Kat Oltmans was an elementary and middle school teacher who lived for those "A-Ha" moments: the magical times when a kid who has been struggling with a concept finally "gets it." When she saw an exodus of teachers in her children's school, she accepted the call and re-entered the classroom. It was tough—especially when she was required to wear numerous hats in the education eco-system—but the "A-Ha" moments kept her inspired.

Enter 2020.

COVID protocols, the instant pivot to online, and unreasonable demands on classroom teachers found her working 12-15 hour days. Then, because of a hearing impairment that requires hearing aids, a classroom full of masked kids meant that her ability to understand and isolate language was severely limited. It was beyond discouraging.

Until the day her husband said to her, "You like math. Have you ever thought about coding?"

And a new passion was born.

Music by:

LaVoe

Crowander

Scott Holmes Music

Gregor Quendel

Maartens Schellekens

Lobo Loco

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Kristin Jensen is a direct descendant of Brigham Young—the second president of the Mormon Church, founder of the Salt Lake Valley, and the first governor of the Utah Territory.

A few years ago, her "shelf broke." Kristin left the LDS faith because she refused to succumb to secret religious disciplinary "trials" and public shaming.

Kristin's journey far more loaded, difficult, and painful than most non-Mormons can imagine. It's more than leaving a church. It's leaving almost everyone and everything you know and love behind.

Music by:

Crowander

LaVoe

Lobo Loco

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When Diana Isyanova was 16, her mother came to the United States from Uzbekistan to make a better life for her family. But to do that, she had to leave Diana behind. Alone.

Three years later, Diana joined her mother in California. The teenager didn't speak English and her educational credentials didn't transfer to the American market.

Now, almost 20 years later, she is an attorney. A business owner. A wife and mother of three.

How did she do it? One step at a time and with a lot of hard work.

Music by:

LaVoe

Crowander

Scott Holmes Music

Gregor Quendel

Maartens Schellekens

Lobo Loco

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