Taking Risk is essential, but how much, when and why? Taking risks effectively is as much of an art as it is a science and we’ve asked some of the brightest folks in the community to tell us about how they think about risk taking.

Tristan Spohn | Actor & Acting Coach

It’s interesting because the biggest lesson I learned as an actor is to never take a risk for the sake of being interesting or different. It always feels inauthentic and over-indulgent. Read more>>

Hannah Heneden | Artist, Musician, and Actress

The number one rule that I have always followed is to bet on myself. I bet on myself no matter the obstacle and no matter how uncertain things may look at the time. I took a risk when I chose to do my own thing, even if it took me across the country and it did. Read more>>

Vega Montanez | Film/TV Writer, Director, Producer

Life is Risk. In my opinion they go hand in hand as one and the same. I’ve always approached my day to day from the perspective and I think it spills into my work heavily. When you start to weigh risk/reward not just against itself but against other risk/rewards you’ll find a new value in the initial decision. Did better or worse of course. Read more>>

Coach Key | Youth Coach & I.T. Specialist

Risk-taking is a necessary part of life and can be essential for personal growth and development. Risk-taking for me has been rewarding in some aspects as well as given me some teachable life moments. Without risk-taking I would lack experience and knowledge in some entrepreneurial hardships that are needed to garner success. Read more>>

Holly Brown | Writer at QuidFacis.com

Risks are scary, but they’re important. This whole thing with Quid Facis was built on a risk, albeit a relatively safe one. I quit a job that was bringing me more grief than fulfillment without having something to jump to next, which felt like a pretty big risk. Read more>>

Cruise Sztamenits | Director & Cinematographer

Risk is everything. I think it has to be calculated though. Timing is really important in most cases. You can easily be a year too soon, a year too late, a day too soon, a day too late. Risk is often synonymous with big financial undertakings or expenditure. Read more>>

Felicia Reid | Graphic & Visual Designer

Risks are essential to seeing results. A previous manager once told me, “you won’t know what you can do unless you try” and I agree with that statement wholeheartedly. However, that was not always my mindset. Read more>>

Chyna Norman | Creative & Social Media Influencer

100% of the chances you don’t take? You miss. You have to go in with the mindset that the worse thing that can happen is that you “fail”. Even then, it’s not about failing because what’s meant for you will never pass you by. You’ll never know unless you try. I like to go in with the mindset that I can have and obtain anything that I want, because I can. Read more>>

Xochilt Sierra | Permanent Makeup Artist

I personally feel that without taking any risks there wouldn’t be any success in the world. In order to have what we want in life we will come across risks & many challenges, however not many people feel comfortable taking them. We live in a world with corporate jobs and limited paychecks and that okay for some, but to me i felt i was made for more. Read more>>

Ieashe Deal | Customized Creator

I feel as though I am a risk taker, I have faced many challenges in life starting a business being one of them. I failed a couple of times before I was able to get a couple of things right, but if it was not for those risks whether they were good or bad I would not be here today. Read more>>