We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Brittany Eve a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Brittany, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. If you could go back in time do you wish you had started your creative career sooner or later?

I wish I would have fully tapped into my creative ability and understood its value sooner rather than later.

I have always dibbled and dabbled in the arts at a young age from dancing, drawing, writing and creative directing but it never clicked that I could thrive with these talents in the real world. My family, especially my grandparents, always wanted me to get into the medical field or get a “good job with good benefits”. Of course they were sharing advice that worked for their generation, they didn’t realize how creative thinking and the arts would be an integral part of society today. I believe if I would have gained the confidence and pushed to do so I may be in a different space.

On the other hand, the journey I’ve taken and the lessons I have learned have prepared me in unimaginable ways. The people I have connected with, the places I have traveled, the cultures I have experience; I would not be the person I am today without the vast amount of exposure to the world I’ve encountered. It has made me the creative I am without a doubt.

Brittany, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

My journey to this point in life has been every bit of unorthodox, spontaneous and a doubtful, winding road. I’ve always possessed an entrepreneurial spirit and an innate urge to lead as early as middle school when I started a book club where my friends would pay $5 a month to read a book, that we shared. From that moment, I came up with innovative ways to be creative that sometimes led to making money. Even while being creative I always kept a “regular” job.

I’ve created multiple blogs and wrote for others, started a vintage clothing store that went no where and I produced multiple events as well as coordinated photoshoots. In the midst of it all I started my own publication called Loc’d & Curly Hair Affair, also know as LCHA.

In 2020, I started a podcast with my good friend, Dominique Campbell, called Rum Punch & Beignets Podcast where we discuss our journey through adulthood and juggling everyday life. This has been a personal outlet for myself during the hard-hitting pandemic. The following year, I began the process of reimagining the publication I created. I wanted a platform that shares authentic stories highlighting Black artists through their artistic journey; so Modern Renaissance Media was born.

I have been diligently working to produce a solid platform catering to very specific needs in my community while balancing the podcast and media company, I have been providing my expertise in operations as an Artistic Administrator at the New Orleans African American Museum.

To be a valuable piece in a much larger vision for my community brings me joy. I believe it is my purpose and I will do all that I can to see it through.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

My creative journey has always been centered around representing the creatives that look like me. I want to provide resources, curate opportunities and build communities where artists are seen and have the ability to turn their dreams into reality. I work in servitude of others. My creative outlet is done on behalf of my ancestors, on behalf of my community because without them I am nothing.

How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?

My life has been full of pivots in which I had to make adjustments, some times its been easier than others. In the last four years it was my toughest. My career shifted through three different industries; beauty, film/tv and art. Ironically while I was changing within my career, I was simultaneously transitioning as person. I was shedding who I used to be to bloom into the person I need in order to achieve my goals and see my purpose through.

During this time, I went through the roughest patch. I was questioning my purpose. I was unsure of my abilities. I really didn’t know who I was creatively, spiritually, honestly I didn’t know who I was at all and that scared me. I had push through my insecurities in order to step on the other side of my greatness.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/brittany__eve
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_ohteedy_/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanyeve/

Image Credits
SJ Walker Studios Kay Wilson Photography