Working on something meaningful is a common desire – but how? We started asking folks to share the story of how they ended up working on a project they felt was meaningful because we wanted inspiration but also because we wondered if hearing from people from across a range of industries would help us identify patterns making it more likely for anyone to be able to find and work on projects that they would find meaningful.

Kim Prokopowich

Rock Bottom Decanter My love for science has been with me since I was a child, and I even took a year of kinesiology But life had other wonderful plans for me. Marriage, kids, home renovating, art, design. Read more>>

Ally Luna

I’m ally luna, a singer-songwriter and musician. Although I’m not a professional musician by training or education, I had a strong calling to create and release my own music a few years ago after some things that happened in my personal life. Read more>>

Bella Kelly

I released my new song “Goodbye”. Every song I write is a piece of me, coming from my heart. “Goodbye” is about being torn between trying to make things work when you know it’s toxic or getting off the “crazy train”, falling in love with the idea of a person/relationship. Read more>>

Nadia Tran

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on is the exhibition design for the Houston Zoo’s South America Pantanal exhibit. Read more>>

Sivan Shilo

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on was preserving one of my best friend, Sara’s, wedding flowers. Prior to her wedding, I had only pressed flowers I’d been given and created pieces for myself, family, and friends with those flowers. Read more>>

Craig Syracusa

The project that holds the most significance for me is the creation and hosting of my show, Walk in Faith, which I’ve been doing for nearly a decade. Read more>>

ERIN WASHINGTON

I struggled with anorexia, bulimia and having no self worth for over a decade. I decided to create a safe space for teen girls who are struggling with body image and self worth. Read more>>

Ma$erati Money

My album Ma$erati Money Beyond Belief is an audio documentary of my life. The good, the bad, the ugly, the laughs & fun times mixed with the mental physical and emotional effects of growing up living with spina bifida and being raised in minority poverty stricken neighborhoods in The Bronx New York. Read more>>

Anika Nawar

The Free Feathers Foundation is the result of combining my love for crafts and my interest in avian welfare. As a high schooler, I spent my free time in my neighbor’s backyard, sanitizing his forty-something pet chickens’ cages and refilling their feeders. Read more>>

Francesca Bolam

I recently wrote and starred in my play “Dream Card” which was selected by Court Square Theater in NYC. The piece was meaningful to me because it explores what it means to leave a place and choose another. Read more>>

Troy Burrus

I’ve always been drawn to capturing the natural wonders of national parks through my photography, but living in the Midwest has taught me to appreciate the beauty that surrounds me closer to home. Read more>>

Anuj Christian

On March 2nd, 2024, I completed a campaign I started a year ago and became the first person ever to have protested in all the 50 states. Read more>>

Lamie Doan

Barbie (2023 Film) – Started working on this around late 2022 – Worked on the post production, visual effects for Barbie under a VFX Studio called FuseFX. Read more>>

Ash León

All of my projects mean something to me. They’re all sentimental in their own way, but I would say that my most recent project, “Follow Me” is holds the most the space in my heart at this time. Read more>>

Joe Giuliano

Ah, the backstory. Let me attempt to be as concise as possible without neglecting to mention the key influences (disclaimer: I’m never concise). Read more>>

Dane Bruhahn

The most meaningful project that I’ve worked on is my first feature documentary titled Changing Faces in which I am Co-Director and Co Producer. Read more>>

Xiaobi (Iris) Pan

Love Cassette (https://irispan.net/lovecassette) is a first-of-its-kind interactive Installation that turns one’s love message into a sound-wave postcard on the spot. Read more>>

Adi Azar and Yotam Shifroni – StudioKnob

In 2021, our most profound venture was the “Very Mature” solo exhibition, initiated by Shimon Castiel, the Holon municipality galleries manager, whose unexpected passing deeply affected us. We dedicated “Ahava Wings,” a significant piece at the exhibition’s entrance, to his memory. Read more>>

The Diz

We are currently working on our first full length album hoping to release it this year. Each song on the album is a document of our personal experiences and what its been like growing as musicians and adults together. Read more>>

