By far the most common conversation we have with the folks we interview is about work-life balance. Starting a business or pursuing a creative career makes finding work life balance really tough because there is no clear start and end to one’s work day. We’ve shared some of our conversations on the topic below.

Catherine Potter | Artist & Lawyer

I uniquely balance both my creative and logical sides in my career. I am an artist and simultaneously work full time as Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability in Washington, DC. I grew up in Austin, TX, and attended art classes at The Contemporary’s Laguna Gloria school. I went on to attend Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX, where I took classes that fueled both of my interests, like art history, printmaking, studio art, and constitutional law. I attended law school at the University of Kentucky J. Read more>>

Kassidy Owen | President of Kassidy Lynne Social Media Management

Work/life balance will forever be difficult to manage. One way that I have prioritized this balance is by deciding what my top priorities are. You can’t have work, kids, and fitness as your number 1; that will set you up for failure. Health and wellness come first for my life, family/friends, then my business. This is not to say my business is last on the list; it’s just that other things come first. I live by the value that I work to live, not live to work. If I devote all my time to my business, I am not truly living my life. Read more>>

Monica Hurst | Videographer & Photographer

Like many others, I started my gig as a side business. With growth, I found that balancing my work and life was becoming increasingly difficult, especially with a family! So, I began to pour myself more into my side business to make it my full time job. With this, I’m able to more easily set my own hours, work around my kids busy schedules, and still have time for a nightly family meal. Read more>>