Risk is a topic that comes up a lot in our conversations with entrepreneurs and creatives, but a related topic is investments. Investments come in many forms – investing your time, money, heart and soul, etc. So, with that broad definition of investment in mind, we asked rising stars in the community to tell us the stories of the best or worst investments they’ve made.

Kate Ivy

As a photographer obviously there are a lot of things to invest in finically – you need a nice camera, lens, editing software, a computer, platforms to share your images, etc. But the best investment I have made have been the workshops I have been to. Read more>>

Wela Vargas

The best investment I’ve ever made was my studio equipment and working on creating my own in home studio. Being an independent singer & songwriter, I was always in the studio working on new content. I knew I loved creating music and having the equipment at my finger tips to be able to record at Any time was the best option for me. Read more>>

Isa Marina

Investing in yourself as an up and coming Indie Artist can be extremely stressful, time consuming, and financially draining. One can also be prone to making terrible financial decisions (especially in the very beginning of your career). After entering a period in which I found myself in a large amount of debt, I knew it was time to get serious about my financial health moving forward, in order to properly sustain a life-long career. Read more>>

Lisa Hodgkiss

One of the best investments Ive made in my business was surrounding myself with people doing what I wanted to do successfully and investing in their mentorship programs. Investing in myself, put simply. I learned long before I started my own business that the best thing someone can do for themselves is humble themselves and know that you can learn from every single person you come across. Read more>>