When he's in his kitchen, chef Terence Locke is often preparing more than a dish for a catering job or his new food truck.

Brittany Fulmer Ennen doesn't live in her fears.

David Ortiz landed in Chattanooga 20 years ago, moving from his native New Jersey to work in communications for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.

Angela Scalla-Johnson remembers well the day she realized she wasn't her father's favorite.

Julie Daniel Davis took early retirement in May from her role leading instructional technology at a local private school, but she's just getting started when it comes to advocating for technology in education.

Sometimes in the quiet of the morning, before her 18-month-old son Harris adds his voice to the day, Rhett Bentley, a bookish child of coastal Georgia, may imagine echoes of her father.

Growing up in Los Altos, California, Kathy Ford didn't make many choices when it came to sports.

For more than 25 years, Debra Dubow has worked in global industries including pharmaceuticals, health care, financial services and the automotive industry to help leaders and their teams manage and thrive through change.

Amanda Ellis has an anticipatory twinkle in her eyes, like a ballet dancer one count before a pirouette.

Chester Sharp launched his creative agency in 2015 with a focus on in-person experiences and interactions — both online and in the real world — that would promote brands and bring people together. And that was going extremely well.

The traits of top athletes and successful entrepreneurs might be more closely aligned than you think. Creativity, mental toughness and teamwork are all skills that shift smoothly from the locker room to the board room.

Stephanie Hollis, the director of Career Services at Chattanooga State Community college, has spent nearly 20 years helping other people find the careers that suit them best.

Kenston O'Neal says he always has been a tech-oriented person.

Tom Norquist is serious about play.

The role of a midfielder in soccer is fluid — sometimes pressing forward on offense, sometimes back-pedaling on defense, but always (always!) working.

KaDeadra McNealy was working as a trade analyst in Washington, D.C., and finishing up a master's degree in public policy when it occurred to her that she could reshape the nail industry.

When Lya (pronounced Lee-ah) Kimbrough left Chattanooga after high school about 10 years ago, moving back here as a young adult wasn't part of her career plan.

Civic entrepreneur Stephen Culp co-founded Smart Furniture, Delegator and PriceWaiter, as well as philanthropic organizations ChattanoogaSTAND and Causeway.

After more than 20 years as a consultant focused on building corporate cultures and managing through change, Tangela Johnson is taking her own advice as she builds out the next chapter of her career.

Hodgen Mainda had to move fast to climb the learning curve in his new role as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance.

When he was younger, Daniel Staub, 29, says he sometimes felt professionally adrift.

Telehealth, which has been nibbling at the edges of the conventional in-person doctor visit for years, is having a heyday as the coronavirus keeps us at a safe distance.

When Nashville native Marley Lentz arrived for a marketing internship at Chattanooga's Office Furniture Warehouse in 2016, he was handed a "to-do" list by the boss to complete during his time with the company.