Prior to his work as a teacher, Smith was a professional actor/technician on the east coast.

Prior to his work on energy and the environment, Berger was an innovator in journalism.

Prior to his work as a film director, Blackburn directed commercials and music videos.

Prior to her work with Christie, she was strictly a dramatic actress.

Prior to her musical work, she taught mathematics at university level in Iran.

Prior to Kaplan's work, reports focused on the brilliancies of the players involved.

There have been several responses to this issue, some raised prior to Smolin's work.

Prior to his work with Outside, he was the executive editor for Wired magazine.

Prior to his work in law, he briefly held various positions with newspapers and educational institutions.

Prior to his work on 24 he created, wrote, and executive produced the television series Special Unit 2.