Having new or innovative ideas is essential to pushing the world forward and so we asked the community to share stories of the most innovative things they’ve done in their career. Our hope is to inspire folks who think only scientists or tech-wizards can innovate – innovation is possible for everyone, regardless of job title or function, industry or geography.

Lakeasha Williams

I have utilized my passion for social justice, educational skillset, and love for children to lead a charge with changing the way we do school. My community mindset approach to school improvement positively impacted children and families in a marginalized urban area. My goal as an executive level coach is to provide leadership mentoring as needed and to connect school, business, and community leaders to provide equity of resources to all schools. Read more>>

Stacy Firkus

The most innovative thing I have done in my career was that I had the opportunity to travel abroad; that is one of the most amazing experiences in my life and one that I would love to do again. Educating people about traveling and my photography by sharing my adventures allowed me to develop a community of like-minded people where I get to learn from and inspire them in return. I had the privilege of visiting Ireland, Wales England, London and Paris. I can’t wait to travel more in the coming years and seek more adventures in the wedding industry. Read more>>

Jason Hill

I was trying to sell art after school and wanted to do something different and started using paper as a medium. I would spend hours going through magazines and cut out blocks of color. I would then cut them I to tiny pieces and use them as paint in two dimensional art. Read more>>

Taj Mattingly

In the summer of 2016 I decided to leave my full time position in design and production working with a local sign company. I’d built up enough freelance illustration and design work over the years and it was time to get out on my own. Just a few days later everything changed, my dominant hand was caught between a rock and a very hard place in an accident on a job site. I had to rethink the way I could create artwork, I needed to train my non-dominant hand to do what I’d been able to do before. Read more>>

Dawud Hasan

I am helping visualize, conceptualize and organize a half marathon and festival in Osogbo Nigeria. This run will be Hip Hop based and is a part of a month long of events called, The Return of The Ancestors. Read more>>