Sundra Oakley

To be able to call yourself an actor much less earn a living as one is a gift like no other. The journey to become a professional actor, however, is rarely as easy and seamless as it may appear in magazine articles and social media posts; Read more>>

Jackie Vu

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve been working on is “Fantalingo” (a fantastic way to learn a language). I’ve always had a very intimate relationship with languages, it’s a passion of mine and also a requirement as I’m a Vietnamese international student studying in the United States. Read more>>

Derek Emge

As an ocean and surf photographer for the past few decades, I have had many adventures and interesting assignments. Recently, I was asked to donate my time to photograph a very unique surf event and what a morning it turned out to be. Read more>>

Cal Wu

I’d say STEADYNEWYORK® as a whole. I definitely see that reading as a cop-out (haha) but I think our releases/products are so intertwined with the brand story that picking just 1 would feel like I’m not telling the story in full. Read more>>

Orlando De la Paz

This year, a Very Meaningful Project has fallen onto my lap. This year is the 50th Anniversary of My Favorite television series, Little House on the Prairie and somehow, I ended up becoming the Art Director for the event that will take place March 22, 23, and 24th in Simi Valley, where the show was filmed. Read more>>

Stefanie Butler

The whole reason I became a storyteller was to come together with other likeminded artists to work on meaningful projects that would touch others in a way that only storytelling can do. Read more>>

Maria Tavarez

After battling my own depression, self-doubt, and anxiety in 2021, I turned to a wall in my dining room and started painting. I needed answers, ” Why was I crying if everything seemed fine?” Read more>>

DJ Helios

I recently released a new mix under my concept series, “Hype You Up”, called Vol. IV Ritmo Global. It is a 50 minute recorded DJ set that is a dynamic and energetic sound compilation, showcasing sounds from all corners of the globe. Read more>>

Chronic E

My most meaningful project to date is my first studio album Manifest which dropped September 9th, 2022. Up to that point, I’d been making music for seven years, developing my craft and honing into the skills and potential I along with my day one supporters have always seen in me. Read more>>

Alvin Archibald

As many of our followers may already know, I’m currently engaged in two deeply meaningful projects. Firstly, as a tattoo artist, I have the privilege of helping individuals express themselves through body art. Read more>>

Victor Luzzi

It is very hard to choose the most meaningful project I’ve been on for many reasons, but the main one being that I think that every project was meaningful in its own way. Read more>>

Zion Williams

When I decided to come back to my Abba, all of the unknowns in my life were answered. I no longer felt unseen, rejected, and lost because I found my true Identity. Read more>>

Robert Kuhn

La Izquierda Surf and Music Festival is a 501 C3 nonprofit community organizing group that hosts a longboard surf competition and music festival that brings together some of the most relevant artists in the area and the local communities of the Gulf Coast to unite around a frequency that is both uplifting and healing. Read more>>

Ashley Anjalique

The most meaningful project to date is the web series I created back in 2016, Side Chick. It was was written and created from a place of wanting to address self esteem, healthy relationships and challenge love vs sex. Read more>>

Elyssa Nicole Trust

I’m currently working right now on my pilot Observance, adapted from my play of the same name. Observance is the story of a Ba’alat Teshuvah, a secular Jewish person who returns to G-d and becomes religious. Read more>>

Phaze Wun

Every project is meaningful to me for different reasons. Since I began making music around age 13, I taught myself how to record, produce, engineer, etc … putting together full projects at an early age up until today still self producing myself and others. Read more>>

Timmy Ong

It is hard to pick one, because I am fortunate as an artist to have worked on many projects that are not just commercial but also meaningful. Read more>>

John Engell

Since retiring as a professor of American Literature, Film, and Creative Writing, I have written and published many short stories and have completed drafts of three novels. Read more>>

Naro Guardado

I really to feel like every project as a creative is meaningful. One project that stands out is a screenplay I wrote titled “Fur”. I think that every creative individual puts a piece of themselves in every project. Read more>>

Nick I AM

Currently, I am working on my new album titled, “Becoming The Goddess.” What does “Becoming The Goddess” mean to Nick, I AM? “Becoming The Goddess” refers to the journey it takes to become one’s most authentic self and embracing all parts of one’s self. Read more>>