[quote style=”boxed”]Keep doing what you’re doing, trust yourself and never listen to that voice of fear within you.[/quote] Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, designer Tina Tangalakis always sought to combine her love of art and humanitarian work. As a student she studied costume design at California Institute of…
[quote style=”boxed”]There is nothing more important to a concept’s success than the determination of the team working on it.[/quote] Raised in Los Angeles, California, Zach Suchin worked directly with executive management at Sony, Fox, ICM and The Firm throughout his high school years. During college, Suchin promoted high-profile events for…
[quote style=”boxed”]You can get a lot farther by making people talk about you than you can by plastering the world with advertisements that people will ignore.[/quote] Emmitt Parkman is the founder of Sports Talk Trash, where he is working to build a platform to bring together the world’s most passionate…
[quote style=”boxed”]Put yourself in situations that make you uncomfortable. It’s the only way to stretch and keep growing.[/quote] Todd Silverstein is the co-founder of Vizify, a Portland, Oregon-based startup that transforms the content and data you’ve already created on the web (like tweets and photos) into a single, graphical bio…
[quote style=”boxed”]Ideas do not have to be important. Look at me–I make bags. I did not invent bags. Success lies in execution and marketing. The idea has to inspire you. Are you crazy passionate about your idea? If you are not, you will burn out. I would be designing and…
Always believe that somewhere, somehow, something will happen. You’ve gotta have a little faith in yourself! David started life in the northwest of England before traveling around the world from 2005-2006. He taught English in Japan which enabled him to learn basic Japanese and more about the culture. He then…
[quote style=”boxed”]Your biggest challenge will be to believe in the right people and ignore the rest. Ignoring people will feel hard at first, but it’s the most important thing you can do. Figure out the right people to ignore and you’ll have the time to focus on what matters.[/quote] A…
Peder Burgaard graduated from the Masters of Information Studies program at the Institute for Media and Information Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark. During the course of earning his degree, Peder worked with Sun Microsystem as a beta-tester for Project SUNSPOT, developing experiences based on motion sensor input. He also won the…
[quote style=”boxed”]Accept that some days are going to be better than other days, but realize that when you add it all up, life is one big adventure in serendipity.[/quote] Ajaz is founder and chairman of AKQA. He founded AKQA when he was 21 years old, with the values of innovation,…
[quote style=”boxed”]Strap them to a table, attach some high-voltage jump-leads, and stand well back? Hmm… I don’t know really. I guess research is the most important thing. I try to find out as much as I can in terms of what’s relevant to a particular topic, and hope that the…