Profiles

Once his time in the military and the secret service was through, Michael Burns started living his American dream as a personal trainer and café owner.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Christopher D. Johnson is the university’s first Deaf Black academic administrator.

Patty Brisben’s rebranded SHE+ Foundation doubles down on helping women advocate for their sexual health and well-being.

It takes a village (along with Elvis and bacon) to mount the successful Flying Pig Marathon every May.

The stylist on challenging what you "can't" wear and getting a haircut that just feels right.