Creatives Making Moves: Episode 11
Creatives Making Moves podcast spotlights passionate black women artists and creatives who are making bold moves as entrepreneurs.
August 11, 2020 by Victoria
#11: Self Growth is a Journey
Meet Brette Sims and Stephanie Sparks, two creative entrepreneurs based in Los Angeles. They run Stuk Designs, a 501C3 nonprofit art organization and collective for creative career women that provides art and self love education to girls in underserved communities globally. Brette is the President and Creative Director, and Steph is the Vice President and Program Director of Stuk Designs.
Once they became conscious of what a powerful antidote art and self-love were to anxiety and depression, they made it their mission to teach this truth to girls. Their philosophy is simple: do what you love!
Stuk stands for; Strong. Talented. United. and Knowledgeable. It’s mission embodies each of these words as a source of inspiration for young girls and women. It’s core belief is that how you take care of yourself and talk to yourself each plays a role in your success in life.
In this episode, we dive deep into the power of trusting your inner guidance. Whether you use crystals or prayer, it's important to trust in your special gifts and abilities. We chat about Brette and Steph’s lives as artists, how Stuk Designs evolved into a thriving nonprofit, and both creatives' journey of consciousness and self love.
I would love to know a moment when you trusted your inner guidance and it led to more growth in your life. Leave a comment to share your moment.
Check out this episode to learn:
The story behind how Brette manifested teaching art to underserved kids in Africa, and why a trip to Ghana renewed her faith in human kindness.
How Brette and Steph are fighting the stigma to being artists in the black community.
Their outlook on achieving balance, and why they believe it's important to not do all the things at once in order to focus on your real purpose.
How Stuk Designs stays true to its mission while striving for growth.
The reason Steph and Brette think it's so important to build a tribe who’s going to support you and your beliefs, and give you strength to hold your dreams.
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