even inherited my grandmother’s penchant for making beds elaborately. Little did I know then that this love for design would be a guiding force in my life. Read more>>
Marjorie Glenn
I found my purpose in life after struggling with my health. After working in law enforcement and the legal field for several years my body succumbed to high stress levels and my body could no longer function at its best. Being in those positions often meant eating out constantly so I spent years of eating a poor diet and my gut health eventually deteriorated. Read more>>
Staci Gray
I was working for my dad’s company, The Real Estate Guys, when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. He was drowning in work and had very little time to get away. He asked me for help organizing things so he could feel confident to step away to spend time away. Since I also wanted time with my mom, I took this as a priority and implemented systems, SOPS, and organization. Read more>>
Jonathan “Dr. Jay” Robinson
Life along the way helped me to find purpose. Through experience and cultivation of who I was becoming, the gifting(s) and leadership I surrounded myself with helped me to see it so that when the time came, I would be ready to handle whatever this journey would bring. Many would say you’re born with a purpose, but I believe it is by discovery you find your purpose. Read more>>
Natasha Caleel
My journey to discovering my purpose started with a deeply personal experience – the birth of my own daughter. This pivotal moment in my life opened my eyes to the unique challenges and needs that women face during and after pregnancy. Becoming a mother myself ignited a profound sense of empathy and understanding for other women going through similar experiences. Read more>>
Bob Lingle
I’ve always enjoyed the art of storytelling. Read more>>
Tylah ‘The Queen Of Fashion’ Mack
I knew what my purpose was from the moment I was 6 years old (as far as I remember). I used to use my sister; who was 3 at the time, as a model for my paper shirts & skirts. I even remember vividly using my moms foot to make a paper shoe and I’d color and draw on the papers to make them look like different designs & different fabrics. Read more>>
Coly Den Haan
I have worked in the hospitality industry for most of my life, in almost every aspect but most passionately about wine. After selling my last bar and restaurant, and frankly being burnt out on that side of the industry, opening a retail wine shop seemed like the most natural progression. Seeing that there are many great wines shops in LA, I knew I had to set myself apart. Read more>>
Peter Roberts
I’ve always had a clue that my purpose was in music. It became an early interest in my life as my father was also in music (keys, voice, French Horn, Flute etc…). Growing up in Memphis, TN, he would sit me on his knee and sing to me and I i would sing what he sang right back! Read more>>
Randy Allison
Finding my purpose was highly influenced by my faith and my family’s history of volunteerism and charity. Ever since I can remember, my dad and mom were involved in giving back to the community. I may have not fully appreciated it at the time, but this spirit of “otherness” definitely inspired and influenced my own family to find meaning and purpose in helping others. Read more>>
Andriana Manfredi
Purpose. That’s a funny word we hear often, right? ‘Find your purpose.’ ‘What is your purpose? ‘
I’m a bit of a word nerd, so let’s define that. According to Oxford Languages, purpose means: “the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.” Read more>>
Gianni Moore
Thank you for this question! This is one of my favorite questions I chuckle when I think back to what my answer would’ve been a few years ago. I believe a lot of times we unknowingly put pressure on ourselves to discover our purpose in life not realizing that most times it stems from our experiences. Read more>>
Trevor James
Finding your purpose is a winding road; it can take you to places you never dreamed you’d go. During my undergrad, the siren call of real estate sung out to me, but I resisted in heeding the call. After all, you hear a lot of stories about people who went into real estate and really struggle not just to find their purpose, but just a sale. Read more>>
April Nickleberry
I didn’t find my purpose, my purpose found me! My purpose comes from how I grew up as and individual. Knowing that once I was able to obtain my goals in life that I would be able to give back. I found out quickly that others did not need a hand out but a hand up. Read more>>
Jazminn Williams
Before the pandemic in December 2019, I started documenting my foodie experiences on social media. I’ve always enjoyed eating out, but intentionally taking photos, supporting small businesses, and building community quickly became important. My mission turned into an opportunity to amplify Black-owned businesses in New Orleans, Pittsburgh, and now Baltimore/the DMV. Read more>>
Heather Wilson
I found my purpose by walking the path of dissolving intergenerational, colonial patterns on both sides of my multiracial family and becoming a responsible steward of my ancestral wisdom and spiritual, indigenous traditions. My purpose is to support and empower other female-bodied “cycle-breakers” to alchemize deep ancestral wounds (codependency, enmeshment, toxic shame, sexual trauma, etc.) into creative potential and shifts to higher consciousness with the help of astrology and pleasure as transformative medicine. Read more>>
Stanislav Osipov
Finding my purpose took a lot time. Pretty much my whole life. I never knew what I wanted to do with my life besides drawing or making things with my hands. The thought of for what purpose never entered into my mind because I was always too busy getting drunk or high. For a few decades I was very selfish with my time. Read more>>
