A big part of making decisions is determining what our actions and choices have been inspired by. So we asked decision makers from the community to tell us about what they are inspired by.

Benny Domino | Artist, Designer

I’m inspired by lots of things. Inspiration can be as simple as a melody or lyrics to a song and as complex as thought experiments on what it’d be like to travel deep space. Love is at the core of all of my endeavors and so I also draw a lot of inspiration from romanticism. Read more>>

Allison Klein | Wedding & Lifestyle Photographer

I think the question “who are you inspired by” is one of the hardest questions for me to answer because I find inspiration in all the people I love. But when I reflected on this question in the lens of my business, I pretty easily determined that my inspiration has always been drawn from my grandfather and my dad. Read more>>

Alan Ruiz | Berman | Environmental Artist & Conservation Biologist

I am inspired by living in the Sonoran Desert – one of the oldest inhabited and cultivated areas in North America. Every time I go out and explore this region, I am filled with ideas for how to reciprocate some of the beauty and culture that is offered to me. My sense of place here is further informed by rich and immersive experiences in the past, Read more>>

Mimi Francis | Author

Everything around me inspires me; movies, TV, music, even walking down the street can inspire me. I once had an idea for a story come to me as my husband and I walked past the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. I try to keep something to take notes on with me at all times because I never know when inspiration might hit. Read more>>