I’m excited to share that I was featured in VoyageLA’s “Life & Work” series! In the interview, I got to talk about how I got started and what I’ve learned along the way.
I was raised by a single father who encouraged me to use tools and work with my hands, so I grew up building things, taking them apart, and figuring out how they worked. After studying at FIDM, I got into furniture building and eventually opened my own brick-and-mortar shop, which is where Wood Brain began. For about three years I sold handmade wooden products and accessories there.
Running the shop meant doing everything myself, from designing and building to managing customers, and it burned me out faster than I expected. Closing it felt like a setback at the time, but it turned out to be the right move. I started my YouTube channel to document my builds and share projects that people could find and learn from online.
The interview also covers learning to film, edit, and talk to a camera, and how every setback pushed me toward something better. I also talk about how I define success: building things I’m excited about, sparking ideas in others, and having the freedom to choose my own projects.
