We asked some of the most creative folks we know to open up to us about why they chose a creative career path. Check out their responses below.

Marek Probosz | Actor, Director, Producer, Author, Screenwriter, Playwrite, Scholar

Since I was a child I loved to perform and make others laugh. At age 6, at the time when I couldn’t read yet, so my mom read me my lines, I got my first stage role of the Jester in Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princes and the Pea” at the Fairy Tale Theater in Żory, Poland – a tenure which lasted seven years. Since than I fell in love with acting and never took off my jester’s costume. Read more>>

Patricia Leavy | Best-selling author

I’ve loved the arts since I was a little girl—getting swept up in stories in dark theaters, being transported through my headphones, imagining new worlds strolling around museums, finding myself on the pages of books. It all seemed magical. More than anything, I’ve loved writing for as long as I can remember. Being an author, and especially a novelist, is a dream come true. Read more>>

Emily Solis | Visual Artist

My first memories were making art with my mom and grandpa, both of which were artists themselves. They would draw and paint with me, and that is really how I was introduced to the process of creating. Throughout my life, creating art has been the constant driving force and guiding light, and so when it came to what I wanted to pursue there was really no question. Read more>>

Kellen Van Allen | Winemaker & Musician

I wouldnt necessarily say that i “pursued” creativity as a career. At a certain point with music, after many years of practice, i began to be offered gigs and over time it evolved into a steady side hustle doing what i loved and once my wife and i started having children it became a blessing that instead of having to get a second job doing something ordinary and unrewarding i was able to double down on performing and the more i performed the better i became. Read more>>

Jose Marte | Artist

ever since i was a little boy I’ve always felt like i can be creative in many areas. starting off with my long baseball career . although baseball was my priority i would always have rap battles with my team mates and improvise and even impersonate big artist like arcangel,romeo santos and many other big artist. Read more>>