In this episode, Salvin Chahal, a Sacramento native driven by the immigrant hustle, discusses the impact that the local creative community has had on his journey to finding his true identity and fulfilling his need for artistic expression.  He's a storyteller, poet, producer, and an advocate for people of color from marginalized communities.  From humble beginnings and a career launched by social media, his book, ‘Verses From Above’, a collection of poetry and workshops, reached #3 on Amazon’s Bestseller Asian American Poetry list ultimately landing him on the stages of SXSW. Currently pursuing his acting career, Salvin shares how he knew creativity was his ticket to success and amplifies the importance of using his platform to create a dialogue of political discourse in order to influence real change.