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 – then we can set a sort of common

Katrina Pelikan

Success has been a moving target for me as my creative pursuits and interests have changed. When I was a student in design school, I thought success meant landing a lucrative job and moving to a cool city. But because I’ve always had so many interests, my portfolio was never very cohesive and no one wanted to hire me. Read More>>

Katie Rothweiler

I think that my version of success may be a bit different than other people’s. I always say that I’m a terrible capitalist. I see people as people, not numbers, and that does put us a disadvantage (in some ways) in a capitalist system. For me, success is creating a safe space that people feel completely comfortable being themselves, dropping the mask, creating art, succeeding and failing. Seeing our studio full of people working hard to do things they may have never thought possible, that is success to me. Read More>>

Cheryl Annett

Starting and running my own marketing business has taken a mix of creativity, business smarts, risk-taking, and a lot of flexibility. What I’ve found to be the most important key to growth is being genuine, honest, and reliable—with fast, consistent turnaround. Building strong relationships with both new and existing clients, along with constantly networking and promoting my services whenever I could, played a huge role in generating referrals—which is how my business grew. Read More>>

Pam Harig

First of all I want to give my definition of ” Success”… For me success is when I am satisfied with what I am doing and the work I earn my money with, gives me inner peace. When I feel this, I am successful in my world….
And my work and life experience is:

If I enjoy my work and give the best I can do, I will always earn the money I need to live a happy life. Read More>>

Jay Sparks

Five months into full-time freelancing, I was so desperate that I called my old boss begging for my corporate job back. When he told me it wasn’t available, I was devastated. I’d been trying to build my full-time writing business alone, and failing spectacularly. Read More>> 

Kay Calandruccio

Drawing, painting—creating with my hands—has always brought me joy. But for a long time, the idea of putting my work into the world felt incredibly vulnerable. One of my biggest fears was failure and rejection. A college counselor once told me I was limiting myself by pursuing the arts—and that was all it took to redirect my career focus. Read More>> 

Christina Mothershead

Success has a different definition to everyone. To me, being successful is achieving a good balance between working and being with my family. I have spent the last several years making adjustments in order to do that. I’ve had to make some difficult decisions in order to be a present mom and give my clients my best work. Read More>> 

De Evans

Vision. What I mean by this is the ability to picture yourself meeting your goals.
It can be easy to give up on your goal if you don’t see yourself in the picture. Read More>>

Molly Hudelson

As a music photographer and vertical videographer, passion and commitment to my values are the most important things to be successful.

Let’s face it, the music industry has never been the easiest place to make a living; and while social media like Instagram and TikTok have made the high-quality work I do with artists more important than ever, there are also plenty of artists who rely solely on content they, or a friend, shoot on a smartphone.  Read More>>