It's okay to ask questions. It's okay to be disruptive.

After a lot of self-discovery and reflection Amrutha felt her true calling was to become a public lawyer.

"I’ve sort of been an outsider in a lot of different phases of my life - being born in the US to immigrants..."

Torchbearer: Hilla Ovil-Brenner. South African-Israeli Torchbearer: Hilla Ovil-Brenner Profession: Tech Entrepreneur and Enabler Company:...

Torchbearer: Amanda Koonjbeharry. Guyanese-American Early in her career, Amanda found herself in different leadership positions.

One of my greatest fears is being on my death bed wishing that I had published that book - not saying something I wanted to say.

Profession: Retired Teacher; Healer; Therapist. "Hope is the boldest act of imagination that one can have."

Torchbearer: Emily Tsitrian Author of "Make Me the Boss"; Technology Implementation; Podcast Host: Manager.Flow

Torchbearer: Dr. Tiffany Ingram. Black Detroiter. Firmly rooted in her family's history, it's no surprise that she shines bright.

Dr. Christine Chin-Sim didn't have any intention of being a working woman in her 20s. It wasn't in her mind.

Torchbearer: Ariane Hunter. Torchbearer: Ariane Hunter Profession: Founder/Owner, Career Coach, Dream Builder, soon to be Author Company:...

Torchbearer: Rediate Tekeste. Ethiopian-American. Torchbearer: Rediate Tekeste Profession: Advertising & Sr. Brand Director; Founder,...

Torchbearer: Illona Willken. South African. Torchbearer: Illona Willken Profession: Founder/Owner, Doctor in Restorative Medicine,...

Parry Burton started her career ready to be an actress. With the support of her parents, she was ready to live out her dreams.

What’s the worst-case scenario? You fail and move forward. You need to learn how to be born from your ashes and just keep on going.

Lami determined that she was going to be far from average. With that, she has won numerous awards as a top Mergers & Acquisitions dealmaker

Torchbearer: Hyepin Im. Korean-American. An accountant turned non-profit executive and community advocate.

Torchbearer: Pallavi Agarwal. Washington, DC. Indian Grit and resilience is what took Pallavi from asking “what is software?” – to...

In the Latin or Hispanic culture, things like that can be frowned upon. We’re often told that if you have a job stay there.

I've encountered a lot of men who at first, maybe didn't think engineering is a good fit for women.

Torchbearer: Mojoyin Onijala. Yoruba. New York City. Someone once told me - “Don’t forget that you’re probably going to be working for...

Roopa is a global leader in gender and modern-day health. Her journey grew out of unfortunate circumstances ...

We come from a culture that requires and celebrate those who choose to pour into the community. I didn't know anything else.

Fadila is a woman that takes her destiny in her own hands. She has made many bold choices towards designing her own life and happiness.

Starting off her journey with uncertainty, hopping from job to job and city and city, she used the power of self-awareness to dig deep.

Gia Gaster - American. North Carolina, USA In so many different versions of her story she could’ve kept her life the way it was for over 2

Torchbearer: Karen Santana — Dominican-American. New Jersey, USA. Karen navigates her career with such amazing intention.

Torchbearer: Afërdita Volina — Albanian. Ohrid, Macedonia. My mind works even when I sleep. I’m always thinking of doing something.

Rossette P. — Filipina. El Nido, Philippines. How many people started their career as a factory worker only to become a resort maanger by 30

Torchbearer: Renee Braithwaite — African-American (Guyanese Descent). Abu Dhabi, UAE. She’s a woman on a mission. that mission is — FREEDOM

Torchbearer: Roma Bose — Indian. Iowa, USA. Without a plan, she and her children had to abruptly leave their home country of India. Yet...

Torchbearer: Annamária Porkolab-Minarik — Hungarian. Budapest, Hungary. She’s the hard-fought fusion of work and passion

Torchbearer: Lola Adele-Oso — Nigerian. Maryland, USA. The Executive Director/ Co-Founder of Act4Accountability and Diaspora RiseUP

Torchbearer: Joyce Sabari-Karanu — Kenyan. Nairobi, Kenya. In October 2016, I realized I couldn’t do it. I resigned from my stable job

Torchbearer: Janibell Rodriguez — Dominican-American. New Jersey, USA. A plumber/saleswoman/model who had to recently struggle through..

Torchbearer: Claudia C. — Mexicana. Monterrey, Mexico. “I have friends my age who are grandmothers, and at 50, I have one daughter who is 6

Torchbearer: Maniya Jules-Miller — Haitian. Washington, DC. Your career is just a vehicle for social activism.

Torchbearer: Sheila Whittle - Filipina-American. Texas. God lights our feet to guide our steps, not to see the entire road!