The number one thing we hear from entrepreneurs and artists and creatives when we ask them about their education is about how irrelevant it was to their story. Sure, some folks had wonderful educational experiences, but for many their experiences left them feeling ill prepared for life and their careers. So, we wanted to create a space for folks to share their experiences and ideas for how we can improve our educational system.

Amanda Orellano

Baking Cakes Open Doors I Never Knew Existed! & I Mean That In The Most Humblest Of Ways . I’ve Met Alot Of Amazing People Thru My Cake Business. People I wouldn’t have cross paths with if it wasn’t for cakes! I am a Tampa based baker but I have People not even Customers, from all over the United states show me so much love . Well Into when I first started I used hand mixers to mix , I went thru quite a few . Read more>>

Calvin Ockletree

My publisher Keaidy Bennett of Lexxikhan Presents Publishing Company set me up for success. I have always wanted to become an Author and she found this out from my significant other who is also her best friend. She found out that I write poetry and knew I had been compiling pieces for an actual poetry book. Read more>>

Alex Crow

My childhood growing up in Ottawa Hills, Ohio revolved entirely around dance. From the age of 3 years old I was on stage dancing fearlessly in front of large crowds, performing, traveling and competing until I was old enough to pursue dance as a career. Read more>>

Katera Frazier

I am a college student currently and on my campus last year I did a random act of kindness. I crocheted small hearts and made them into keychains and added a note to each. Each note was different, some said “Love Yourself”, “Be proud of yourself”, “Have a beautiful day”, “You are loved”, “Celebrate all your victories”, and lots more. Read more>>

Alejandrina Arellano

The kidness thing someone did for me was to help me believe in myself. I was told that it is oneself who puts limits in what we can achieve, life will always bring challenges but we must seek to obtain perfection of character. We must live with poliness and discipline, we must honor a code of ethical behavior, we must strive for excellence through efforts and we must refrain from impetuous conduct. Read more>>

Beats By Hod

2006 – As I was settling into a new home with my family, I started meeting other people around the neighborhood. My goal was to see if my new friends were actually into music like I was. I met a set a twins who go by the now established name “Fly Mind Poets” along with Quincy (who later became my best friend), which went by the name “Paperboi” or “Paperboi Q”. Read more>>

Marisa Cartier

I’ve been doing hand poke tattoos on myself and friends for over a year and a half but decided I wanted to take it further. I went to art school, got a corporate job and bought a house with my partner. All things that I am so grateful for. Read more>>

Dewy Ventura

I have always been interested in shooting music videos even back when i was attending A.I.U. in Buckhead for Media Production, back in the early 2000’s. In 2003 i caught a case and was incarcerated for a decade, I was released in 2013. A few years later once i got back on my feet, I began to reach out to a lot of local music directors. Read more>>

Lukasz & Gabrielle Wozniak

Doing some drone photography/videography in Conneticut my husband and I went to a restaurant called Village Restaurant in Litchfield, CT to grab a quick bite. We weren’t starving and wanted to get something light. We asked the server which was better the clam strips or something else. Read more>>

Camille Mathis

As long as I have been studying Massage Therapy, I have had an interest in its application to healthcare for children. When I saw and understood the benefits of massage for preventative and complementary healthcare I thought it would even more amazing and beneficial to introduce it at a young age. Read more>>