hi all, my name is Akash Miharia. I’m originally from India, grew up in Abu Dhabi, and now live in New York City. My creative business/service is something I’m still figuring out - right now, I’m building my personal brand @akashmiharia (IG + TikTok) and write a newsletter called Product Rookies, exploring the intersection of AI, tech, business, and creativity. I want to get these things from Asterisk Create: - some structure and systems for growing my personal brand so it doesn’t feel like an endless black hole - diverse & ambitious community for inspiration, support, accountability, and collaboration - practice and feedback so I can get to doing “my thing” faster and improve intentionally For fun, I like to: - film and photograph my life in NYC and all my travels abroad - write about life, mindset, product, philosophy, and connecting disciplines - explore business ideas and entrepreneurship Looking forward to meeting everyone and seeing what you’re creating.

Hi, my name is Chris ,I’m from South Africa but living in Ireland the last 20 years , my creative business/ service is Music Production . I want to get these things from Asterisk Create: 1. I would like my content to covert to payed clients 2. Become more confident to sell my skill set 3. Get honest feedback and make cool art /content with interesting people For fun, I like to: 1. Illustrate ,Draw ,Sculpt, Build 2. Learn about growing plants and food 3. Cook and hang with my family

My name is Mari and I'm Ukrainan girl who live already long time in Switzerland :D I do many things: I'm a sport vidio/photo person here (martial art mainly), I write code for my projects and I'm just creative who wanna step outside of martial art and programming to more push my art. I mixed photo with video, with hand drawing animation and mixed media :D I want to get these things from Asterisk Create: + Community! I'm so lonely here with my art, ideas and personality. I chose a wrong country, but I have to be here now. + Proper feedback + Overall it is great ho have a path and guide - what I already have to observe all videos from "Classroom". I struggle with "clean" direction For fun I like to do: + I ride a pumptrack and do overall videos of myself + Do street photography + Do collages from my photos

Hi! My name is Megan Feely, I’m the CEO/Founder at Eddy, a womens clothing brand, based in SF. I also act as a Creative Director for two other brands. On insta @meg_eddy_ is my personal and my brand is @eddy-aesthetic . I want to get these things from Asterisk Create: 1. Create a more consistent presence of my creative work/story telling to build my personal brand that hopefully will drive... 2. Increases awareness (and purchases) from people to my clothing brand 3. Structure in what/how I share. It's pretty random right now without a plan and I want to spend less time stumbling/more time focused on executing For fun, I like to: 1. take care of my two toddlers! I've got a 2 & 3 year old so am pretty busy 2. i LOVE crafting, patches, sewing, painting 3. vintage thifting/hunting is a passion My workspace is my store / design center / community hangout and I love it there!

My name is Andrea, I’m a Social Media Manager at T-Mobile in Seattle, and my creative account is @itsakaye on Instagram. I also do UGC work for various brands, on and off retainer. I want to get these things from Asterisk Create: 1. Honest feedback from a valuable community 2. Impactful content creation to build a quality personal brand 3. Inspiration from the workflows of other creatives For fun, I like to: 1. Watch reality TV 2. Walk around downtown Seattle for the energy/scenery 3. Check out cool and unique experiences My workspace changes between two spots in the house, depending on my and my husband’s schedule. And I’ve included my current MVPs of 2026!