Mission Local
Read this behind-the-scenes email exchange posted by Megan Wilson between Mission Local and artists Rigo 23, John Jota Leaños, Isis Rodriguez, and Jet Martinez regarding the google bus contest. Pretty good idea of what is going on...
worth reading the whole exchange here--lots going on: internet. public. privacy. meta. capitalism. art. future definitions of these words. Thanks Megan Wilson for posting. Please don't spam these artists' inboxes, just read their words.
Three years ago Laurie from Mission Local interviewed me because I was teaching Found Art Classes at Mission Cultural Center. I just remembered this and got really nostalgic. I miss teaching sometimes, but I am so excited about Etxe and I know I'll have the opportunity to teach again in the future when I have decades of experience.
It's strange looking back. Everything has really led me to exactly what I am doing now. Back in 2010 I took the first session at Women's Initiative and had loads of things I knew I needed to learn before I started my own business. In fact, I didn't even really know what I wanted to do as a business. I just knew what I liked to do. But that one session gave me a little road map of what I needed to learn, which is how I started at Betabrand -- I wanted to learn about product development and clothing production.
And I did. I learned so much; I couldn't have even dreamed of the things I would learn. I am terribly thankful for such a great experience, starting up a start-up is hard work, but someone's gotta do it. Now that Betabrand has around 50 employees and an awesome storefront on Valencia, I'm proud to know I was a part of it, even if I am not a part of it anymore.
Things have come full circle as now I am actually in the Simple Steps program at Women's Initiative, but this time I know exactly what my business is and have the skills I need to do it. I'll always be learning along the way, you can never know everything, but I'm thankful that I have a pretty good head start. I've worked at many, many different companies, and it's been those experiences that will make me a better business owner myself.
So thank you universe!
Have you ever looked back and realized it all was adding up to your future perfect? Leave a comment and share your story!
