Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Anton Ambrose. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Anton, appreciate you joining us today. Naming anything – including a business – is so hard. Right? What’s the story behind how you came up with the name of your brand?

Ambrose Philosophy is simply named due to my own unique perspective on existence. I use my unique mind to tell stories with philosophies I believe.

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 background and context?

I’m Anton Ambrose, born and raised in Detroit Michigan. How I got into the industry of creation? Well, I like to think that I am a creator by birthright and it is something I could not just simply choose. However I do believe it is either nurtured or neglected. But how I began to cultivate my gifts and take my place as a creator was a long process, and I’m still no where near where I see myself to be. My process started with a mother who allowed and made space for me to feel safe and free. A single black mother, a woman of beauty, a woman of power, and sorrows. I began to paint my world with adventures and secret passages. Projecting myself into a world made by me for me to explore. My mom was my queen and I her knight. She always said, “Always be reading something.” and she’d tell me magic is real. I fell into books and all the mystery and intrigue, making these characters real in my mind. When I noticed many of the books I was reading were being made into movies, I knew I wanted to see my thoughts and my worlds manifest into reality. That is the best way for me to describe how I got started writing, and creating.

What I do for others is help them visualize and cultivate their own imagination into a visual or spoken form depending on the field of art they practice. I write the story based on what the client provides, outline the visual structure of the story and I offer my services as director. Furthermore, if the client does not have a team in place, I forward them to professionals in the field that I know and trust.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

During the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020 I feel the world world was made to pivot. For so long in my life I knew I wanted to be involved in entertainment. I however was quite introverted, yet I would always try and force myself to not be. I started in the industry as an actor, then I started writing music and singing. Because I was good at these things and others applauded my efforts, I still felt as if maybe I wasn’t doing what I truly wanted to do. Don’t get me wrong, I love acting and making music but I never felt like my reasons for doing those crafts were to monopolize upon them. In my mind they were simply fun ways to enjoy and express my inner feelings and many personalities. During the isolation brought upon by the pandemic, I was given the time to rediscover my love for writing and crafting tales of unknown worlds. I was brought back into a place in which my writing spoke to me like never before, inspired by others like Jordan Peele, Ava DuVernay, and Little Marvin. I realized my career, and my purpose was always to be the storyteller.

Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

Getting started in this industry, it is very important to build a team and be a part of a community. I was very introverted growing up, which although helped me be able to imagine and create, also caused me to miss out on building proper relationships. So many outlets were around me, from youth theater groups, film writing challenges, as well as festivals. In my youth the social reach wasn’t what it is today, with all of the social media platforms and such, you had to really go out and find it. So yes, I wish I had the courage I guess you can say, to break out of my shell and get out of my own way to seek out those avenues.

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