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Yvette Simpson Is Cincinnati’s Jack of All Trades

Politics, sales, law, business, wine—she's done it all.

Vanessa Melendez Designs for the People

This design director takes the person-focused problem-solving skills she used as a social worker and applies them to industrial design projects for P&G—and she’s not finished yet.

Brandon Reynolds Is All Abuzz

Applying the skills of a salesman Reynolds raises awareness of environmental challenges.

Nicole Phillips Has Always Been Putting Out Fires

Agreeing to a challenge led this stay-at-home mom to enter her destined career— firefighting.

Never Too Late to Learn

Whether picking up a new skill, furthering your education, or preparing to apply for new jobs, Greater Cincinnati has the resources for it all.

Jimmy Longbottom Is Going Quackers

While the pandemic forced Jimmy Longbottom out of the craft beer industry and into his own nonprofit animal rescue, he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Paul Picton Is Engineering Better Chocolate

What started as a gift for his wife after a business trip blossomed into a brand-new career, and the Maverick Chocolate founder has no regrets.

Editor’s Letter: February 2025

Editor-in-chief John Fox discusses the charging relationship between work and worker.

Making the Career Change

A professional job coach offers advice to later-in-life employment seekers.

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