On March 8th, 2025, I moderated the first installment of the Panel series, Coffee with Creatives. This is a panel style discussion series designed to activate spaces for dialogue central to the creative entrepreneurial journey. This first installment was about Navigating the Ups & Downs for the journey. I curated a panel of 5 creative entrepreneurs, at various levels of experience, who wear multiple hats within their respective fields to engage in a guided discussion about their challenges, lessons, successes, processes and experiences of creative entrepreneurship. With coffee being a central part of most of our work and lifestyles, what better way to host this dialogue than over coffee with creatives.