During the Great Recession of 2009, Lisa Bedford’s husband’s construction company went from getting 50-60 client calls a day to zero. To distract herself from her fear of going bankrupt, she started building emergency preparation kits. Soon, she started blogging about prepping and survival from a uniquely female perspective, using her background in education to help others feel empowered and in control even during times of crisis. Now, at Survival Mom Sisterhood, she teaches women…
Ali Manning took up bookbinding as a hobby after her daughter was born. By the time her daughter was in…
At the age of 60, Joann Filomena’s husband died suddenly and unexpectedly, and she was laid off from a job…
Brenda Ster spent the first 20 years of her working career in training and financial technology, and climbed the corporate…
Debbie Viola was always interested in art, but her guidance counselor didn’t allow her to take art classes in high…
Teaching classes for a paper crafting company that constantly pushed her to take her business to the next level…
Cynthia Maugard grew up loving horses, but was always told not to turn her passion for animals into her life’s…