We’ve been fortunate to connect with so many brilliant, thoughtful entrepreneurs and creatives and we regularly ask them about the most important lessons they’ve learned over the course of their careers. We’ve shared some highlights below.

Todd Hostetler | Creator & Companion @ 1000Sun

I am from a small town about 40 minutes North of Dayton, Ohio. When I was growing up, I did everything I could around music. I took piano lessons, joined the choir, and started in the school band. Music had a massive impact on my growth and I quickly aligned with it and found it massively fun to entertain people. Read more>>

Aster Canis | Singer-Songwriter & Musician

I grew up as an only child in Warren County. My parents were a very important part of my childhood, as I didn’t have any blood siblings or other close family to lean on. The closest thing to outside family I had were longtime friends of my parents who also had hard times in life. Due to those circumstances I started losing people at a very young age to tragedies. On top of that, I’ve had many health issues since I was 3 years old. Read more>>

Grayson Sebert Antreassian | Director, Actor, Writer

I originally hail from New York City, NY, though during childhood I moved around the States extensively because my parents traveled for work. Eventually, my mother became a single mother due to a turbulent divorce, and took ownership of raising my sister and I virtually on her own. My mother is incredibly strong, resilient, and impressive in all she does, and her kindness and leadership impacted me heavily during adolescence, making me largely who I am today. Read more>>