Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Beni Kempf. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Beni, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Have you been able to earn a full-time living from your creative work? If so, can you walk us through your journey and how you made it happen? Was it like that from day one? If not, what were some of the major steps and milestones and do you think you could have sped up the process somehow knowing what you know now?

I have been able to earn a full time living off of Graphic Design for a few years now. It started in my freshman year of high school, where I started to work with a few small artists from Cleveland. Where I made a little bit of money from each cover I made. Then as I began to create connections with different artists and managers, I was able to work with more and more artists from not only Cleveland but in different cites like Chicago, New York and more. This led to me being able to increase my prices to the point where I was able to quit my full time job to pursue Graphic Design. One of my major setbacks were working with artists who did not respect my work and tried to scam me but one of my milestones were being able to see my artwork in Time Square.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

In 2019, I began to mess around on Photoshop by making edits of some Youtubers I used to watch at the time and after about a year of doing that I saw someone making cover art on my Tiktok and I thought that it seemed really interesting so I gave it a shot and it led to me making different things like Cover Art, Logos, Motions and more. What sets me apart from everyone is I really rely on that connection that people have with Barbers so it makes clients feel like they aren’t just talking to a brick wall. I really want my clients to know that I am here to help you grow and to help show your song through the artwork people see on Spotify, Apple Music etc.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

Support everyone. Things like reposting, commenting and liking on someones post is free and takes zero effort to do.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

That a lot of people will not see your goals the same way that you do. I was told numerous times by people close to me that what I am doing is not a job or that I need to find a normal job. I could’ve listened and given up on Graphic Design but then I realized everything I have achieved.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brokebeni/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brokebeni