Inspiring

Six years of classical violin lessons instilled in Luke solid technical skills, but no love of the violin. Then someone handed him a ukulele, and he...

Even after Kobe quit basketball, his hard work did not end. He won the academy award at The Oscars earlier this year for his animated short...

The fate of British Cycling changed one day in 2003. The organization, which was the governing body for professional cycling in Great Britain, had recently hired Dave...

The skeptics thought no woman would ever make the first move. But Whitney Wolfe Herd, young, creative, and undaunted, stuck to her guns. In just four...

Soon after Conceiving the idea for Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling began writing but was immediately pulled away from her work by the devastating death of her mother....

John Cronin was born with Down Syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes learning disabilities and developmental delays. But that has not stopped him from gaining major...

Lilly Ledbetter was employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber for 19 years before she discovered that she was paid far less for the same work as...

Eric Yuan got into collaboration technology for personal reasons. When he was dating his now-wife in his native China, he would take 10-hour train rides from...

ounder of Thoughtful Human, Ali O’Grady started a greeting card line that puts meaningful prose and illustrations into cards, but most importantly, into the hands and...

As a designer, Miriam Brafman initially considered starting a design business, or perhaps an e-commerce site. But when she looked for a vendor who could provide...