"I realized I wanted to live my life in a way that reflected how important my mother had been to me"
"I was probably working 60 hours a week. Now it’s more like 40, so I have time for two side hustles"
"I was pretty miserable. And it got worse over the pandemic once I became stuck at home"
"I was skipping all of my lunches and breaks, and I still couldn't get everything done"
"I’m earning $17 an hour as a junior designer"
"I found a product designer based in Paris who could turn my drawings into 3-D foam renderings"
