Patrick O'Hagan, 29, has learned that success in one's professional life is like running a marathon. It takes training, perseverance and a sacrificial mindset.

Chanda Chambers has spent the last six years aiming a steady stream of energy at growing the welding and fabrication business she owns with her husband, Brent, and that work has sparked serious growth.

When it comes to planning for retirement, health care costs can throw some uncertainty into the mix, but there are some good ways to anticipate and plan for them.

Ask Kimberly Cooper Thomas about her career path, and she can't help but laugh.

Elisha Millan opened Grass Roots, Tennessee's first hemp dispensary, in Chattanooga in 2017 after finding relief from debilitating illness through CBD, a cannabinoid derived from hemp.

When Miles Huff visited Chattanooga with his parents years ago to tour the Tennessee Aquarium and Rock City, he instantly fell in love with the city.

Julie Bestry has been a Certified Professional Organizer since 2007, but she has always been inclined to create systems for keeping track of the many tasks and challenges work and life throw at us.

It was truly the best and worst of times for Clea Klagstad in 2019 — she was expecting her first baby, but her two-year-old environmental consulting firm was struggling.

Just before she became a U.S. citizen earlier this year, Daniela Peterson, a 34-year-old social worker by training, was feeling pangs of ambivalence.

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.