Kailie was supposed to follow the ‘regular’ path after college. She had a regular job interview, and they made a point to show her the popcorn you could have in the regular break room. This was enough to repel her, and jolt her away from the ‘regular’ path. Instead, she worked at a bed and breakfast in Mexico, immersing herself with local families and living a life beyond recognition. A different pace, a different culture, and a disconnect from the norms of America. She thrived, and eventually returned with a sense that she wasn’t the same person anymore. The idea of rebooting her life, again and again, was suddenly much less terrifying. She went to graduate school, lived alternately in New York City and Alaska, before returning to her native Washington State to settle and grow her family. Kailie found her way to financial planning to run their father’s longtime investment firm, yet like her sister, she couldn’t operate within convention anymore. Her sabbatical experience had forever disrupted her perspective, and she wanted to find more, for herself and her clients. Today, as co-founder of TOWYN, she is supporting similarly unconventional path-seekers while instilling values of discovery and global open-mindedness in her two little ones. Life is busy, but it does feel like a life, at least.