Send us Fan Mail What does it actually take to build something of your own? In this compilation episode, we bring together eight voices from the Path Found archive — eight women who started businesses without a playbook, an MBA, or anyone’s permission. Their seeds were rarely what you’d expect: a friend’s move during COVID, a whisper at a niece’s birth, a bike commute in uncomfortable jeans, a journal full of sad entries, even a SWAT raid. What they share is the moment they stopped listening to everyone else and started listening to themselves. This episode is for anyone standing at the edge of a leap — a career change, a side hustle, an idea you keep ignoring. The route may not be linear, but there’s always a way forward. Featured Voices • Kristina Marler — Founder, Neat Freak SoCal. From producing high-end events in New York to discovering a professional organizing business inside a friend’s two storage units during the pandemic. • Melissa Romero — After nearly a decade in California environmental politics, she followed a lifelong whisper into birth work — and is now training to serve Spanish-speaking families as a doula. • Eleanore Guthrie — Founder of Knorts and inventor of knit denim, on creating a category, getting copied by giants, and pivoting on her own terms. • Kayla Andersen — Founder, Riparian Media. She did the math on her freelance income, gave a polite two weeks’ notice, and decided she deserved good things. • Londa Jensen — From international educator to a cannabis-industry arrest to CEO of Manifestation Babe and founder of Manifested Adventures. • Vikki Yaller Radow — A tech pioneer since 1989 — GeoCities, FrontBridge, and the foundations of what we now call Office 365 — on knowing your worth. • Macey McCallion — A horse trainer from a family of doctors and lawyers, on drowning out the naysayers and trusting her intuition. • Jessica Nersesian — Co-founder, Metric Design Works (Barcelona), on sustainability in consumer electronics and “following the thread” to a job that didn’t exist until she made it. 🎧 Listen to “Path Found Podcast” Real stories of pivots, side quests, and scenic routes that inspire new possibilities. 📅 New episodes drop every Thursday. 👉 Subscribe & Listen: https://www.youtube.com/@PathFoundPodcast ★ Follow, rate, and share if you’ve ever taken the scenic route. Get Involved: 🌐 See the work we’re doing at Keystone Network - Web: https://keystonenetwork.org 💬 Submit your comments, questions for guests, or suggest new guests you’d love to hear from! 📷Instagram: @pathfoundpodcast