Lianna Nielsen
Growing up I had a strong feeling that I was meant to do something of impact but for years was perplexed as to what it was. My purpose didn’t find me until my late 20’s when I had a major health crisis and was forced to slow down, examine my life, and change my habits. Looking back, I was always interested in health, wellness, and self-development but it wasn’t until my body was compromised and I had no where to turn, that my path naturally changed. Read more>>
Jessie Kates
Questions like these always light me up from the inside out. First and foremost because I love getting deep with people and learning more about someone beyond the superficial surface of “where are you from?… what do you do?” The other reason I love talking about purpose is because I truly believe finding it to be a secret weapon for longevity. Read more>>
Jeannina Jeannine Jimenez
Absolutely, I’d be happy to share my journey with you. It all began with a deep-seated calling to help and guide others towards healing and self-discovery. It’s been a unique path, but it all ties back to my education in Social Behavioral Science. Read more>>
Renee Youngblood
I know that we’re all born with a purpose and for a purpose, so I feel that I didn’t find it as it was already embedded in me. I feel that life throws you curve balls and how you dodge them and catch them filters on how your able truly tap into understanding your ordained purpose in life. I believe that our purpose in life is to be of purpose to others in whatever form that may be. Read more>>
Keatyn Wright
I started KEATYN KLAUS unexpectedly in 2017, when a dear friend begged me to design, install, and remove her Christmas decor. She had family coming in from Europe and was going to be out of town up until the day that they arrived. When we first met, we instantly bonded over our Christmas/snow obsession, so I guess you could say she already knew that our visions would align perfectly. Read more>>
Erica Wilson
I found my purpose in all the IT’s that had to happen. Starting out with my 1st “IT” at the age of 10, I can provide first-hand experience on what it takes to over come, continually develop and position yourself for past or future IT’S. In my next career, I transitioned from a struggling Teen Single Mother, after more than 19 years, to becoming an Author and CEO of 2 successful businesses (IT Had 2 Happen, LLC and 88 Blessings Inc. a non profit organization.) Read more>>
Abigail Dowell
Looking back, I don’t think there is a specific time when I could say I “found” my purpose. I genuinely feel that my purpose found me through introspection, life changes, taking inventory – and a little therapy! As I constantly seek self-improvement and ways to be a better version of myself, finding a purpose has been quite a journey rather than a destination. Read more>>
Thomas Thibeault
My purpose in writing is to expose injustice. I had experienced a grave injustice at work and had to sue my employer. The result was that I discovered, in a very personal manner, that injustice depends on the collusion of dependents in a hierarchy. Justice, therefore, demands that we fight the group bullying of those who perpetrate injustice. Read more>>
Airy Choi
From a young age, I possessed an innate desire to make a positive impact on the lives of others. This passion, coupled with my love for artistry and working with my hands, led me on a journey of self-discovery that ultimately revealed my true purpose. It was during my time as a dental assistant, after completing my undergraduate studies, that I experienced a profound realization – dentistry was my calling. Read more>>
Dorsey Standish
I stumbled across my purpose unexpectedly in a corporate conference room, where I was leading a volunteer mindfulness workshop for the my company’s Women’s Initiative. Read more>>
Lisa Taitelman
After I Lisa lost my mom to cancer at a young age, I started on my path of self-discovery and learned how hiking could change the course of my life. Today, I have educated and inspired many through the healing power of nature to shed limiting beliefs and live a life of joy and fulfillment. Read more>>
Jocelyn ‘Jane Free’ Fee Miller
Purpose often a synonym for ‘dharma’ in the modern holistic communities is something you can never loose. It is part of us, it is US. Read more>>
Victoria Lewis
Once I started viewing purpose as a journey instead of a set destination, I gained a lot of clarity. Read more>>
Leonardo Porro (aka Ledo)
It’s hard to tell when it really happened. I’ve been a musician all my life and now it’s hard to look back and identify a specific moment in which I said “That’s it, this is what I’m supposed to be doing”. I guess it happened gradually throughout a very dark moment of my adolescence when I felt truly lost and aimless. Read more>>
Haim Mazar
As a young child, I was always obsessed with music. I remember seeing a keyboard player at a birthday party playing songs and creating entire band parts on the fly using his keyboard programing. I think it was back then when I knew this is what I want to do growing up. Read more>>
Jess Ferrara
I’ve always had an interest in photography. My father had photos from the 1970s and 1980s that made me nostalgic for a bygone era. My mother exposed me to more contemporary photographers. Read more>>
Rogerio Maudonnet
Music has been an essential part of my life since a very young age. I began playing classical guitar at the age of 13 and joined my first band at 16, playing the electric guitar. I have always been fascinated by the process of writing, producing, and recording songs. Read more>>
Sanja Goseva
My 3 beauty children are my purpose for everything I am Doing in my live..The day when they come out I knew I have to be strong and independent to be able to support them and give them everything possible in life. Read more>>
