Effective communication is at the heart of so many successful projects, relationships, and endeavors. Given its magical ability to make things happen, we thought it would be helpful to bring some of the best communicators we know together to share their stories and insights around how they developed their ability to communicate effectively.
Kachine Chingwa
Communication has been a huge key in the success of my business in my first year. I love to tap as they say! I have always loved networking, and socializing. Photography has taken that social butterfly and used it to help my clients feel comfortable and be able to communicate with me on their vision and what they expect from our session! Read More>>
Angie Almanza
I developed my ability to communicate effectively through hands-on experience working with different teams and customers. I’ve learned the importance of listening first, being clear and respectful, and adjusting my communication style based on who I’m speaking with. Over time, feedback and real situations helped me become more confident and effective. Read More>>
Salvadora Sosa
For a long time, I believed that communication was simply about speaking clearly or choosing the right words. What I eventually learned—through pain, silence, and deep inner work—is that effective communication begins with self-connection. I grew up learning to adapt, to listen more than I spoke, and to read the emotional atmosphere of a room in order to feel safe. Read More>>
J.C. Hoffman
For me, risk isn’t optional—it’s the job. I’m not chasing adrenaline, but throughout my life I’ve never turned away from a challenge. My approach has always been intentional, calculated. Over time, I’ve learned that risk, resilience, and optimism are inseparable. Without risk, there’s no growth. Without optimism, there’s no courage to leap. And without resilience, there’s no way to land and rise again. Read More>>
Daisy Mollica
I don’t think I ever woke up one day and decided, “I’m going to be a risk-taker.” I just knew I wanted more — and I knew that nothing changes if you don’t take action. For me, taking risks has always been tied to desire. When you want something deeply enough, staying where you are starts to feel riskier than taking the leap. Read More>>
Jamie Bacon
I learned to take risks through the work craft of acting itself. Acting puts you in the unknown emotionally, physically, mentally and asks you to stay there without answers. Every role demands trust. In the process. In instinct. In being exposed. I’m not an actor who drops in and out of a moment. I have to live it. It’s a discipline like no other. Read More>>
David Torres
Being 49 and starting my photography journey later in life taught me a lot about risk and purpose. I’ve always believed that whatever I do should have meaning, and that I should truly enjoy it. My journey began with an old DSLR my step-daughter gave me when I decided to start a commercial photography business. Read More>>
Isa Franchitto
I developed my ability to take risks because I stopped caring about other people’s opinions. At some point, I realized that freedom is essential to who I am and to my art. I love making my own decisions, even when they’re risky, because that’s where growth happens. Read More>>
Liz Kennedy
Risk and surrender. I thought that I wanted to learn to draw realistically, perfectly. I actually quit drawing as a teenager because I couldn’t do it perfectly. But one day, many, many years later, I passed an art school. Read More>>
Liza Wilson
I have always been a risk-taker, and come from a long line of risk-takers! My grandpa started a business from absolutely nothing. He grew up the 7th child of a poor farmer, with his older siblings (who did not attend college) supporting him financially through school by doing things like buying him his first suit, saving streetcar fare to give him, etc. Read More>>
Synia Slater
My ability to take risks really comes from the way I look at the question “what if?” Instead of letting it scare me, I flip it. What if it does work? What if this changes my life? What’s the real risk… if I don’t take the risk at all? Read More>>
