We were lucky to catch up with Corhinn Brunot recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Corhinn, thanks for joining us today. Can you tell us a story about a time you failed?
CREATIV Magazine could have ceased to exist after this. I remember about 2016-2017 I was approached by a man who promised me guaranteed success if he takes over the operations of my magazine. All I had to do was to pay him $1000 a month to meet the right people. I should have listened to my gut. I should have followed my intuition. When your spirit speaks to you , listen!. At that time I had a partner. Her and I decided to go ahead with deal with the hope that our labor of love would become successful within months. Unfortunately he took the money, wined and dined many of his friends and offered no progress whatsoever. I created this magazine with the premise of promoting artists in our community. I am glad to say that it has become what it is today because of the vision that others saw in the work that was being done.
Corhinn, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
I started about 10 years ago where my desire to help others with my knowledge in IT turned into creating a business that now offers web design and digital marketing services. The name of my company is The CCWC Network Corp.
The CCWC Network Corp. focuses on making your small business look good on the internet! That is the simplest way I could explain it, we specialize in Web Design and Branding and the highly needed social media marketing. What I am most proud of when it comes to my business is a special attention that I give my clients. That is exactly what sets us apart from others, my clients feel comfortable enough to open up about their business needs because I tell them the truth in what is realistic and what is not. I thrive for quality and efficiency in all that I do.
However in the midst of all this I’ve also created a magazine in 2015 called CREATIV MAGAZINE – A magazine for the modern bohemian where I give a platform to artists of all genres to express themselves. I relish in the fact that in June of this year we are about to celebrate the 50th issue of the magazine and can’t wait to see what the new chapter is going to look like .
Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?
I remember when I first started with the magazine the name of “The C Magazine” thinking that I was keeping it consistent with everything else in my life however at that time I was only featuring women in the arts. However as time progressed men started to notice how interesting the magazine was getting and complained that I only featured women so at that point I had a decision to make. Will I continue to limit my audience or give the magazine a chance to grow by opening new doors? I guess I will take the latter of course hence the name CREATIV Magazine, new name, new vision and boom just like that it became what it is today.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
My integrity. I perhaps have the bad habit of under promising and over delivering. I pride myself in knowing that my client can trust in my word and that I always follow through in what I set myself to do. Unfortunately not a lot of people live by that code and I am I happy to say that this is one of my best qualities. With this said needless to say that my clients send me referrals on a consistent basis based on that quality alone.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.corhinnbrunot.com/
- Instagram: @corhinnshow
Image Credits
1) Giving speech at the Thelma Gibson Award 2021 – Picture credit Vanessa Castillo 2) Picture with all the award recipients at the Thelma Gibson Award 2021 – Credit Vanessa Castillo 3) Recognition by the “She’s doing it” organization sponsored by 103.5 The Beat 4) Just me ..working getting ready for a zoom meeting