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Episode 106
Season 1
Mary Jo Hoffman: From Functions to Form - The Search for Richness (and Stillness) in Life
SUMMARY
The creator of STILL discusses her journey from aerospace engineering to artist, and how she learned the difference between a rich career and a rich life.
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Mary Jo Hoffman, visual artist, nature photographer
HIGHLIGHTS
- Mary Jo had a natural gift for math and science but didn’t realize it until a teacher in high school suggested she pursue engineering.
- She almost had to turn down graduate school at Stanford but she discovered persistence pays off, and she finally got her employer to pay her way.
- When her employer, Honeywell, was acquired by Allied Signal, it changed everything. Mary Jo opted for a rich life rather than a rich career and she decided to focus on her family.
- She started STILL while living with her family in France as a simple way to exercise her creative side. Six months later, Martha Stewart called.
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