How do you think about risk? What role has taking risks played in your life/career? Check out responses from hidden gems from our community below.

Ricardo Johnson

Risk taking took on a huge new meaning for me in the last 5 plus years. Whereas years earlier I looked at going away from home for a place I made home and school effort for 4 plus years. I took a huge risk leaving the security of a job I worked nearly 10 years for the uncertainties of entrepreneurship. I didnt really have a safety net or really a plan other than make this dream work with the skills I’ve obtained up to that point. Was there plenty of challenges? Yes. Where there times I wanted to quit. Absolutely. Deep down inside no matter where the journey took me I knew this was the right path to take. Read More>>

Taylor Price

– I think risks can definitely feel scary, but in business they’re necessary—and honestly, sometimes not taking a risk is the biggest risk of all. I’ve made decisions while feeling nervous, worried about failing, and questioning myself, but I kept moving forward anyway. Starting my business with only six months of experience and no clientele was a huge leap of faith. Now, seven years later, I’m in a beautiful studio of my own and having the opportunity to share my story in this interview. Every single time I’ve taken a risk and bet on myself, I came out on top. Betting on myself has never failed me—and that’s the mindset that’s carried me this far. Read More>>

Dr. Xavier Cooper

I’ve known risk taking since my earliest days in the foster care. I realized early on that if anything was going to change in my life, I had to be the one to change it. Throughout my youth, I had to intentionally mold myself into something I could believe in. Not because it was easy, but because the alternative was staying stuck in cycles I didn’t want to repeat.  Read More>>