We asked insiders and experts from various industries to tell us something they think outsiders are unaware of and we’ve shared a few of those responses below.

Sophie Cox

I pursued a creative career because I’ve always felt most fulfilled when I’m making something with my hands and bringing ideas to life. I earned my degree in education, which gave me structure and people skills, but realized my true passion was in artistic expression. Floral design became the perfect fit and it allows me to combine my love of art with creating meaningful experiences for people on some of the most important days of their lives. Read More>>

Crashed Out

It’s a process to get lost in. When you are working on a project, nothing from the personal life side matters or anything else that happened that day. Everyone has their own version of how they express themselves and doing whatever that hobby or past time is and we tend to get lost in the process of what we are doing. Same thing with basketball and football players.
Once it’s game time, nothing else matters until its 4th quarter 0:00 in the timer. Except in music and media there is no rush except for meeting deadlines but personal projects can lift the weight of the world off your shoulders and and you take a deep breath before you start to execute your greatness. Read More>>

Nina Estrada

Growing up, I didn’t always know I wanted to be an artist. I loved writing music and playing instruments, but it was more of a hobby than a career goal. That changed in high school when my show choir traveled out of state for nationals. There, I was offered a scholarship to attend a two week intensive in New York for Young Recording Artists. At the time, I thought of it as just a fun opportunity… a side quest if you will. Read More>>

Mallory “Kitty” Tippin

From a young age, art and self-expression have been my greatest passions. I vividly remember walking into art class – it was the only place where I truly felt in my element. I was that kid who constantly experimented with different hair colors and always had colored pencils in hand. Art competitions were my thing, and I even took 1st place in the VASE art competition, beating all the schools in my district. But I didn’t just express myself through art; I was always pushing boundaries. My colorful hair often got me in trouble at school, but that only made me want to rebel further. I loved the freedom of self-expression, and being told to fit into a box only made me want to break out of it even more. Read More>>

Preston Corbell

I wanted to reach others through creativity and art. I grew up in Southern California playing basketball all the way up to college level. I had pursued modelling in my teen years, but I wanted to play characters that would relate to a certain audience. I got my first acting gig in 2002, and from there I was hooked! It’s an outlet to let your inner self out and reach others through art. Read More>>

William Thornton-McNear

I spent a lot of time searching for my purpose and I didn’t know what that was for a long time. One day my dad had asked me to write a verse for one of his songs; and even at that point I didn’t think I would expand on the music life. I was 20 when my dad asked me to do that by the way.

Then 12 years later, after a non-successful TikTok duet grind, I started writing full songs because I didn’t want the good lyrics I had to go to waste into the internet’s abyss. Read More>>