In our experience, most folks, including ourselves don’t have enough of an understanding of risk and the role it plays in our lives and careers and so we have made a concerted effort as a team to have conversations about risk with our interviewees. We’ve shared some highlights below.

Abbie Riffe | Content Creator & Influencer Marketing Specialist

I view risk as moving forward without knowing the outcome. In my personal life and career, taking risks can be challenging. I prefer to not operate in the space of the unknown. However, a lot of what I do has required that of me. I try to embrace risks with the reassurance of knowing that you can always pivot if something doesn’t work. Read more>>

Carlo Oddo | 51 YO professional BMX bike rider and social media influencer

Taking risks in my life has been a fundamental factor in my journey. One significant instance was when I embarked on starting my first business. Despite overwhelming skepticism from those around me who believed it wouldn’t succeed, I chose to forge ahead. Read more>>

Lorraine Campos | Owner, Third Rodeo Boutique

I’ve been a risk taker in some moments in my life, but I’m also naturally very cautious and I try to think logically before making decisions. Starting a business involves a lot of risk, especially in the boutique industry. I absolutely have learned to trust my own instincts and take a leap of faith. Read more>>

Thea Van Gorp | COO, Consultant & Creative

Risk is a concept that’s been a critical component of my life. It’s important to clarify that, to me, risk is not synonymous with recklessness. Rather, it’s a calculated consideration of uncertainty, a deliberate push against the boundaries of comfort in pursuit of possibility. Read more>>

Anne Dalton | Documentary filmmaker and actor

I’ve always been a risk taker. When I was working in the public sector, I saw so many things that needed changing. Outdated services not fitting the people they were meant to serve, the intransigence of established bureaucracies and the lack of apathy and stagnation that kept things the same in “the system.” Read more>>

Elley Ringo | Actress & Geologist Elley Knows Rocks

Risk and taking risk can mean so many things. For me, it meant making thought out calculated decisions while I was working for a huge company so I could set myself up to eventually start my own business. without making those thoughtful decisions early on I could not have created the base from which I jumped from. Read more>>