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The Dawn of Shavonne
Episode 2: Show Notes.
Pursuing your creative calling is not easy. There will inevitably be many naysayers and other obstacles on the journey, but this shouldn't stop you from trying. After going to school for IT, today's guest, Shavonne Wong, found herself bored and unfulfilled. This led her to experiment with photography, and she has now turned this hobby into an illustrious career. Shavonne is an ambassador for Fujifilm and was included in theForbes 30 Under 30 Asia list for 2020. Her clients include Sephora, Lancome, and Cosmopolitan HK. She is also the NFT Asia Discord admin. In this episode, Shavonne talks about how she first learned about NFTs and what sparked her interest after initially brushing them off. We talk about the value that NFTs offer professional creatives and how it allows them to do non-commissioned work. Our conversation also touches on shilling other people's work, living in other countries, and finding penguins in freezers. Tune in to hear it all!
Key Points From This Episode:
• Get to know today's guest, Shavonne Wong.
• How Shavonne found out about NFTs and her initial reaction to learning about them.
• What prompted Shavonne to explore photography after going to school for IT.
• The other job Shavonne had and why she decided to quit.
• The best advice Shavonne has ever received.
• Even though it is difficult as a creative, you have to put yourself out there.
• The gratitude Shavonne feels living in a country as great as Singapore.
• What Shavonne would do if she found a penguin in her freezer.
Tweetables:
“I think, it was also very cool for to come from a commercial side and be given the opportunity to actually sell artwork and personal work such that people can collect it.” — @shavonnewong [0:06:39]
“You really have to put yourself out there and contact people.” — @shavonnewong [0:14:13]
“Asking is free.” — @shavonnewong [0:15:36]
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