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April 15, 2025 53 mins

Few career trajectories are linear, but sometimes, the zig zag paths teach you the most.

Ariel Lopez started college with the goal of going to law school and creating change, but she dropped out and become a recruiter, then an entrepreneur, and is now helping more founders achieve their own dreams.

On this episode of The American Dream podcast, Ariel tells Elias what she's learned from all those life milestones and why she believes every failure and victory contributes to one's ultimate success.

  • (1:01): Ariel’s origin story
  • (6:45): How much influence does your college degree have on your career?
  • (15:25) Ariel builds a company
  • (22:23) What’s the rush?
  • (32:00) What is Knack?
  • (39:31) Ariel joins TechStars
  • (50:09) Ariel’s call-to-action

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