Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to William Jefferson Jr. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi William , thanks for joining us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.
Always learning each and every day . It’s always something new and I can learn from anyone no matter how much experience they have
William , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
I’ve always wanted to perform ever since the age of 6 years old. Watching movies and television on popular networks. I told my parents but they wanted me to explore my childhood before I have a work ethic behind school. I thank them for it now because if I started at a young age who knows what I would have been. It took me up until the age of 18 when I made my own decisions on what I wanted to do with my career. I then joined a popular web series in Chicago on YouTube that hit 1 million views. I had to make the decision then if I wanted to continue or go to college. I went to college instead and studied Communications at small HBCU called Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama. I learned everything behind the camera which helped me as a better artist. I’m mostly proud of me not giving up my dream and still pursuing it now even through all of the No’s. To me the No’s mean just not right now and eventually will be a ‘Yes’ if you continuously work hard
Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.
As a creative I understand other creatives. We have to consistently prove ourselves that our work is worthy to be appreciated & accepted. Without us this world would be boring and would not go round like it does.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
The most rewarding aspect of being an artist is seeing your work come to life. And getting feedback from others saying that you inspired them to be whatever it is that they want to be in life.
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