When life throws a curve ball, there are two options. Assume a fetal position. Or, like Lea chose to do, take a deep breath, step up, and take a big swing.
To begin, apologies for the sports metaphor. But it works here. Lea had moved to Vermont and was six years into her Ph.D. program when it became clear – because of research obstacles, it would take an indefinite time to complete it. Talk about a conundrum. Stay? Go? She picked the Go card.
“I asked myself, what do I want in a job? Then it hit me – I wasn’t seeking a dream job, I was seeking a dream team. I found it in Abacus. Plus, I use my years of critical and creative thinking to help people. I see tangible results.”