S01E21 - Following His Heart’s Compass: Richard Blank’s Journey to Costa Rica

Carry On with Criselda

After a chance encounter leads Richard Blank to double down on his Spanish Communication major and move abroad, he must navigate his family’s expectations, guilt, and fear of the unknown to find success and fulfillment in a new life. You will learn: 1. Taking risks to pursue one’s passions and live a fulfilling life, despite family guilt and expectations. 2. The importance of empathy, loyalty, and dignity in any job or career. 3. Living life with the ”fool’s” mentality, embracing the joys of the present and taking risks to achieve dreams. Richard Blank is a Philadelphia native who relocated to Costa Rica in 1997 to train employees for a call center. He has since become the CEO of Costa Rica’s Call Center and has the largest collection of restored American pinball machines and antique jukeboxes in Central America.