The capacity to take risk is one of the biggest enablers of reaching your full potential and so we want to create a space where risk-takers can come together to talk about how they’ve developed their capacity for risk taking.

Joyce Yoo

I was raised in America by Korean immigrant parents, so I was always moving between languages and cultures. My family also moved around quite a bit, so I had to adapt to the subcultures of the West Coast, East Coast and Midwest. Those experiences gave me exposure to the different ways people communicate and relate to one another, and gave me practice adjusting my communication to meet people where they are. Read More>>

Maya Melvin

By embracing fear.

”I’m afraid all the time, but I’m not afraid of anything.” – Maya Angelou

I never truly saw myself as a risk-taker, not in the past. My early adolescence and teenage years felt like wandering through a dense fog, where clarity was obscured by what I now recognize as anxiety and an insidious, deep-rooted fear of rejection. I meticulously mapped out my life, every detail dictated with precision—from the college I had to attend to the exact number of children I envisioned having and the timeline for it all. Read More>>

Daniel K Palmer

Risk has been part of my life from the beginning. Growing up in Australia, I always felt this pull to explore something bigger. I left home young and threw myself into the unknown — first through travel, then work, eventually landing in cities like London and New York. I didn’t have a blueprint. I just knew I couldn’t stay still. That drive taught me early on that change isn’t something to be afraid of — it’s something you lean into. Read More>>

Mikayla Morrison

When I packed two suitcases and boarded a one-way flight to New York with only a two-month internship offer in hand, I didn’t see it as a risk—I saw it as a declaration. A bet on the version of myself I knew I could become, even if no one else could see her yet. I gave my mom a hug at Monroe Regional Airport and left Bastrop, Louisiana behind, not fully realizing I was stepping into the unknown with nothing but ambition and a MetroCard. Read More>>

Randi Hollingshead

I believe risk falls under the ‘ignorance is bliss’ category. Though it can be a lighter shoulder to carry, not knowing; because one feels they may get hurt. I believe it is far more favorable to know. We cannot combat the demons of life without running headfirst, sword in hand, and a fire in our hearts. Personally, I have been faced with quite a diversity in the land of risk. Read More>>

Jesslyn Eiben

My risk-taking started as a kid, being the youngest of three. Whatever my older siblings were doing, I wanted to do, too – riding a bike, reading and writing, learning Spanish – it didn’t matter that I was smaller or younger, or whether or not I was in school yet, I just wanted to keep up. My mother has always said that I was (and still am) strong-willed and stubborn and if I was going to put my mind to something, I was going to do it come hell or high water regardless of what anyone said (and perhaps even more so if you were to tell me I couldn’t).  Read More>>

Justin Pomasl

Over the last few years, I’ve really leaned into the idea that failure is just part of growth. When I take risks, I remind myself that I’ll either land on my feet and find success, or I’ll learn something valuable that gets me closer the next time. That mindset has helped me move forward with confidence, knowing that every outcome teaches me something and keeps me growing. Read More>>