Kicked Out For Lacking A Degree, I Let Success Speak Instead

just hadn’t met the right reviewer yet,” I said.

Forge Forward isn’t just a fund. It’s a heartfelt response to the nineteen-year-old version of me—the one who curled up in a 450-square-foot apartment, wishing someone would just believe in her.

One afternoon in June, my phone rang. The screen said Natalie.

“I’m not calling to beg,” she said. Her voice continue reading …