At our 10-year class reunion, everyone bragged about careers, companies, and expensive homes. Marina, our former straight-A student, quietly said, “I’m still at school.”
People assumed she had failed—until she handed out her business card: “Founder & Director, BrightSteps Learning Center.”
What began with five students had grown into three centers, 32 teachers, and support for more than 800 struggling children. Then a successful classmate revealed that Marina had once tutored him for free and changed his life.
While everyone else was building impressive résumés, Marina was quietly building people.
