By most standards Sarah's life has been anything but ordinary. At an age where many of us are just settling into our careers she was receiving phone calls from people like Harrison Ford and JFK Junior, she was a respected authority in animal training, and she had published several books on animals. Despite her obvious passion, it took almost dying to figure it all out.

Near the large street-facing windows at Starbucks, Sarah and I sat at a table for two, the whir of the coffee grinders providing a pleasant hum in the background as we talked. She sat back comfortably in her seat and listened as I regaled her with the story of this blog, until finally, I asked about her story.

Jennifer was a part of the team that recently launched Spark!, a startup incubator for high school students at Parkway schools. As the Coordinator of Career and Technical Education for the district, she has already helped begin this and numerous other successful programs to give students real world experience.

We met on a chilly morning at Bread Company on Olive and squeezed into a small table in the middle of the restaurant. The morning rush was in full swing as we leaned over the table to better hear each other above the hustle and bustle.