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Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?

We have had the good fortunate of connecting with Nobel Laureates, titans of industry, rockstars and rising stars across dozens of industries and we have always found their stories about who they were early on to be most fascinating. Below, you’ll find members of the community sharing their responses to this key aspect of their stories.

Gregory Mirzoyan

Oh my god, this question is right on point! I graduated with a degree in Software Engineering from a Ukrainian university. Then, because of the war, I had to move to the U.S. and rebuild my life from scratch. When I first arrived, I worked for a moving company and ended up injuring my back. Read more>>

Andrea Hantman

Before starting my journey, I was a wife, a mom and a community model, roles that shaped me in many beautiful ways. But what truly inspired me to create PLAY were my children. ‘My why, my two kids’. During the pandemic, I realized that children needed individualized attention and lost precious years of socialization. Read more>>

Lilian Raji

I find this question to be worded interestingly as who any of us was before the world told us who we had to be were children. We all begin as impressionable children and the world then dictates to you your place in it. I think the better question is who did you become when you realized the world was wrong? Read more>>

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