Trying to afford travel while tackling debt led Jateria Pittman to launch her own company helping young people who face similar challenges
When Jateria Pittman took her first international trip for a study-abroad program seven years ago, she was on a path to a corporate career in the mortgage industry.
Then a marketing major in her senior year at Appalachian State University, Ms. Pittman, the first person in her family to attend college, qualified for a six-month study-abroad program in Johannesburg. Initially, she wasn’t sure she should go, telling herself to “just sit down and be grateful” for making it into college. But ultimately, Ms. Pittman decided to go to Johannesburg, rationalizing that it would be an important part of her college education. The experience was life-changing.
After graduating in 2015, Ms. Pittman quickly landed a job as a mortgage processor at a company in Charlotte, N.C. But she quit after a year, finding the job a letdown after her transformative time in South Africa. “The trip just really opened my eyes up to a different quality of life,” said Ms. Pittman, who is 28, lives in Atlanta, and is the first in her family to have a passport. After the freedom of traveling, the confines of her first desk job made her second guess her career choice. “This is what I’ve been working so hard for, for so long, to be sitting here in an office and having to ask ‘can I take time off to go to the doctor?’” she says. “This isn’t the dream that I wanted to live at all.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Trying to 'Keep the Peace' With the Royal Family After Lili's Birth'It’s no secret that the last year Harry and Meghan have been at war with the royals...'
Read more »
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Trying to 'Keep the Peace' With the Royal Family After Lili's Birth'It’s no secret that the last year Harry and Meghan have been at war with the royals...'
Read more »
‘American Idol’ Finalist David Archuleta Reveals He Is Part Of LGBTQIA+ Community; Talks “Trying To Find That Balance” With His FaithSinger-songwriter David Archuleta revealed on Saturday that he is part of the LGBTQIA+ community, talking about how he’s grappled with his sexual identity, in relation to his Mormon faith. &…
Read more »
Shirley Ballas' Covid battle left her so ill she couldn't remember her own nameThe Strictly Come Dancing star was struck down with the coronavirus earlier this year and now is waiting to find out if she is suffering from long-Covid. The star has since received both vaccination shots.
Read more »
Utah Dads Make Mini Peloton for 3-Year-Old Daughter 'Obsessed' with Their Bike: ‘She Loves It’Two dads from Utah made their daughter a mini version of a Peloton after she became obsessed with the bike they had
Read more »
Pharrell and Chanel Launch Mentorship ProgramThey're working to support Black and Latinx entrepreneurs.
Read more »