From writing about entrepreneurship to living it

Polina Marinova

Former Fortune entrepreneurship reporter Polina Marinova writes about leaving the magazine to start her own media company The Profile.

Marinova writes, “It may seem insane to quit a great job during a global pandemic that could unleash one of the greatest economic downturns of our lifetime. But you know what’s not insane?

“Independence. There is no better feeling than the freedom to decide what you work on, how you spend your time, and who you do business with.

“I learned everything I know at Fortune, and I owe so much to the editors who took interest in helping me grow and develop. Now, I’m able to take what I’ve learned and build something meaningful on my own.

“As a wise philosopher named Beyoncé once said, ‘I don’t like to gamble, but if there is one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.'”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.