Our community is comprised of entrepreneurs and artists and creatives – folks who have chosen incredibly difficult professional paths that often don’t offer any safety nets or guarantees. Nonetheless, we regularly hear that being a parent is a far greater challenge and so we asked some of these folks to open up to us about the things they’ve done as parents that they feel will have a meaningful and positive impact on their child.

Tsao Lin Moy | Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Founder of Integrative Healing Arts

This was consciously looking at parenting, and recognizing that if I did not address and heal my own childhood “trauma” I would be parenting in ways that would repeat the same values. Read more>>

Samantha Dion Baker | Artist, Author, Teacher

I have showed that that by perseverance and staying true to a passion, no matter how practical it may seem, that anything is possible. Read more>>

Katie Yaeli | Owner and SAHM

For the business and success side of life, it is taking an idea and making it business. It shows my children the importance of taking risks, perseverance, and hard work in achieving your goals. By modeling these behaviors, I can inspire my children to pursue their passions and dreams. Read more>>

Maree Montagnini | Singer Songwriter

As I was reading the questions for this interview, I had the option to choose which question to answer. As a songwriter, musician, and band manager, I’ve spoken much about the experience of getting into the music industry, creating music, etc. However, that is one whole part of my identity, my life at this time. Read more>>

Adam & Nicole Davis | Small Business Owners

One of the most important things we have done as parents is to show our kids that hard work pays off. We have included our children in every aspect of opening our Tifa Chocolate and Gelato. They were with us when we picked the site and went through negotiations, through the construction process and all of the required training that all of our employees went through. Read more>>

George Stylianos | Photographer,director and creative consulting

My son is what motivates me most. Beeing creative with no boundaries is the core of my work ,so i pass that on to my son as well, to do as many different things around art that have no boundary, letting him do what really inspires him is the most important thing i think that i did. Read more>>

Kimberleigh Adkins | Online Boutique & Future Home Care Agency Owner

The most important thing that I believe I’ve done to make an impact on my children is giving them access to resources and information that I didn’t have growing up. Things like credit, Trust fund information, Life insurance, steps that it takes to run a business and get your foot into different rooms. Read more>>