Where It Actually StartsWhat shaped Roger Clemens before professional baseball was even a realistic possibility?Growing up in Houston after losing his father, raised by two strong-willed women working multiple jobs to keep six kids moving forwar…
Kathy Ireland on Building a Business, Surviving Fame, and Making Your Future Bigger Than Your PastWhere It Actually StartsWhat did selling painted rocks and delivering papers have to do with building a billion-dollar brand?Everything. Those ea…
How Fame Actually Gets BuiltWhat does meeting someone like Larry the Cable Guy at a celebrity golf tournament reveal about how he moves through the world?He works the crowd the way most entertainers cannot. He notices the small human moments, in…
Kim Alexis and Carol Alt on Reinvention, Risk, and Building a Career That LastsTwo Tomboys Who Stumbled Into High FashionHow did Carol Alt end up in modeling when her plan was law school?Almost by accident, the same way Kim Alexis did. Carol w…
Chef Beau MacMillan on Building a Culinary Career That Actually LastsWhere It All StartedWhat made Chef Beau MacMillan fall in love with food before he ever worked in a kitchen?His grandmother in Montreal. Cooking there was generosity, not per…
Where Resilience Actually StartsWhat moment shaped Bret Saberhagen's entire approach to hard work?Being the best kid on his team, stopping practice because of it, moving to a new league, striking out in tryouts, and getting drafted last. That se…
From Swimmer to Supermodel: Why Identity Came FirstHow did Kim Alexis end up in modeling?Almost by accident. She was 18, competitive, disciplined, and already had a plan: swimming, school, music, college. Modeling was not the goal. That backgrou…