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.

Tasha Roberts

Not even a year after the pandemic I decided to enroll in permanent make up apprenticeship. I knew this was something that would separate my business from the others in town. Read more>>

Jeffrey Moustache

The most innovative thing I have done in my career was help pioneer aerial lighting and its uses in photography/ videography. I began back in 2015 by hard mourning a small remote triggered flash to a drone and saw the possibilities to be endless. As business increased and I acquired larger drones, I was able to start experimenting with LED Pane lights, and larger strobe units to get the desired output I wanted. PDN, Petapixel, and multiple other online photo publications picked up and ran stories about it and how it was the future of innovative lighting techniques and I am proud to say I was part of the forefront. Read more>>

Andrew Vandekop

The most innovative thing I’ve done by far – and what I’m most proud of – is assisting my father in developing a system that can detect the presence of water, oil and gas underneath the ground (US Patent: 10,830,915). If you look at the major players that have been granted patents in the field of detecting subterranean formations using electromagnetic depth sounding, it is full of giant, multi-national companies. And right in the middle of these industry-leading innovations, is my family’s work. Read more>>

Alexandria Kenyon

The most innovative thing I have done with my career was to take a massive pause to heal my trauma , retrain my nervous system, & develop my spiritual abilities. Before taking this pause, I was burnt out! After quickly scaling a photography business to 6 figures in less than 2 years and then sustaining that for another 3, I was overwhelmed with anxiety and depression, and operating from a place of people’s needs matter more than my own needs. Read more>>

Melissa Core-Caballo

I would say it would have to be developing the DH7 education branding module. Myself and Rick Caballo (co-founder of Dead Horse Branding), developed it in 2021 and started lecturing it that same year at Universities across America and in colleges/government arts departments throughout Australia. Considering myself and Rick Caballo are both High School dropouts, I find it a spectacular point in my career and one of my most exciting turning points. Read more>>

Lauren Palmer

Create a forest school on our farm. Simply listening to families who enjoy our CSA and what all the farm means to people. Education seemed to be the next best idea and after 2 years of successful camp opportunities here, we brought on education in a big way. Read more>>