Shifting from a corporate job to founding and running an animal rescue organization isn’t easy, but it is worth it. Kristen spends long days on her feet and she takes pride in knowing that she and her team have saved over 10,000 dogs. She works hard, is on her feet up to twelve hours a day, as she takes in animals from all over the country. Why does she do it, we asked? “I want my kids to know that every life matters.”