Quit Your Job and Travel the World?
Have you ever thought about saying goodbye to your job and hello to traveling the world? For some, it’s just a fantasy. For Klaudia Jakubiak, she made it a reality.…
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For the Love of Hip Hop and Sugar
Dr. Dre and Lauryn Hill taught Adela Bejo how to speak English. Not personally — rather through their lyrics. Bejo moved with her family to Metro Detroit from Albania at age 12. She found herself learning the language during car rides to school.
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From Public Relations to Pies
Sometimes being impatient pays off. For Lateshia Dowell, 31, that feeling spawned an idea that has grown into a full-fledged online small business .Dowell is the owner of pastry company,…
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Human Connection With Strangers
“Everyone’s scars and bruises are manifested in their childhood.” Those words are from Alyonka Larionov, 31, who speaks candidly about her experience. Indeed, to understand Larionov’s story you have dive…
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Mastering Your Own Lifestyle
Trust your gut. Listen to your heart. Follow your intuition. Deirdre Skiles did all those things, which led her to start Detroit Rose. Her company creates and sells candles, as…
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Detroit Housing Advocate in the Running
It’s the day after winter storm Mateo hurled up to a foot of snow on Metro Detroit. The white stuff continues to fall, but that’s not stopping Michelle Oberholtzer from…
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Overcoming Grief by Forcing Joy
We first discovered Dana Frost on Instagram a few years back when she was running the Closet Confessional, a Detroit fashion/lifestyle blog. Frost, 34, captured our attention not only with her…
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Wearable Art for a Good Cause
“Take your goal and make it big and uncomfortable. But act like that’s exactly what’s going to happen.” That’s advice from Kate Lind, 32, co-founder of Pincause. Lind and her…
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Daily Motivations at Your Fingertips
From the death of multiple family members to falling extremely ill, Shelby Tinsley faced a trying time last year. The now 26-year-old also was unable to find employment after receiving…
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Tiny Dancers, Big Goals
Developing and empowering young people to be active and productive citizens. That’s the mission of DANCE Inc, a nonprofit peforming arts and athletics organization co-founded by Roslyn English. The 29-year-old,…
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