The next act after retirement

–  Woody and Sherry McHarg: Social work agency manager and innkeeper/chef -> Creators of vibrant and gracious bridge clubs

–  John and Sharon Doherty: Bankers -> Creators of a school for deaf kids

–  Lee Sproull: Sociology prof -> Quilter

–  John Wimberly: Minister -> Pastoral management consultant

–  Michele Scavongelli: Actuary -> Lawyer for youth

Responding to insufficiently fulfilling work

–  Aaron Marcus: Academic graphic designer -> Design and technology entrepreneur

–  Peter Panagopoulos: Manager in development firm -> high school teacher of dramatic arts

–  Stephen Ehrlick: Entertainment lawyer -> university professor

–  Sandra Olive: Associate in executive search firm -> Managing partner, Argentina, Backer & Associates

–  Douglas Heifetz: Rabbi -> Jewelry artisan and artist

Finally following an enduring passion

–  Max Israelite: Chicken farmer and postal worker -> Writer

–  Varatha Shanmuganathan: Retired teacher -> Master’s degree student at age 85

–  Vladimir Rott: Engineer -> Writer

–  Barbara Tiffany: Designer -> Garden creator and designer 

–  Paul Hoffert: Rock/jazz musician, film composer -> Culture and technology inventor and entrepreneur

–  Deb Poppel: Actuary -> Musical theatre song-writer

–  Paul Hoffert: Rock/jazz musician, film composer -> Culture and technology inventor and entrepreneur

–  Robert Fishbaum: Guidance counselor -> Magician (Fish the Magish)

Responding energetically to a new passion

–  Chipper Roth: Free spirit -> Family member/patron

–  Jack Blum and Sharon Corder: Filmmakers -> Entrepreneurs for Canadian film in the schools

–  Alison Druin and Ben Bederson: Creator of a high school for LGBTQ+ kids

–  Maria Karam: Computer scientist -> Theater impresario

–  Christine Perfetti: User experience designer -> Creator of workshops for women reinventing themselves

Chance meeting, a happy accident, serendipity

–  Larry Constantine: Computer scientist and family therapist -> Writer of thriller novels

–  Ellen Moorhouse: Newspaper editor -> Organizer of community history preservation

–  Jim Blakey: Lawyer -> Engineer, designer, marketer of clear ice cubes

–  Nicole Mordecai: Computer scientist -> Photographer and photography teacher

Responding to illness

–  Philippa Baran: Filmmaker -> Preserver of her late brother Toller Cranston’s legacy

–  Kevin Whitaker: Judge -> Painter

–  Patañjali Chary:  Survivor of an almost fatal ”stroke” -> Lifelong journey to health

–  David Abrams: “NFL Fan Diet Me” -> “Fit Green Smoothie Me”