An admired local artist in Tucson, Arizona and Insta page to follow, Emily Orzel shares with us a bit more about her journey not only as an illustrator but also as an artist in business (because we all know it gets real).

New York lifestyle and fashion photographer Justin Bridges is a big proponent of doing things on your own terms. As a left-brained creative, Justin believes that an "unconventional" career path for any creative is totally okay. Coming from a background in finance, he created his own blueprint in how he went from Goldman Sachs as an equity trader to working for J. Crew, Saks Fifth, and the Sartorialist before picking up his camera full-time.

Summer Sanders went from makeup artist to raw food chef and Co-Owner/Founder of the Local Juicery. After a wake up call, she began her healthy living journey by shifting into a plant strong diet. With a goal to make healthy food available and accessible for everyone, the Local Juicery was born.

In September I attended Create & Cultivate Seattle! Not only was it my first time ever attending a conference but I also attended it alone. Given that conferences can offer so much and be so big in seemingly such a short amount of time, I'm sharing my insight with you on conquering the day!

Jacqueline DeMarco is a freelance writer for all your favorite publications and is also working full-time in her dream job as the Marketing Manager for Career Contessa. Some publications that she writes for include: Girlboss, Create & Cultivate, Apartment Therapy, and The Everygirl. Jaqueline shares with us her journey as a freelance writer and gives aspiring freelancers some personal advice!

Entrepreneur, blogger, and founder of Jersey City culture blog, CHICPEAJC, Lynn Hazan created a platform not only for her city but, unexpectedly, for herself along the way too. With 20k Instagram followers and 60k visitors per month, Lynn shares with us how she left the corporate world just after two months from launching her blog and what the journey has been like since then.

Jes Baker, otherwise known as The Militant Baker, is a mover and shaker of Tucson, Arizona, as well as of the status quo of body image. Public speaker, influencer, published author, and more, Baker is a self-love advocate with a strong and empowering voice. Baker tells us where it all started and what she's learned in her journeying.

With an aesthetically pleasing Instagram feed and over 26K followers, Earth and Sugar is a cake and dessert studio in West Palm Beach, Florida that creates stunning designs inspired by organic and modern styles. Janderyn Makris - girlboss, mom-preneur and self-taught baker who founded Earth and Sugar - shares her insight on the baking industry and the journey that goes along with it.

Vivian Nuñez is a mover and creator. A digital work strategist and freelance writer for publications including: Forbes, Medium, MTV, and Popsugar - she has paved her own path and planted seeds of intention along the way. Creator of Too Damn Young and a podcast showcasing Latina entrepreneurs, Creating Espacios, her work focuses on entrepreneurship, shedding light in dark spaces, and on vulnerability/grief. Vivian pushes boundaries and speaks on it.

Traveler, story-teller, and quilter - Brooke Biette is a Maine native currently drawing inspiration from Tucson, AZ. Journeying from the East Coast to Los Angeles and then down to Northern Arizona where landscapes greatly influenced her work, we discuss self-discovery, self-doubt as an artist and creating her own style of quilting.