Taking Risk is essential, but how much, when and why? Taking risks effectively is as much of an art as it is a science and we’ve asked some of the brightest folks in the community to tell us about how they think about risk taking.

Arsh Sood

Risk taking has played a big role in my life and career. The older I get, I realize that the best in people often comes out when they step into uncharted territory and that has been my personal experience as well. Be it moving half way across the world(India to LA) to pursue my passion and love for music or jumping into the world of education and business operations and administration with After School Music Academy, each step in my adult life has been filled with challenges and risks that have shaped who I am(made for some pretty memorable moments too!) Read More>> 

Nathan Sands

Risk is something that I used to be extra cautious about in my earlier years. Pre-Covid, I planned my life out year by year. When I watched the world around me dissipate as a fresh college graduate, along with job offers at labels and talent agencies, I learned quickly how unpredictable life can be. Something in my brain chemically changed: I wanted to feel the rush of living. Therefore, taking risks has become something I embrace wholeheartedly.  Read More>> 

Vasilios Filippakis

I view taking risks as essential to personal and professional growth. During Covid, I made a decision to move from Toronto to Los Angeles to pursue acting. I left behind my family, friends and everything familiar to start over in a new country. This leap required courage and forced me to adapt quickly. The challenges I faced, from finding new community to navigating a new industry, taught me resilience and sharpened my skills. Ultimately, this bold move was the catalyst for discovering who I really am and what I’m capable of. Read More>> 

Savannah

You’ll never accomplish anything great in life without taking a little bit of risk. Career, love, art—whatever it is—it all requires risk. And if we’re willing to throw it all to the wind and just see what happens, sometimes life changing things can unfold… and sometimes not. But that’s the beauty of risk taking…you never know unless you jump in with both feet and just pray to God that you land. Read More>> 

Robert Khachatryan

Risk is very important. When you are in your twenties, much like fitness, it comes naturally. As you grow older you have to actively exercise it just like a muscle. As you mature as a person, as an entrepreneur, and as a business, you tend to get risk-averse. You are more comfortable so there is not as much need, but you also have more to lose. So I look at it as exercise. I convince myself to take more risk, and be more uncomfortable because I want to grow myself and my company. Read More>> 

Anna Rodecki

Risk is the quiet heartbeat beneath every brushstroke and the calculated leap behind every scientific discovery in my journey. It calls me beyond the familiar, inviting a deeper connection to the world around us—a world where art and science are not separate, but intertwined languages revealing the mysteries of nature, memory, and mindfulness. Read More>>