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.

Kjersten Hayes

My younger self might be surprised by this, but the best investments I’ve made as a creative have been any and all investments in my mental health—including therapy and books or courses that have helped me learn how to find a deeper well, nurture my creative intuition, and let go of outcomes I can’t control. Read more>>

Sam Craft

I’m a great storyteller but no writer, so if you need more than what’s here, please feel free to jump on a call, and I can talk your ear off, lol. Read more>>

Jenneva Kayser

For years, as I worked other jobs, I put aside all the income from art sales. When the opportunity finally came to set up my own studio, I had enough saved up that I was able to buy my own kiln, and a set of really nice full shelves to put my artwork on in the kiln. Read more>>

David Thomas

The best investment I’ve ever made was in myself. I remember talking to a successful client and asking him what he would do if he had a certain amount of money to invest – stocks or business? Read more>>

Lauren Bercuson

When I began the firm, I had no idea how to market myself. What would make me different from any other intellectual property and trademark lawyer? How would I stand out? Read more>>

Marc The Bull

The Best investment into myself was purchasing all of the studio equipment and multi media equipment I required for my art career well early on, starting at just 15. Read more>>