Even if you are from the same neighborhood as someone else, you might still be coming from different places. Where you are from is a complicated question and it elicits complicated, but interesting and thought-provoking responses. We’ve shared some of those responses below.

Adya Roy | Industrial Engineer and Content Creator

I was born into a highly educated and very STEM-driven family. For me to pursue engineering was actually the assumed normal path. But I wanted to do something different, something that set me apart from the other engineers in my family. That’s one of the reasons I started creating content, as my unique selling point, and my own individual definition of success. Read more>>

Marina Yanay-Triner | Somatic Life and Business Coach

I was born in Ukraine and grew up in Israel. It’s crazy to think both of these lands are now experiencing war, loss and grief. Growing up in these areas of the world has had a major impact on me. Being born in a communist country has gifted me with both a lot of trauma around money that I continue to work through AND a deep care for others and a desire for everyone to have their basic needs met. Growing up in Israel and actually moving there in the midst of the Gulf War has taught me about conflict, and created the deepest desire within me to teach and embody conflict without winners: conflict that isn’t war. Conflict where everyone can express themselves and get their basic needs met. Read more>>

Cheri Sacks | Certified Cannabis Nurse Consultant

I grew up in a small town outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was close to Valley Forge, PA. As a child, I would go sledding on some of the hills where George Washington and the army slept 200 years before I came into the world. I was about 12 when I knew I wanted to be a nurse. Even at that age, I recognized that understanding how our bodies worked was the key to health. I worked as a bedside nurse at major teaching hospitals in the area before moving to California. My first position as a nurse in CA was at a startup company providing telephonic health education to people living with congestive heart failure (CHF) and diabetes. It was one of the first disease management companies in the country. Read more>>

Matt George | Author, Speaker, Consultant, Harvard Business School Leadership Coach

I am from Danville, Illinois. A small town with midwestern values. People from Danville worked hard and had grit. Growing up in a town where there were not just good people, but also hardworking and caring people. Many successful people came out of Danville and have made change and been impactful in their careers and for their communities. Read more>>