Hey everybody this is Jon Willey and I’d like to Welcome you to the very first episode of Creative AF.

As the cliche so eloquently puts it, the struggle is real. And I personally know how real it is as well. On January 12th, after 20 years working in collegiate and pro sports I stepped away. It was a decision that haunted me for many years before I made the jump but I knew deep down in the depths of my gut that my time was up, and not to anyone’s doing but my own. I had no reason to leave the job I was at. I was fully vested in both an MLB and NFL pension, I had rebuilt two creative and photography departments into something I was insanely proud of and most importantly I had made lifelong friends and as those of us in the business would say, a new family. But the toll this life took on my mental health was one that I thought I may never recover from. 

I hope you enjoy this first episode of many more to come!