Interviewing Myself: Who Am I?
Q: What are you about?
I stand for empathy, kindness, and radical inclusion. I fight for the right to be different and believe every human deserves equality and respect. My morals are rooted in advocacy and dismantling discrimination in all its ugly forms. I was 7 years old. I first remember my mom explaining to me why I shouldn’t treat her clients differently. & from that moment on, I knew bullying was wrong. That is truly sad when you think about the time some of you learned this.
Q: What hobbies and interests fuel you?
Poetry, rock hounding, rock tumbling, spell crafting, hiking, kayaking, camping, fishing, and so much more. I thrive in creative flow and nature’s raw energy. I excel in the heat and dirt; when sweat is covering my hair and shirt.
Q: Outside writing and creating, what excites you?
Swim, kayak, hang out with my doggy and the kitties. Witchcraft, reading, and playing video games.
Q: What are you definitely not about?
Bullies, especially adult ones. Racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, fascism. You know what, actually, fuck all phobias and ism bullshit and those who embody them. I can’t stand the cold; meaning the air and your tude.
Q: What adjectives do not describe you?
Quiet, boring, afraid. Just to name a few.
Q: What don’t you want people to think about you?
That I’m someone who tolerates inequality or doesn’t fight for the rights of everyone in humanity. I have always been one to know all humanity is equal and deserving I’d hate someone think the opposite.
Q: What are your defining characteristics?
Empathy, kindness, and the ability to include and uplift everyone. My loud ass mouth and my yellow ass attitude.
Q: What do friends and family say about you?
They call me hyper, loved, soft, a golden retriever, a good man, poetic, passionate, and an advocate. Someone who they can depend on.
Q: What are your core values?
Advocacy for policies that protect human rights, commitment to dismantling discrimination, activism, and honoring the diversity of human experience.
Q: What causes matter most to you?
Human rights, abortion access, marriage equality, healthcare justice, and the fight against harmful legislation as a whole. Ending the bullshit minorities are facing from Gaza to Ukraine and back to The USA.
Q: Are these central to your brand and goals?
Absolutely. I wouldn’t be me and my brand wouldn’t be by me if it weren’t. Would it?
Q: What’s unique about you?
I was a boy with boobies. I have a serious vitamin D deficiency. It makes me take a boatload of supplements. The creator forgot my other D too. So the struggle is real.
Q: What are your short-term and long-term goals?
Short-term: Keep creating new solo and collaborative projects, and grow my community.
Long-term: Build a name and a publishing press that uplifts minorities and pays them fairly for their incredible work.
Q: What are your strengths?
I lead with empathy. While I hold space for grief, rage, softness, and transformation. I’m an advocate, especially for those who are silenced, overlooked, or underestimated. My creativity is wide-reaching and adaptable. I’m deeply intuitive. I connect dots most people miss. I build community in a way that makes people feel like they belong. I live my life with resilience, knowing I can be the storm or the calm sky. And more. Always more.
Q: Is there one thing you do exceptionally well?
Yeah. I take chaos and turn it into clarity. Whether it’s through a poem, a piece of handmade rock art, or helping someone feel seen. I try to take the raw, messy, painful stuff and turn it into something honest, haunting, and healing. And sometimes even beautiful.
Q: What impact do you want to make?
I want to foster real change. I want people to see me. I want them to realize, “Hey, I know someone trans.” There are more of us than you think, even if you don’t see us. Passing doesn’t matter, visibility does. Just because you don’t know every trans person is trans doesn’t make us exist any less.
Q: Do your personal and business brands overlap?
Completely. In more ways than one. I couldn’t think of business model names or my future platforms because I just incorporate all of me.
Q: Why are you building a personal brand?
To foster change, help others, and bring my authentic self and community together.
Q: Are you breaking into the creator economy?
Hell yes. I can only hope.
Q: Are you building a business, a product, or a space?
All of it of course. I have a business, products, and a space for connection and growth.
Q: Are you creating a professional image to secure funding or partnerships?
I hope so, but mostly to help and uplift others.
Q: How will you create unique value for your audience?
A: By blending literature, identity, and honesty into interactive work. My poetry, zines, e-books, and collaboration projects with meaning. I don’t just share; I connect. I create spaces where people feel seen, and remind them that their voice matters. While also giving them a place to share and a platform to publish on.
