"I started working after school at the age of 15 and have been working ever since. My family wasn't well-off and needed help, so I took it upon myself to attend college at night and work all day. While I was in school, a gentleman from JPMorgan recruited me to work for the company. I began my career as an auditor after earning my degree in accounting."
"I moved to Richmond about 20 years ago. My husband got sick and had a stroke, so we moved here because my son was going to college here. Richmond is very different from New York, but I found a job at a visual arts place, where I stayed for about 10 years until 2009. After retiring from that job, I became a yoga instructor, and I'm still running my business full-time at age 83."
Barbara Brown began working at 15 to support her family and attended college at night while working full days. A JPMorgan recruiter led her into auditing after she earned an accounting degree. She spent over 15 years at JPMorgan, later serving as a controller and working for entertainment companies and startups in New York. Brown moved to Richmond about 20 years ago due to family health and her son's college, worked at a visual arts organization until 2009, then became a yoga instructor and continues to run a full-time yoga business at age 83.
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