I was raised to do everything I was “supposed to” do. I went to school, did my homework, listened to my elders, graduated college, and got a job. I wanted to advance my career as an editor, get married, and have a family. I had and still have close family and friends…

I began my journey as a corporate soldier. I was accepted into the Joseph E. Seagram & Sons marketing training program after college. It was there I learned the subtle nuances of marketing, public relations and philanthropy. I worked the next 20 years in a variety of companies - my last corporate job was as a Director of Marketing for a large, regional accounting firm.

I started as a TV reporter and anchor fresh out of college and spent 15 years in the fast-paced world of TV news. I started off in a tiny market in upstate New York and worked my way around the country…

Since I was 15 I thought I was going to become an academic professor! It wasn't until I finished my PhD that it finally sunk in that there were other career paths out there better suited to my skillset…

As a Parent Coach, I help parents create sustainable solutions to family challenges by harnessing their strengths and parenting styles to bring more joy and ease into their lives. Throughout my years as a special education teacher…

After many years in corporate finance and having two young sons, Belkys combined her love of travel with her analytical and organizational skills to launch Distinct Vacations in 2013…

My career over the past 15 years has been very multi-dimensional. Here’s a quick tour of my professional life - across sectors and all around the world! My professional roots are in management consulting…

My path to founding and operating a baking business has been far from direct. Just like the recipes that inspire Boomerang Bites, I am a transplant from Australia. Trained as a civil engineer, I arrived in the US in my 20s to pursue graduate study and built a career at the World Bank, spending much of the last twenty years traveling to remote corners of the globe providing advice, and more recently teaching graduate students - on how to deliver essential services (water, sanitation, electricity, roads, public transport) to underdeveloped communities in low-income countries.