There is so much to learn from investments that went really well as well as those that went really poorly and so we asked some of the wisest creatives and entrepreneurs in the community to tell us the stories of their best and worst investments.

Kristine Cooper

The best investment I have made in my career has been to focus on creating. As a small independent artist it is easy to get caught up in the advice and what everyone else is doing. I became very scattered trying to do everything early on in my art career. The result was a lack of paintings and real work to show for the months that had passed. Since then, I have found that when I focus on making new art good things blossom naturally without force. Read more>>

Sydney Lackland

The best investment I’ve made so far is purchasing my full-frame camera. Going from crop to full-frame was literally life-changing for me. My pictures were really nice but the quality on screen and in print was not great. The overall quality of my work became so much better. My business was blessed before, but the clientele really started pouring in after I updated my gear. Read more>>

Spencer Galbreath

being a business minded savvy person you always tend to look at opportunities on the forefront to invest in instead of waiting until it’s to late down the line so with that being said, I had opportunity to invest into a cannabis dispensary prior to the legalization here in california , to make it happen in a prominent area of Los Angeles. Read more>>

Katrina Hadnot

Brand Photos & Copywriting course – Best investment! I knew how to create my product, and that part of my business was really strong! HOWEVER, I didnt know how to talk about my brand in the written form, and I had not cohesive visuals to tell my brand story. Read more>>