Passion Behind The Art Show | “For Creatives Struggling with Fear”

Stop what you’re doing, take a seat, grab a pen a paper and get prepared to be blown away by this episode! Darold Pinnock sits down with Jackie Horbook, but you may know her as the Jackie the Educator. The name doesn’t do her justice for she is so much more. Ms. Horbrook is a mother, daughter, sister, minister, missionary, counselor and entrepreneur. She’s a people person with an authentic passion for helping others.

In the 6th grade, Jackie ran for a position within the student council. Although she didn’t win, it planted the seed for her becoming a resource to others. Her educational journey provided her with life skills that would allow her to effectively fulfill her God-given assignment. Taking speech and public speaking in high school, taught her a lot about herself and opened her eyes to the world around her while theater built confidence and exposed her creative side. Business and marketing courses in college allowed granted her insight on how to run as manage a company. Her former job as a Director of Diversity at a university gave her a closer look at the habits and needs of people from various nationalities. In addition to that, her work as an ordained minister allows her to minister to a persons’ spiritual needs. She’s taken all she learned and started her own organization, Black Christian Influencers, which brings provided a network supporter for, as I would say world changers.

I could go on about the extraordinary Jackie Horbrook, but I want you to hear it for yourself. Trust me, you’ll want to hear this for yourself. Happy listening!

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Passion Behind The Arts is back again with another insightful interview. Rob McClurkan is a husband, father, graphic designer, illustrator and co-creator of the creative networking group, Small Town Creatives. This interview will give hope to other creatives who struggle to find their place in the world. On working a traditional job, McClurkan discusses how he, “Didn’t fit the culture of the company very well.” He, however, is able to find his niche and continues to evolve due in part to his proclaimed motto to “Stay curious.”

Listen to find out how he found the courage to move forward, and why Syntek is the item he can’t live without.

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This week, Darold sits down Gia Graham. Graham, a Barbados native, is a lettering artist whose creative journey started as a child who would always love to draw and doodle. Her high school art teacher introduced her to the work of graphic design prompting her to search out universities that offered that curriculum.

Graham gives a great interview as she further details her creative passage. She details how she started out working as a junior designer during the analog time period to transitioning to an entrepreneur and upgrading to digital design. She highlights how networking and bravery contributed to the growth of her business. In addition to that, you will see why she attributes why the birth of her second child opened up the world of lettering. Graham also talks about a problem that is unfortunately well known to many creatives, self-doubt, and the methods she uses to combat it. Hit the play button if you want to learn more about lettering and licensing, you won’t be disappointed. Happy listening!

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In this episode, you will get to hear from Amy Hood. She is the co-founder of Hoodzpah Design, Odds, and Sods, as well as connecting things.co, businesses that she shares with her twin sister Jennifer. In addition to that, Amy is also the co-author of FREEDOM, AND BUSINE$$ AND STUFF. In the interview, Amy shares how she got her start in the design field, how she took on education, and how she got her start into doing workshops.

Amy gets personal as she discusses her feelings behind fitting into the design industry because of not being trained in a traditional college environment. She shares the advice given to her by her mentor that helped to propel them over the hurdle and back on course to success. Her strategies on confidence building, such as personal projects, and improving one’s communication skills must be heard by anyone looking to advance themselves career-wise. Happy listening!

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