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.

Bruce Kirkland

The best investment I’ve ever made was purchasing my iPad. If it wasn’t for me getting my iPad I would still be drawing on paper and canvases, procreate opened my eyes to so much, it showed me how big my imagination is. I fell in love with digital art and never looked back. Read more>>

Victor Chrispin

The Best Investment in this Journey has been investing in me. As a servant leader I am always investing in others, however pursing the arts was an investment for me. Read more>>

Anchandria Collins

The best investment I made was investing in myself. I have always gave so much of my time to working for other people and I was never satisfied. I was missing out on my kids growing up, due to me having to go and help build someone else dream that didn’t know me or my kids and didn’t know how important me being a part of their lives was. Read more>>

Coreen Johnson

This may sound rather cheesy but my best decision was investing in myself and following my own path to establish myself as a creator and artist. Read more>>

Cameron Rice

TO be honest not learning. Not learning how things work, not learning how different types of people are, not learning how to work with limits. there’s a value to taking note of your environment. Read more>>