A former artist, Shalit (right) was determined to help African women sell their beautiful baskets in the U.S. Now, thanks to her company, Fair Winds Trading, thousands of them are living better lives. Read her reinvention story here Read more stories: Reinventors Hall of Fame Body & Beauty Reinventors Reinventing as Artist or Writer Fashion & Jewelry Reinventors Out of the Box Reinventors

She gave up her successful acupuncture practice to open a pay-what-you-want restaurant that helps feed the world. Read about the epiphany that lead her to break all the rules of restaurant ownership and come out ahead. Read more stories: Reinventors Hall of Fame Body & Beauty Reinventors Reinventing as Artist or Writer Fashion & Jewelry Reinventors Out of the Box Reinventors

I’d had a successful career as a television producer/director, an 18-year marriage that friends envied, and two beautiful teenage daughters. Life was good, if not exciting. My future was neither frightening nor particularly exciting. Was this all there was? My life had been about caring for others. Trying to be the perfect friend/daughter/wife/mother, but too often feeling I was never good enough….Read how Robin Smalley moved to Cape Town to work with HIV-positive mothers.. Read more stories: Reinventors Hall of Fame Body & Beauty Reinventors Reinventing as Artist or Writer Fashion & Jewelry Reinventors Out of the Box Reinventors

Deborah Morosini lost her sister (Dana Reeve, wife of Christopher) to the deadly disease. Bonnie Addario is a lung cancer survivor. They came together with a shared mission. Read the full story here Read more stories: Reinventors Hall of Fame Body & Beauty Reinventors Reinventing as Artist or Writer Fashion & Jewelry Reinventors Out of the Box Reinventors

In September 2007, my son, Logan, showed me an article in The Washington Post that described one man’s mental anguish at not having any books to read. The man, a Darfur refugee living in the Gaga camp in eastern Chad, Africa, changed my life. Five years into retirement from education program work with the Federal government and only one month after this front page news story appeared, Logan and I founded Book Wish Foundation — a public charity with a mission to provide a form of humanitarian aid we call "reading relief" for some of the world’s most vulnerable populations — especially refugees….Continue reading Lorraine Kleinwaks’ story. Read more stories: Reinventors Hall of Fame Body & Beauty Reinventors Reinventing as Artist or Writer Fashion & Jewelry Reinventors Out of the Box Reinventors

In the summer of 2008, I was working as the fashion & style columnist for a newspaper. I was planning an event that would celebrate the fabulous lives of women in their 40’s. My life consisted of fashion shows, store and art gallery openings, invitations to visit new spas and resorts. Sounds wonderful doesn’t it? Then one summer afternoon, I phoned my sister and began to express to her my desire to become more. I told her that I didn’t find the world of fashion to be as exciting as it once was. I remember my sister asking me, "So, what do you want to do?" With that simple question came a flow on inspiration that could nolonger be contained. I said, "I want to comfort women with cancer. I remember when Mommy was sick, I would pamper her and make her feel pretty. I wish I could package what I did for Mom and give it to other women."...Continue reading Glenda Harrison’s story. Read more stories: Reinventors Hall of Fame Body & Beauty Reinventors Reinventing as Artist or Writer Fashion & Jewelry Reinventors Out of the Box Reinventors