12 Minute Convos W/ Engel Jones

I was born in Latvia and raised near the Arctic Circle—one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth—a place that shaped my resilience and ambition from an early age. Over the years, I've built a multifaceted career spanning law, education, writing, entrepreneurship, and social impact, making it my mission to be a voice for women and immigrants around the world. Before moving to the United States, I achieved what many would consider the pinnacle of success in my home country. I spent over a decade as a lawyer in the world's #1 corporation in mineral fertilizers. Specializing in constitutional law, in 2009, I defended my dissertation and earned my Ph.D. in Russian law, focusing on the effectiveness of constitutional rights in the Russian Federation. I'm an analyst and researcher at my core. But my thirst for knowledge and service didn't stop there. In 2020, I earned a Bachelor's Degree in teaching (pedagogy), Russian language and world literature and later worked as a teacher in the Russian public school system