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Huntsman School National Advisory Board member Tessa White had been a human resources executive for over 20 years, and, as she puts it, “couldn’t begin to count the number of re-organizations, layoffs, hires, or lawsuits I’d overseen. I had always worked in fast paced, growing companies, and I found my sweet spot was fixing and building. But as soon as a company stabilized and began to run smoothly, I lost my enthusiasm.”

That drive to “fix” led her to a new path. When the pandemic hit, she turned on her creativity and came up with The Job Doctor, which instantly felt like the idea that would stick. Her daughter offered to post some of her videos to TikTok, and within 48 hours she had gone viral, and now averages 1,000 new followers a day. White notes that “the pandemic allowed me to build a business where I have been able to help people accelerate their careers or their pay, refine their interviews, or work through complex workplace issues like discrimination. I’ve found that I am finally hitting my stride and tuning into my natural gifts in a way that is so satisfying. Feels like this was what I was intended to do all along.”