Meet Fantasía Graham

We recently connected with Fantasía Graham and have shared our conversation below. Fantasía, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Are you happy as a creative professional? Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to work for someone else? As an artist, am I happy? Haha, I live a life that I…

ByStories & InsightsJune 5, 20230Comments

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Meet Tasia Graham

We were lucky to catch up with Tasia Graham recently and have shared our conversation below. Alright, Tasia thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What do you think matters most in terms of achieving success? In my opinion, to be successful you must be authentic. And this is…

ByStories & InsightsOctober 13, 20220Comments

Creative Pursuits

What if you hadn’t pursued a creative path?

Is it natural to wonder what life would have been like had you chosen a different path? Is it common? We asked many artists and creatives from all over the country if they’ve ever wondered about whether they should have pursued a more standard career path to see what we could learn from their stories. Evan…

ByStories & InsightsJune 5, 20230Comments

Strategy

How to increase the odds of success

We believe that success can mean different things to different people – not everyone wants the same thing, what drives happiness and fulfillment for one person doesn’t necessarily predict what will for another. That said – if we simply think of success as being effective at achieving one’s goal – whatever those goals might be…

ByStories & InsightsOctober 13, 20220Comments

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Meet Bella Jovan

We were lucky to catch up with Bella Jovan recently and have shared our conversation below. Bella , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today When did you first know you wanted…

ByStories & InsightsMay 1, 20250Comments

Leadership

Leadership Lessons from Good Bosses

Many business owners we’ve spoken with didn’t start with a huge team on day one. They had to learn how to be a good boss, but the problem is the books on leadership are often highly theoretical and so we wanted to hear practical examples of what it means to be a good boss. So,…

ByStories & InsightsApril 10, 20250Comments

Mission & Purpose

The stories behind the most meaningful projects

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…

ByStories & InsightsMarch 4, 20240Comments

Creative Pursuits

Earning a full-time living from your creative work

We’ve seen way too many talented creatives quit because they couldn’t make it work financially. No doubt, the financial challenges of pursuing a creative or artistic career are daunting, but we felt there wasn’t enough discussion around how to make it work. So, we connected with artists and creatives who’ve been able to earn a…

ByStories & InsightsFebruary 12, 20240Comments

Ideas

How did you come up with the name of your company?

Naming anything – including a business – is so hard. Right? So, we asked some very sharp folks to tell us the stories of how they came up with the names of their brands. Brad Cato Photography has always been a hobby of mine, and I decided when I got my first job I will buy…

ByStories & InsightsApril 24, 20230Comments

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Meet Maggie Giles

We were lucky to catch up with Maggie Giles recently and have shared our conversation below. Maggie, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you…

ByStories & InsightsFebruary 2, 20230Comments