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.

Sara Oveissi

Over the years, I’ve poured time, energy, and resources into studying, practicing, and allowing myself to be a lifelong student of creativity in all its forms. From graphic design to photography, painting to media arts, architecture to technology—it may have seemed scattered from the outside, but looking back, I see it as one of the most strategic and meaningful decisions I’ve made. Read More>>

Mina Rose

The best investment I made was investing time and money in understanding the importance of marketing and branding.
As a dancer, especially when you enter a professional dance program you learn all about technique, anatomy, and so on…
But you do not learn the business part of the industry. Read More>>

Bryan SilverbaX

 

The best investment I ever made as an artist was knowledge. I did everything I could to gather as much information as I could. With the internet there really is no excuse for not gaining knowledge on your creative goals. I have watch over 1000 hours of YouTube videos and tortillas of people doing what I wanted to do. Whenever I had a question I just searched different words until I found some videos that addresses the topic. Read More>>

Samantha DeSoto

The best investment I made was setting up a good project management software. Investing time and money in project management software makes all the difference when it comes to keeping track of your clients, projects, and helping your employees stay on track. It’s easy to believe that you don’t need an official setup, or project management will take care of itself, or “that’s your employee’s job”. Read More>>

Francesca R. Barjon

The best investment I’ve ever made in myself, both in time and money, was saying yes to becoming a filmmaker. Writing, executive producing, and ultimately directing a short film I co-wrote with my friend, Brittany Maupin was one of the hardest and most rewarding decisions I have ever made. After spending years trying to be a TV writer, working as an NBC Page, then as a writer’s PA on various Netflix shows, I hit a wall. I was surrounded by amazing stories, but I wasn’t telling mine. Read More>>