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In the early 1980s, John Snedegar enlisted in the army, following in the footsteps of every Snedegar generation since the Civil War. After rising through the ranks of private, enlisted person, sergeant, second lieutenant, and captain, it became apparent to him that without furthering his education, he would not go any further. 
At age 52, Ellen Hallett was a single mother who was working four jobs. Deciding to try something different, she earned an associate's degree in medical assisting at Kaplan University. Training hard to prepare for a job—and then landing that job—is a feeling Ellen can't get enough of. “I now know that I can achieve more,” she says. 
Losing his technology job in a layoff was the reality check Tommie Anderson needed to unlock his entrepreneurial spirit. He had been around computers all his life and couldn’t remember a time when he was not working in the technology industry. |
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