We recently connected with Drew Scott and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Drew thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Let’s start with the story of your mission. What should we know?

My jewelry brand, dos22, was created to turn chaos into beauty. I moved to LA in 2016 to pursue my Hollywood dreams of being an independent film producer. Five years later, I was at my dream job, working as a creative executive at an entertainment startup ran by one of my idols, whose music I listened to since my teenage years. I had finally “made it,” but then Covid happened. Trapped in my apartment for weeks on end, stripped of studio sessions, music video sets, and creative meetings, my inner voice began to remind me of my childhood dream. It was not to produce the creative process for others, but it was for me to be the artist.

I have always found that art gave meaning to my life whether consuming it, creating it, or sharing it by inspiring a sense of “I’m not alone, someone understands.” The idea of being an artist brought me joy, but taking the idea out of my dreams and grounding it into reality seemed unrealistic and downright tragic. It felt safer being behind the scenes as I feared my perception of what being an artist was…to be exploited. I’ve seen and experienced it working as a Hollywood assistant/executive.

D.O.S. are my initials and 2022 is the year I started betting on myself as an artist. So altogether we have dos22 or 222. I started my brand primarily as a one-of-a-kind jewelry business because creating art with my hands and working with the energy of gemstones has always been solace for me. dos22 uses multidisciplinary art forms to inspire people to discover their creative spark by helping them find the beauty in the moment.

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 started designing jewelry at the age of 9. I instantly fell in love with gemstones (the beauty, the ancient history, and the energy) after my aunt took me to a bead shop and taught me how to make a bracelet. I started my first LLC at the age of 10 (under my mom’s name for legal reasons of course) and had friends at an after-school daycare in an assembly line making friendship bracelets that I sold at recess. From the playground to women’s business networking events, I found mentors in the jewelry design community in Houston, TX that supported me in the development of my skills and business. College (I’m a Harvard pre-med Neurobiology graduate) and a corporate career made me forget the artist I once was until Covid slowed everything down, shook everything up, and helped me put things in perspective.

Though I have 20 years of experience designing and hand-fabricating jewelry, it took a lot of encouragement from my support system of family and friends to return to my craft. Once you go corporate, you think that is the only way to find success. But now success is the joy I receive from imbuing every 1 of 1 piece with the intention of love and alignment and seeing my gem babies out in the world sharing their beauty. My intention is that my jewelry reflects the beauty of the wearer and is a reminder to them to shine brighter.

Have you ever had to pivot?

I was traumatically fired on a Monday morning in 2021 from my dream job. An hour later I was sobbing while aimlessly driving down the Malibu PCH. My thoughts spiraling: I’m a failure, my life is over, and I can’t go back home to Texas. On the same day I was fired, my landlady informed me that I had to move out of my apartment within the week because of structural and mold damage caused by the negligence of the contractors who had replaced her roof. Unemployed and houseless, feeling like a complete failure, I headed back home with my sister to Houston, Texas.

After some therapy and some self-compassion as a recovering perfectionist, I realized I wasn’t a failure for being separated from my dream job. My failure was allowing myself to think my success was based on something external. Having the courage to move towards who I am meant to be was a pivotal moment that changed my life.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

The freedom in knowing at the end of the day I gave it my all and I did my best, and if today my best isn’t great, I can get up tomorrow and try again. The creative process is never-ending and there is beauty in knowing that it’s not over until it’s good.

Contact Info:

• Website: dos-22.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dos22isonline/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
• Other: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dos22isonline?_t=8ZUpp5x9Hn4&_r=1 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/dos22isonline/

Image Credits
Drew Scott