Prepare to be inspired and maybe even slightly amused as we dive into the raw and unfiltered stories of everyday heroes. From triumphs to tribulations, these interviews remind us that behind every polished facade lies a messy, but also wonderful human being.
Last week, I invited readers of the SoCurious newsletter to shamelessly self-promote their creative projects. Here are some highlights: I host the podcast My Dad Stole My Limelight - which is a podcast about coming out! My Dad came out to me when I was 20 and I have...
Mia Saine is a visual storyteller that creates art that addresses important issues, like black history, police brutality, and mental wellness. Born and raised in Memphis, TN, they credit South Memphis, Arlington, Orange Mound, Whitehaven, and all the places they spent...
Dante Clemons started her career as an architect before making the switch to the tech industry. Out of that major career move, KickInThaDoor was born. KickInThaDoor is the business where Dante acts as a consultant & counselor helping people leverage their skills...
Malliron Hodge started the Baddies with Business podcast to showcase the unfiltered, unapologetic stories of women in year 0 - 5 of business. She set out to capture the stories of Black women entrepreneurs. Spotlighting their work has blossomed into its own source of...
Maya Taylor is an MTV VMA nominated choreographer and movement director. In her interview, we talked about the power of dance, the beauty of being original, and useful tips to bypass burnout. photo credit: Marissa Mooney In the Beginning... "I started spending summers...
Nicolette Gordon, known to Instagram as FarmHer Missy, is keeping her family dream alive in her hometown of Greensburg, Louisiana as a full-time farmer. At the beginning of her career, she worked in communications, starting her own internet radio show. Then she...
photo credit: Jessi Arnold, Girl Meet Globe Michelle West travels from her hometown of Zachary, LA to New Orleans every week to work on some of the most beautiful floral creations in the area. “I’m literally between Zachary, Baton Rouge and New Orleans every week. I...
Color. Interior Spaces. Great Art. Deep Friendships. — These are the things that motivate the Arkansas born owner of Nikki Cade Studio. The importance of deep friendships can’t be ignored when you’re a company of one. As an artist, Nikki Cade typically...
photo credit: Quan Brinson Just: Someone guided by truth and justice. King: A leader, preeminent in his class who leads with integrity. These words only begin to define Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist, Justking Jones. Justking Jones grew up in New Jersey...
Breanna Powell didn’t choose the social media life, the social media life chose her. A content creator and social media manager from Durham, NC, Breanna’s planned route was to join the field of social work. During the summer of 2020 a different path presented itself....
Photo Credit: Shantrelle P. Lewis When Hadiya Williams answers the question “Where are you from?,” she can tell you that she was born and raised in Washington DC, “…by way of Johnston County, North Carolina, by way of the Bamileke people of Cameroon.” She is in the...
Kristin of The Baked Clay Studio in Portland, Oregan, started her company at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many of us, she used her time sheltering in place to focus on something she loves. “When our state went into lockdown, I turned to art...
Impact... It’s the thing that motivates New York based writer and body positivity enthusiast, Maya G. Pete. In her Stanford University honors thesis, she wrote about the influence and weight of the “N” word. She pointed to the ways that one word alone has dismantled...
Dealing with the pressure of meeting deadlines and giving your best to a project can be stressful. Dawn Okoro, Texas-born visual artist, has some ways around that dilemma. She enjoys a challenge but knows it shouldn't jeopardize your productivity or...
For Steven Sharpe Jr., Brooklyn-based Menswear and Lifestyle Creator, it's all about what's next. Not in a way that rushes life along, instead in a way that meets each next step with enthusiasm. "My favorite project is always the one that is coming." Meeting each day...
"A place to dance. A place to relax." According to Eso Tolson, Memphis-based curator and hand letterer, those two things may be able to bring you out of a creative rut. "Creative ruts can be tricky. Sometimes, to get out of a rut you just need to keep going....
photo credit: The Crafter’s Box Kel Cadet-Lyons, Founder and Lead Creative at R-Ki-Tekt, is the chief architect in helping people construct a strong self-image through leather goods, jewelry and tech-wear. Originally from Nyack, NY, Kel is living on the...