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. 

Ginger Gellman

After doing design as a side hustle for about 15 years, I left my job in education in 2022 to pursue visual art full time. It was fully an experiment: I’d done lots of personal projects, but didn’t have traction with an art style, industry, or product. In which direction would I go? Read More>>

Whitney Hill

The best investment I’ve made as a business owner was investing the time to turn what we were learning every day into public-facing education for homeowners. When we started SnapADU in 2020, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) were suddenly on everyone’s radar in California. Read More>>

Alexander Deschamps

In my 20s I bought a $2,000 Chevy Astro from a stinky hippy couple off of Craigslist. This fortuitous investment led to the eventual creation of my business, Vandeavors Fine Art Services, which has been going strong for nearly 15 years. Read More>>