Hardwork? Luck? Good habits? What would you say is behind your success? We’ve shared some thoughtful responses below.

Wandile Khomo | Music producer, songwriter & an artist

It is to be patient, co-operating and engaging with the audience which was very difficult to do so since I was a shy, Introverted person. I had to to step out of my comfort zone to get the result I wanted. Sometimes you just got to step out of the shell/comfort zone to persue most of your dreams and ambitions. Read more>>

Keisha M. Tarver | Founder & CEO

Love. Having a good heart and staying true to self has taken me a long way. I genuinely believe that nothing can stop you, as long as you put in the work and your intentions are pure. I do everything out of love – love for music and my culture. Read more>>

Brian Gamel | Managing Director

Being engaged and involved in our community. As an arts organization in the suburbs outside of Atlanta, it is imperative that we continue to engage our community so they can see not only the value of art, but what it can mean to them. We have been lucky enough to establish ourselves as a pillar of our community and aid in the growth of our city, but none of that would be possible if we only focused internally. Our mission is to engage community with relevant art experiences every day. A lot of other arts organizations focus their mission on the excellence of the art, we argue that for art to truly engage community it has to be excellent inherently. Read more>>

Dacia Petrie | Serial Entrepreneur & Content Creator

The most important factor behind the success of my brand is passion & authenticity. The connection built with my clientele and followers happened so naturally. To go viral is one thing, but to retain immense trust and support from the entire natural hair community with zero initial intention of selling a product or expectation of my videos to reach such a vast global audience is another story. The public trusts me because my brand was built on this pure innocence and authenticity, some people were even worried that large companies would start stealing my hair care formulas, but I just wanted to share my formulas with anyone I could help. Read more>>