"When I started the business, most people said it would never succeed! They wrote off the whole idea that diversifying the energy workforce would be seen as a priority. They told me it would be a waste of time and money, that I was giving up my career for nothing."
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Has there ever been a time that someone told you something was impossible, but you did it anyway? Can you share the story with us?
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