A millennial who quit her tech job details the costs and challenges of making a career change to a self-employed baker

Hali Mo sells her home-baked items in a few ways, including at pop-up locations.

Ryan Walek

• Hali Mo quit her California tech job and ended up making an unexpected career change.
• She traveled to Paris for a pastry program and then moved to New York to launch a bakery from her apartment.
• While starting a business is hard, she's found the spark she was missing in her previous work.

Hali Mo starts baking pastries before the sun rises.

She's already completed much of the prep work...