We asked some folks we admire to share one piece of conventional advice they disagree with.

Mauricio Cimino Campodonico | Creative

One conventional piece of advice I’ve heard during my 20’s was to find my niche within the video world. That’s been the recipe for success for so many individuals and businesses. It’s sound advice and in most cases means financial success. “If an agency is doing a food photography commercial they will want the Production Company that specializes in tabletop video. Read more>>

Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle aka Olomidara Yaya | Interdisciplinary Artist, Writer & Healer

Artists and creatives must have a lot of money or a huge studio space to make work and/or succeed. I made some of my most powerful works on a fold-up card table in a tiny studio apartment. This does not mean that artists have to struggle all the time because grants, collectors, and funding can be significant to help one reach higher heights in terms of realizing projects, shifting scale, and having the freedom to take more risks. Read more>>

Meg Gerber | Functional Gut Health Dietitian & Breath Work Teacher

Vegan diets = healthy. This feels controversial to many, but to provide more context, I typically work with stressed women who have struggled chronically with gut issues and very often are also working with autoimmunity. Read more>>