Wendy’s move into entrepreneurship was the result of years of reflection and a desire for more alignment between her work and her values. “I had a long and rewarding career,” she explains, “but I wanted more alignment. I wanted to create something lasting, meaningful, and deeply personal.”

If you think your career has zigged and zagged, wait until you meet Henry Woodman. He sold knives at 13, launched a television show in Chile, scaled and exited a global hotel tech platform, and now he’s producing a reincarnation-themed romance series written from a manuscript discovered in his dad’s garage.