We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Jasir Dollard. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Jasir below.

Jasir, appreciate you joining us today. We’d love to hear about the things you feel your parents did right and how those things have impacted your career and life.

As a first-generation college student and the only child of hardworking parents from a tough neighborhood, I’ve learned that success isn’t just about talent or opportunity—it’s about resilience, sacrifice, and heart. My parents may not have had degrees or professional connections, but they gave me something even more valuable: the belief that I could achieve anything if I worked hard enough. They worked jobs that left them exhausted but never let that exhaustion dim their hope for my future. Watching them struggle but still push me to dream big showed me that my path forward wasn’t just about escaping where I came from—it was about honoring their sacrifices and turning their hopes into reality. Everything I do, I do with their lessons in mind, and I know that wherever life takes me, their unwavering belief in me is what will carry me through.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

My name is Jasir Dollard, a sophomore Kinesiology major and Sports Journalism minor from Philadelphia, PA, attending Morehouse College. My business “GametimewithJD” is a sports page that allows me to talk about sports in both an entertaining and informative way. I go about my content a different way and plan on expanding my page with bigger and better content coming soon. I’m super proud of how far I’ve gotten so far and I believe that my future is very bright.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

To support artists and a thriving creative community, we need to make sure they have access to funding, grants, and affordable spaces to create. It’s also important to prioritize arts education in schools so that creativity is nurtured from a young age. Most of all, we should recognize and celebrate the value of art in everyday life, giving artists more platforms to share their work with the world.

Do you think there is something that non-creatives might struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can shed some light?

Non-creatives might struggle for to understand that being a creative isn’t just about inspiration—it’s about constantly putting in the work, even when the ideas don’t come easily. There’s a lot of uncertainty, self-doubt, and vulnerability in sharing something deeply personal with the world. But it’s also incredibly rewarding, because creating isn’t just a job, it’s a way of making sense of the world and connecting with others on a deeper level.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gametimewithjd/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasirdollard
• Twitter: https://x.com/gametimewithjd