“And honestly, even if someone had told me how tough the journey would be, I still would have done exactly the same thing and with the same enthusiasm.”
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Briana Feola of Brainstorm: A Graphic Designer Turns a Passion Project Into a Thriving Business
“It’s risky to go after happiness but there’s a great reward if you do.”
Michele Banks of Artologica: Science Inspired Watercolors Bring An Artistic Entrepreneur Financial Independence
“For an artist, mitosis is an irresistible concept, encompassing so many ideas – change, growth, symmetry – at the very root of what it means to be alive.”
Heather Taylor of Archetypal Images, LLC: An Independent Producer Brings the Story of 1920’s Female Aviators to Life
“It was not the social norm in 1929 for women to fly, yet these women broke through barriers to follow their passion.”
Shenoba Kinsey of Fuzionz Magazine: A Youth Outreach Magazine
“I wanted the community’s story to be heard.”
Deborah Mason Dudley of Deborah Mason School of Dance: 30 Years of Dance
“I’ve always known that the arts could be a force of change in children’s lives, and I wanted to reach out to the community I loved by sharing my passion.”
Jasmine Youssefzadeh of Filmanthropos: Telling Stories and Creating Change
“I had a passion and knack for storytelling and wanted to combine this with my desire to create an impact.”
JoAnna Johnson of Pluck A String Music: Inspiring Others with Her Music
“The violin and I were connected for the greater good and I remind myself of that daily.”
Rochelle Carter of Ellechor Media LLC: Publishing Books With a Purpose
“I saw an opportunity to create something sustainable that would help authors’ voices be heard.”
Margaret Lam of BeMused Network: Dive Into the Toronto Arts Community
“Our success will be defined by our ability to amplify the potential of the collective into something greater than the sum of its parts.”
Jane Duffus of What the Frock Comedy: Making you Laugh
“The comedy clubs weren’t booking them, the TV shows weren’t booking them, the radio panels weren’t booking them. Yet I knew there were hundreds of brilliantly funny women out there.”
Iram Parveen Bilal of Parveen Shah Productions: Quality Independent Films
“If you are continually developing in every chunk of time, then you are successful.”
Tze Chun: Art Collection Made Simple
With Uprise Art, we’re creating a sustainable model for art creation and collecting.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: SOC Films – Oscar-Winning Director Revolutionizing Pakistani Film
Success is the ability to produce the content that you want without compromise on your ethics, quality and vision.
Dianne Bennett: Cinema Suites Bed & Breakfast & Millionaires-Matchmaker.com — Matching Up Hollywood’s Rich and Beautiful
I always had beautiful girlfriends and rich handsome men friends; I would introduce them and they’d run off together, so I became a matchmaker.