May 01

The Secret to Creating Art That’s Authentically YOU with IN-Q

The box we're forced to think within as artists is constantly shrinking. It's no secret that society puts certain expectations and limitations on artists, whether it's in terms of subject matter, style, or even success. We're told to stick to what sells, what is marketable and popular. And for the most part, success stories in the art world seem to follow this formula. But not all of them. Emmy-nominated poet, multi-platinum songwriter, and world-renowned keynote... read more ›
Oct 30

The Quest for Personal Style

Today we’re diving deep into a topic that’s close to my heart and crucial for any artist’s journey: developing your personal style. It’s the golden ticket, the secret sauce, the unique fingerprint that sets you apart in a world saturated with creativity. Let’s get into it. Finding Your Personal Style You’ve probably heard it a thousand times: “Find your style.” But what does that really mean? It’s more than just a way of doing things;... read more ›
Oct 25

Create for Yourself: How Poet Whitney Hanson Turned Passion to Profession

The creative field is one that's driven by intrinsic passion. While there are certainly opportunities to make it big and get paid well, most would tell you it's not the reason why they do what they do. Passion is. Whitney Hanson is one of those people. https://youtu.be/qF6YNWKSYX0 The university student is a poet and creative entrepreneur who got her start sharing poetry on TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic. While most home dwellers bread-making careers didn't... read more ›
Aug 21

How To Do Sh*T Your Way (Not Theirs)

A while back—having grown my business to somewhere around the $25 million in annual revenue mark and still growing at 40% year-over-year—an investor looked me straight in the face and said, with a head tilt and a shoulder shrug, that the business growth I was killing myself for “just wasn’t that interesting.” Wait, what? WTAF?! I swear this is true. This comment was so disjointed from my reality that it led me to a hot... read more ›
Dec 19

6 Ways Cultivating Awareness Can Improve Your Creativity and Life

Certainly I’ve made a career in awareness as a photographer — finding moments or, arguably, the beauty in things. But more important than that, I think awareness (not just of beauty but of things – but awareness in general, internal states, etc) is a powerful tool — one that gets us all out of your head, into the present moment, and more connected to the world around us. In fact, when people are early in... read more ›
Oct 10

How much work have you created?

We often start out thinking if we can just do the "right" work, we'll breakthrough. When in fact, it's not the what work we should focus on, but how much. We will do everything we can to convince ourselves that something other than volume is more important. Listen to the Podcast Smells like Procrastination We need a new lens to get the right shot. We need to switch to a different writing app with better... read more ›
Jul 25

How to Stand Out and Build Job Experience for Higher Salaries

Are you starting a new job? Making a career transition? I’ve received a number of inbound questions on this topic as new grads seek jobs and/or folks are in a career transition and a couple of the most common here: Getting Hired Without Experience Question 1: Entering an Industry Without Experience The first question comes from Anna, a fourth year architecture student. She says, “Hi, Chase, I'm realizing that I don't actually want to be an... read more ›
Apr 18

10 Ways to Grow Your Career

Career decisions can be daunting. The right choice is often unclear, and the trade offs uncertain. Should you stay in your current role or go look for something new? Is it in your best interest to move cities and re locate or double down on your current market? These big decisions can leave us paralyzed. And yet, one of the ways to break through that paralysis is by soliciting the opinions of others. As the... read more ›
Nov 08

So, You’re a Weirdo

We're part of a society that constantly pulls us down into the collective no matter how high we want to fly -- only so that we cultivate a more agreeable (or amenable) behavior, mend our "weird" ways, and reduce ourselves to the average of the majority. But as I would ask (and I'm sure you would, too), is it really possible to average out things that we cannot even measure? Do you think we're programmed... read more ›
Oct 25

How to Differentiate Your Work

On today's episode I take two questions. The first is regarding a popular topic many businesses are asking about how to work with influencers - striking the balance between paying them enough to make it worth their while without paying too much that impacts your business negatively. While Cory is knowledgeable about the hair industry, and clearly has an understanding of Netflix and Spotify's business models, it's always worthwhile to re-evaluate your strategies. Is subscription... read more ›