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Marissa Ramos went from speech-language pathologist to top Creator and Dare to Dream Top 5 winner by showing up online with authenticity, consistency, and a mission rooted in service. Dare to Dream met her at a pivotal moment\u2014giving her the support, coaching, and community she needed to keep building and spark a ripple effect of impact. Ready to build your dream?\u00a0<\/em>Enter the Dare to Dream Challenge<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and share the impact you could create.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Marissa Ramos never set out to become a Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a speech-language pathologist focused on helping toddlers learn to talk and sign through play, connection, and everyday routines, she turned to social media to share her knowledge and land more clients for her business, Rise and Sign Therapies<\/a>. Her mission was simple: help families understand that speech therapy could feel accessible, practical, and human\u2014not scary or clinical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She began sharing videos that broke down speech therapy into playful, bite-sized actions parents could do at home. What started as a way to reach a few local families quickly became something much bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Marissa is a seasoned Creator and one of the five Dare to Dream 2025 winners<\/a>. She uses her platform to advocate for equity and awareness in early childhood education\u2014particularly for deaf and hard-of-hearing children\u2014and supports over a million families through her content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But getting here wasn\u2019t easy. Becoming a Creator<\/a> meant stepping away from the stability of client work, pushing past the discomfort of being on camera, and continuing to show up even when her finances felt uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Marissa applied for Dare to Dream, she was looking for the support and momentum to continue scaling her impact\u2014not just her income. What followed marked a turning point in her journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how Marissa became a Creator, why Dare to Dream mattered when it did, and what\u2019s happened in the year since she won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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