The world needs artists and creatives. Unfortunately, being needed doesn’t often easily translate into financial stability. The struggle is real for so many incredibly talented artists and creatives and so we think it’s important to hear from creatives who have made it work – there is so much to learn from the folks we’ve featured below.

Meggie Jenny

The creative world is often a ‘feast or famine’ situation financially. Often creatives are wonderful at what they do, but at times forget they are running a business with their talents. I’m extremely blessed that my thought process is very split. I think like a creative and operate like a business person. Read More>>

Dante Perozzi

For the first six or seven years, my business was built in chopped up fragments of time. I was home in Los Angeles with my first son, not going into a job for the first time since I was fifteen. That continued later with our second. We wanted to give our boys the presence of a parent rather than a nanny. Read More>>

Ryan King

I’ve been able to make a living from music now for the past few years and I’ve been having the best time doing so. I started playing guitar when I was 11 years old and fell in love with it instantly. Read More>>

Alexandra Dillon

Making a living as a full time artist is a challenge, but it is possible. For me, it was the only way that I could truly be myself. Read More>>

Gina Kennedy

I am one of the lucky ones where I make my money full time from my voice. My journey with music is not without fraught. I tried to walk away from it a few times, but always got called back and for that I’m forever grateful. My journey started with music in Nova Scotia. Music is woven into the culture there. Read More>>

MIGGS

From a young age, I have always enjoyed playing music, but witnessed more and more artists living gig to gig, and not able to support a family. As I got older, I told myself that I wanted a career, a trade and something to support a family. Read More>>