We’ve been fortunate to connect with so many brilliant artists, business owners and leaders over the years and so we reached out to some of these talented folks to discuss what it takes to be successful.

Aranyani Notestine

I have found that the best quality related to success is bravery. Starting something new and seeing it to completion takes a certain level of bravery because there are no guarantees as to how it’s going to turn out. Read more>>

Reagan Rothe

Be self-motivated and understand that not every day is going to be full of energy and passion. There are ups and downs, but after each down, are you excited to start again? Read more>>

Jesse Harris

Passion and Drive is nearly everything. Talent and luck of course play a big role, but from my experiences, the desire to keep pushing and being relentless is the way to reach success, especially in my industry, Read more>>

Hope Brookins

Success is completely dependent on self-promotion. My own family’s story illustrates that point. When I was 17 my family left a traumatic domestic violence situation & we built a house using YouTube videos. Read more>>

Joy and Ben Photography

First off, success looks different for everyone, especially in the world of photography. While some may consider it a success to be paid anything, others might aim to replace a full-time job. There are many variables here. Read more>>

Juliana Rodríguez

For me, being successful as an artist in any category (I’ll split it here into my two biggest passions, film and digital art/photography) means freedom of creativity, because unfortunately, if you can’t create what you really want, what’s the point? Read more>>

Tiana Marie

To me – Being successful is being proud of what you do. I believe success is a personal measure of making the best out of everything you put your mind to. Following your passions, taking risks and staying true to what makes you happy! Read more>>

Phamilla Paulette

Success can be subjective and can very from person to person. Everyone has different goals and different definitions of success. Here are some of the key factors to success for me: Read more>>

Guillaume Le Courtois

Being successful is probably not such an easy thing to become overnight. The real question for me is “Am I successful Daily”‘? Read more>>

Tyreik Jackson

You have to first understand what your definition of the word successful is. For me it’s pretty simple. Do what you love. For me it begins and ends with that statement. I’ve been very fortunate to do what I love for a very long time. Read more>>

Vempre Terrell, Jr.

Success…although this is a word that stands out regularly to a plethora of people, the path to success is not one that those same people can easily define. From my standpoint, being successful takes one strong factor in life: Read more>>

Matt Boden

To be successful in any business is to make sure you are fully engaged. Being fully engaged with your employees and being fully engaged with your clients will always lead to success. Read more>>

Carlota Barreno Fernández

Although it is widespread, I believe that the key to success lies in effort. I started working in the second semester of my Freshman Year. I did not do it to earn money, since in Spain most internships are unpaid, but to gain experience and complete my CV with academic and work experience. Read more>>

Mackenzie Breeden

Success, for me comes from surrounding yourself with people who embody kindness, creativity, and drive. Anytime I have had success it is directly correlated to the people I am surrounded by. Read more>>

Josip Pozgaj

Success. When you hear someone saying they’re successful, does that mean they have it figured out? You see, for me, success means being happy. It’s as simple as that. Does that mean I’ll be worried sick about the problems I’ll have? Read more>>

Johnny Roth

I used to believe Success was measured by one’s bank account. That you just start up a business and it sort of just all falls into place. Read more>>