I started the Little Guy Foundation based on this principle: shared humanity is the foundation of all art and art is the foundation of all change. Art spaces taught me to see beauty in everything, everyone, and gave me a voice that can speak change into existence. I want to give that love and that power to people and communities that need it. I have found money in art, I have found activism in art, I have found people in art. I want the world to find art the way I did, and to learn to use expression intentionally; turn videos to documentaries, turn words into poetry, turn paintings into profit. I want the world of passion to turn into a world of art art, and I want a world of art to turn into a world of compassion. I will be trying to spread this message of a shared fundamental humanity, the “little guy” narrative, through illustrations, animations, and documentations of my travels on my social media this summer and in the future.

If you take one thing away from me and my journey in leadership, let it be the power of passion and compassion. A fire in your soul and a genuine warmth brings people together around you and makes them want to fan your flames. That is how you turn a spark into a wildfire. I also want to say my success came from understanding when to quit and when to care deeply, and I care deeply all the time. The world is beautiful but broken, and humanity is broken but beautiful, and that is something to care about. If we want good change to happen, we must 'look for out for the little guy' - this means to feel deeply for the beautiful humanity in every corner of the world, to appreciate the beautiful life that grows from the cracks of what is broken.

Travel, create, and look out for the little guy. This is the simple gospel that I live by and that I hope to share; this is how I plan to change the world.