Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Devan Martinez. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Alright, Devan thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What do you think it takes to be successful?
This one is tough because success looks different for each person I have ever met. We all have our own expectations and wants which removes any “generic” solution to success. The key to your individual success is finding that happiness and figuring out success means to you and charting a path to that. Your dedication and willingness to stick to that path will make you successful.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
I am Devan Martinez, I like to refer to myself as a professional creative because my line of work includes graphic design, photography, fashion design, brand management, content creation, tech solutions, software development and content creation. It has been my life goal to be able to spend every day of my life creating and curating, to design and manifest and I have been lucky enough to have a partner, my wonderful girlfriend Treena to help me along the way. We launched an apparel company in 2020 during the pandemic and it has warranted us the opportunity to work with creatives of all walks of life, including creating garments for national television and more. Our goal is to make custom merchandise and apparel accessible for all creatives of all walks of life. This includes custom design solutions for small businesses, job-based pricing and free shipping for any orders with a delivery address within the state of Colorado. Alongside that business, we launched a multi-media firm that handles graphic design, music production, and photography jobs for a lot of those same clients. We offer logo/flyer design, photography sessions and more at the click of a mouse.
Alright – so here’s a fun one. What do you think about NFTs?
I am a firm believer that NFT’s will be the next evolution of ownership/technology for many different industries. Granted, right now they are widely underutilized and overlooked due to the simplification the industry receives in mass media, there are lots of use cases for this technology. If we can look past the stigma of “ohh we are buying jpg’s” and realize that a lot of our everyday transactions and even big momentous events can utilize NFT”s in a unique/green/and moral manner. Think of how simplified the home buying process would be if deeds and liens were on the blockchain, think of how amazing it would be to go to the SuperBowl and gain entry via an NFT in your wallet, or even paying utility bills. There are so many more use cases for NFT’s than are being advertised now, i think it’s just a matter of time before more developers work in this space and make it more and more accessible for the everyday user.
Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?
Without a doubt, I wish I would have known about the power of social media. There are so many tools that can be used to not only engage but advertise to your audience and a good portion of it wouldn’t cost a dime if I started earlier. Now we have tools like TikTok that are being underestimated and will eventually cost just as much as FB and IG do to advertise. Getting on top of those trends earlier is something I wish I would have done sooner! To this day, I regret not having setup a YouTube vlog channel for myself, if nothing else for the archive and ability to see growth over that period. It’s very easy to feel lost and like you haven’t grown but having that archive for yourself to look back on and see is amazing.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.gnarlygarb.me / www.hypehoundskennelclub.com
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- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKOGCCqNXYGBW6rPqdsFSQ