We asked some of the city’s rising stars about why they think they have been so successful and we’ve shared their responses below.

Meleaka P. Crocker | Photographer/Videographer

Being consistent and surrounding myself with positive individuals. Being consistent and still wanting to have fun can be very difficult IF you don’t know how to balance. Read more>>

DJ Dady Phatts | Dj/Radio Guy

The habits that i feel helped me succeed is to stay professional a lot of black owned business fail because of just not being professional. Read more>>

Laine Zim | Photographer

The biggest habit that has helped me succeed is staying consistent. This is HUGE. Keep showing up, keep putting yourself out there, keep creating quality content, keep making things you care about. This has helped me to build trust in working with other creatives and brands and has absolutely been key in my recent successes! The only way to get better at anything is to practice and the more you practice the faster and easier things become. Prioritize and keep at it! Read more>>