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.

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.

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.

Briana Garza-Wilson has learned some entrepreneurial lessons the hard way when it comes to owning short-term vacation rental properties, and she hopes to spare others those experiences.

When she was a child, even before she could spin her thoughts into written sentences, Opeletia Helton drew pictures of the ideas that were constantly crowding her mind.

As the work-from-home movement shifts from stopgap measure to everyday reality, there are all kinds of financial questions to consider on both the employee and employer side. Brian Baker, a certified public accountant and partner with HHM CPAs, has some answers.

Dave Holliday spent decades marketing consumer products, from baked beans to body powder, before a corporate layoff led him to change gears.

Long before Amanda Jelks knew she wanted to be an attorney, her mother thought she ought to be one.

To most of her friends from high school, Chantel Pitts is not 'Chantel,' she's 'Ohio.'

Four local lawyers have been elected to serve on the executive committee of the board of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. The attorneys chosen by their peers for the positions with the Bar include Brittany

As an entrepreneur, educator, stylist, and administrator, Genia Church has worn multiple hats throughout her 25-year career in the beauty industry.

For Autumn Witt Boyd, the shift to life online was no shift at all. She launched her digital law firm in 2015, and has built a thriving business largely on serving clients who need legal guidance as they navigate the development of their own digital footprints. Boyd shared her expertise in what it takes to build a relationship-based business almost entirely online.