We asked some of the brightest folks from within the community to reflect back on their days in school and to share with us a story of when they learned a particularly important or impactful lesson. We’ve shared highlights below.

Raymond Salvador

I teach a Comic Book Art Class For Kids on the weekends and in Summer School or After School programs. One of the first things I show my students is that they have already learned a ton about making comics-simply by reading them! We all learn things about the creation of the art we consume when we consume it. Read more>>

Charlie Marcol

Allow me to walk in my past for a moment. Let’s flashback in time. The year was 1996. I wore tennis skirts, sweater vest and a roller wrap hair style. I learned a valuable lesson that I still apply to my life to this day. I couldn’t see it then, but the lesson would resurface years later and have a deeper meaning. It finally made sense. Read more>>

Ashley Vasquez and Zachary Dripps

Zach: I’m a director of photography and producer now, but I started off in film school. I had a film professor who told us that when crafting a story, it’s best if we take from our own personal lives as inspiration. If we imitate other films then we’re creating a duplicate of something that already exists. His favorite film he had seen a student make was about a garbage man that was filmed by a student who worked part time as a garbage man. I try to bring that same sense of authenticity to TBD. The labels we create and how we built our brand are authentic to who we are and what we’re going through in our lives. Read more>>

Wendi White

I was in high school I had the opportunity to be exposed to Accounting. I was in about 10th or 11th grade I signed up for the Accounting elective. I still remember Mrs. Palmer. I got to learn how to balance my checkbook, debits/credits, and how to prepare tax returns. The class interested me because of the math aspect, I love numbers, My mom and sister both hold degrees in business, it runs in the family. Taking that class help to shape me into the woman I am today. Read more>>