Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Stefani Reeder. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Stefani, great to have you with us today and excited to have you share your wisdom with our readers. Over the years, after speaking with countless do-ers, makers, builders, entrepreneurs, artists and more we’ve noticed that the ability to take risks is central to almost all stories of triumph and so we’re really interested in hearing about your journey with risk and how you developed your risk-taking ability.
I was fortunate enough to grow up with parents who switched careers often and was raised in a family where nobody pressured me to do anything I didn’t want to do. I was encouraged to try everything that interested me, but I also wasn’t stopped anytime I wanted to quit something. So it was a blessing and a curse I had to learn to work with and that helped me develop my own responsibility and accountability for my choices. I sort of developed a “F*ck it” attitude overtime when it comes to goals I had, if I can say that haha. I figured why not try everything at least once?
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
I’m an artist and musician based in Nashville TN. I’ve always been a creative, and opened my online shop The Kamikaze Butterfly in 2020 and it’s luckily been my full time income ever since. This job has opened up a lot of freedom to pursue other creative outlets as well. I’ve been releasing music since I was 15 years old and just recently started releasing brand new work with a new project, REEDER.
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
Number one is definitely to stay authentic to your “why”. Remember why you started and wanted this in the first place. Number two is to stay fluid and able to adapt. any art form (visual, music, writing, dance, photography, film, design, etc) is ever changing, allow yourself to change with it,
Third, I’d say remember why art exists. It’s for entertainment, education, expression, for fun, Don’t take it too seriously. Remember to enjoy it.
As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?
Audience of one by Srinivas Rao. It’s one I always return to when I start to question my creativity or productivity. It’s a really easily digestible look inside the mind of an artist. It includes direct examples, stories and quotes from some of your favorite creatives in art and music.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.Etsy.com/shop/thekamikazebutterfly
- Instagram: @StefaniReeder
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3adOdW7vNhIudLH11gbBSd?si=fXb3Fr6DQiKiqxKgETrhDw
Image Credits
Photos taken by myself
