During the closing night of the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival in 2021, Ferrer asked himself, "Why don't I have a film here?" The answer was always the same: "It was because I hadn't made up my mind to do it. The only obstacle was me."
Dawn Choo took a 40% pay cut to transition from a quant role at Bank of America to a business analyst role at Amazon, reflecting her commitment to a tech career.
After graduation, the job search was difficult, filled with rejections that shifted my perception from confident to feeling like an unwanted failure.