Two musicians and two former music recording studio employees have joined forces to build a platform for musicians.
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Nicole Balthazar: Dyverse City– Housing The Artists & Entrepreneurial Community
After graduating from college, I soon realized that there were very few career choices that were available for me to move into.
Jessica L. Porter: Porter Contemporary– Supporting Art That Pushes Boundaries And The Emerging Artists
I knew a lot of great artists without representation and had a lot of private clients looking for great art…I figured, I’ll just open a gallery and it will be so easy!
Patricia Migliore: Roselight Studio– The Power of Creating Your Own Lifestyle
After a career as a corporate staff photographer, I decided to carve out my own business in event/portrait/wedding/theater photography in Central New Jersey to work on location.
Koloud ‘Kay’ Tarapolsi: A Crafty Arab– Creating An Arabic Alphabet Animal Poster
My most important role model has been my mom. She is a strong Arab woman who raised a family while earning a PhD and has recently had to deal with the death of my father from cancer.
Sharon Levy: Taking Tea InStyle – Entrepreneur Preserves Centuries-old Tradition
People are spending less quality time together face to face as we did years ago… Taking Tea InStyle brings families and friends together to celebrate each other.
Shabnam Rezaei: Big Bad Boo & Oznoz – Education Through Multicultural Cartoons
We want to empower children by showing them great role models on tv who are not mainstream, who are from different backgrounds and speak different languages, just like them.
Fern Chua: FERN– Stumble Into Fashion After Life Changing Accident
An unfortunate event which changed my life that I would consider it as a blessing in disguise.
Babita Patel: View Finder Workshop– Creating Opportunities For Children In The Slums Of Haiti
While photographing the slums of Haiti, I encountered children living under extreme conditions with no clean drinking water, education or much in the way of material goods.
Heather Taylor: Archetypal Images — Breaking Through The Clouds
When discovering that there was an entire community of women supporting each other in aviation, I felt compelled to share the women’s story as they were incredible role models.
Shriya Patil-Capturing Timeless Moments
To me, success is when you have the skills/experience to stand on your own (that applies to any field). What you do with those skills and experience is up to you.
Anna Newman: Anna Newman Group – Uses Bartering to Help Fund Films
I wanted to not only develop my own skills as a producer and filmmaker, but to create opportunities for other emerging artists in the Bay Area.
Monica Leo: Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre – Entertaining Children
When I told my mother, a free-lance metal sculptor, that I wanted to work as an artist, she told me I should find something I enjoyed doing that other people enjoyed paying money for.
Bhavana: Aristocraft – Father Motivated Her to Become Entrepreneur
My successful market research for about 3 years have given me an insight about the market and I realised that there are smarter ways to start a business within given budget.
Tryna Gower: Tryna Gower Photography – Entrepreneur Who Trusts Her Gut
I always keep my eye on the positions and trust my gut instinct when things start to feel differently then capitalize on referrals, internet and freelance capabilities.