Taking Risk is essential, but how much, when and why? Taking risks effectively is as much of an art as it is a science and we’ve asked some of the brightest folks in the community to tell us about how they think about risk taking.

Katie Cook | Certified Fitness Coach, Foster Fit board member, pround mom and wife

I have been blessed with the best life and as traditional as it may look, it has never been conventional. All of the best parts of life have come from major risks. Taking those risks have not ever gone as planned, but they have ended so much better. When it came to marrying young, entrying our adoption journey, and during the pandemic deciding to leave an incredible company to stay home with my now 4 sons. It was all a major risks, but the breaking, the growning, the praying it all lead me to this path right now. Read more>>

Ciarra True | Chef and Proprietor

I have always considered myself to be a risk taker. Although now that I’ve started my own business they are progressively becoming more calculated. Since I was little I have always loved exploring, new places, cultures, cuisines and authentic experiences. After college I decided to go to culinary school as a way to understand how and why cultures and food connected. Read more>>

Amber Laird | Co-owner of 2Girls1BrushBeauty

I think of risk as a double edged sword. I would be lying if I said I didn’t love adrenaline rushes but the anxiety that comes with it…debatable. Risk has changed a lot for me as I have grown up. Risk now for me has only set me up for growth. Sometimes my business partner, Tess, has to even push me a little. If I would have played it safe my whole life, I wouldn’t have the knowledge and mistakes to learn from that made me who I am today. Read more>>