There is a wealth of academic research that suggests that differences in risk appetite are at the heart of differences in career and business trajectories. We wanted to go beyond the theory and ask real people from the community about their perspectives and experiences with risk and risk taking.

Candice Mann

For whatever reason I am only drawn to risky endeavors! I graduated with high honors from UT Austin but instead of grad school or a job in my major of Broadcast Journalism, I moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. After many years of working on-camera and in voice over, I pivoted to small business ownership! (And moved my family across the country to Atlanta.) Read More>>

Paul Holden

I’ve always seen risk as something to be respected, not feared. In both corporate business and BBQ, the real danger isn’t taking a calculated risk — it’s standing still while everything around you evolves.
Early in my career, I learned that the best opportunities often come disguised as uncertainty.  Read More>>

Pattie Baker

“Aren’t you scared?” was the third most frequent question people asked me when they heard I was heading out via bikes, buses, trains, and volunteering on organic farms across the USA and Ireland as a woman alone. As women, we commonly walk with keys in between our fingers in the mall parking lot — how was I going to survive changing buses in the middle of the night in unfamiliar cities, sleeping next to strangers on overnight bus and train rides Read More>>