Transitions

Tech engineer sails into a new career
"It's all my wife's fault," joked Douglyss Giuliana, founder and president of Advantage Yacht Sales and SailTime Boston, when asked how he got involved in boating. (Boston Globe)

'Crisis' leads to building a new dream
An ex-entertainment field worker finds new career as occupational therapist. (Boston Globe, 09/30/07)

New venture builds on skills gained in first career
Rick Lavin in the stairway of one of his company's homes in Truro. Lavin's company, Goodheart Properties, builds homes on the outer Cape. (Boston Globe, 07/29/07)

R.I. man lives his island dream
Island life: it's a dream of many, especially in the summer months after a memorable holiday with family, to pull up stakes and move to the islands for a different, better way of life. (Boston Globe, 6/24/07)

She was destined for career in care
After 10 years of evening classes and shifting her work schedule, Terry Murphy finally found her calling as a nurse. (Boston Globe, 05/27/07)

Finally following her heart's desire
Drawn early to color and art, she put it aside for 20 years before seeing where she belonged. (Boston Globe, 04/29/07)

Her stock tip, don't give up
Cecile Goff's early ambitions were to work in the investment industry. She was deterred from pursuing it , but ultimately was not to be denied. (Boston Globe, 2/25/07)

In switch, helping was the bottom line
When two of his three children completed high school and left home, Richard Joyce finally had time to reflect on his working life. (Boston Globe, 12/31/06)

Health food store recharges former utility engineer
Valerie Mata knew that she had to do something, but did not know what that something was. (Boston Globe, 11/26/06)

9/11 forced her hand; now she woodworks
After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, Barbara Brown, like many people, paused to reflect on her life. "If a plane flew into my building and we all went down," Brown recalled thinking, "this is not what I would want to be doing." (10/29/06)

Nourishing others feeds restaurateur
An experiment with smoked meat yielded not just an evening meal but, unexpectedly, a new career path for Lynch. (9/24/06)

Museum job a dream for a nonlinear thinker
As manager of exhibits and collections for EcoTarium, the nation's second-oldest natural science museum and Worcester's main science center, Betsy Loring oversees the development of exhibits. (8/27/06)

Grooming a career for the future
The spacious, immaculate, old-time interior of State Street Barbers -- with its high-tech underpinnings -- is no accident, as the carefully crafted tagline on the back of the business card states: ``An old-fashioned barbershop with contemporary style and convenience." (7/30/06)

Helping others to build housing, she found home
In her role as chief executive of Habitat for Humanity, Greater Boston, which builds housing for the poor, Lark Jurev Palermo's job is to provide those same comforts and advantages for those who could not afford them. (6/25/06)

Back pain piques interest to become a physical therapist
James Agostino first suffered excruciating back pain when he was a senior at Lexington High School and a captain of the lacrosse team. (5/28/06)

Speech language pathologist serves up new dish
A former speech language pathologist, Lisa Henning now runs Queen of Cuisine, a personal chef service in Southeastern Massachusetts. (4/30/06)

Fulfillment comes in new career in healing arts
When she left her full-time software marketing job after the birth of her first child in 1990, Troisi knew someday she would have a second career. (3/26/06)

Advising on dreams instead of anguish Ex-psychologist helping families grow financially
Paul Bruchez is a man others turn to for advice. Once sought out for his clinical therapy skills, working primarily with children and families facing mental health issues, clients now turn to Bruchez for aid on their financial portfolios. (2/26/06)

Focusing inward, a life coach finds a new path
''My object in living is to unite my avocation and my vocation," states one of Robert Frost's characters. It took him a couple of decades and a circuitous career path, but Carlton SooHoo has finally managed to do just that. (1/29/06)

Street smarts put to use in new role of college professor
Not every cop winds up as a college professor. But Tom Nolan, who spent 27 years on the Boston police force, was not just any cop. (Boston Globe, 12/25/05)

Answering the call to serve
For Eileen Morris, the call to the ministry came early in life. But as her story reveals, she was unable to answer it for more than 30 years. (Boston Globe, 11/27/05)

Unpredictable route ends in the classroom
No one ever suspected that Jeffrey Meropol would wind up back in the classroom. (Boston Globe, 10/30/05)

Ex-doctor massages away stress, refreshes self-image
The hardest things about leaving medicine were the change of self-image and the fear of disappointing her family. (Boston Globe, 9/25/05)

Dressing the world, a person at a time
Katie Tiger went from administrator for an investment banking firm to founder of a shirt-making company. (Boston Globe, 8/28/05)