A big part of making decisions is determining what our actions and choices have been inspired by. So we asked decision makers from the community to tell us about what they are inspired by.

Caitlyn Kurilich | Artist & Illustrator

Have you ever heard of the golden age of illustration? It’s a time in illustration history, around the late 1800’s to early 1900’s, in which there was an explosion of beautifully illustrated books, magazines, brochures, even shop catalogues. Think of old fairytale art- that’s from this time. Everything was illustrated to the highest degree of skill, (even Sear’s catalogues!) and illustrators were household names as if they were movie stars. The sensitivity and academic mastery of art and design during this time has an exquisiteness that is so hard to find at any other time in history. This is one of my biggest inspirations, and I often reference old victorian fairytale books for my own work and design. Read more>>

Michail Eggelhoefer | Screenwriter

When I was 18 years old I was attacked and hung, impaled on a fence, by a group of racists. At the time, I’d just started university in Edinburgh (in Scotland) and had been there a week. My classes hadn’t even started yet. One inch saved my life. Literally. Had they impaled my just a few centimetres to the left, I would have died. What followed was a trip deep into alcoholism, self pity, and pain. Read more>>

Sydney Buck | Private Chef/Chef

I am inspired by local ingredients, sustainability and my small businesses. I take stride in knowing where my produce is coming from and the people who provide it to me. I love seasonality so I get super excited when I see something new at the farmers market when it is at its peak. Read more>>