Have you ever dreamed of changing your life? In a revealing series of interviews for Plum TV, Bob and Melinda explore the stories of ordinary people who chose to create more meaningful lives for themselves. These are people who, despite obstacles and tough times, made life changes in order to do what they really enjoy–in their work, their homes and their communities. The passion that fuels them is the power of commitment, creativity and integrity. It’s the joy of living what you love. Watch and get inspired!

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View excerpts from all nine of Bob and Melinda’s inspiring interviews for Plum TV.

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Kathleen King started selling cookies at her family’s Long Island farm stand when she was 11 years old. Now Tate’s Bakeshop is a national brand selling millions of cookies across the country. Bob and Russ Shay, brothers and avid skiers, grew their custom ski boot business from their parents’ garage to become one of the biggest suppliers in the industry. Ross Gannon and Nat Benjamin followed their dream of designing and building traditional wooden sailboats on Martha’s Vineyard.

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Don Chalfont and Jim Satloff were friends who shared a love for freestyle skiing. Frustrated with the limited choices of twin-tip skis on the market, they started the now successful Liberty Skis in Vail, CO. Chocolate lover Patty Denny had been an actress, assistant pastry chef and ski school manager. In 2002, she quit her day job and turned her hobby of making truffles into a thriving business, Telluride Truffle. With no money and little experience, brothers Shep & Ian Murray decided to pursue the American Dream by designing some whimsical handmade ties. They started peddling their Vineyard Vines line on Martha’s Vineyard, and their company now does over $40 million in annual sales.

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Dedicated to roasting his beans to very strict quality standards, Keith “Herbie” Herbert started selling coffee part-time from a little cart. His company, Ink! Coffee now has 7 stores and over 100 wholesale accounts. When Eberhard Müller was the chef at New York’s famed Lutece restaurant, he and his wife Paulette Satur purchased some land on Long Island to grow vegetables and herbs for the restaurant. Today, Satur Farms grows organic produce for many top restaurants in New York. Jamie Bennett came up with a new kind of book light when he was a teenager. Years later, he and his wife Debbie started the successful company LightWedge, and their lights can be found in specialty stores around the country.

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