🔥 We're so back: In Community #46

It’s official – summer is over, and we’re swinging into the fall.

I wasn’t ready to admit it, but then I realized that the change in seasons is a fresh opportunity to reset and get set up for success in the run-up to the holidays.

Last week, I wrote about what standing in your power could look like and how to find inspiration to do just that.

This week, I’m highlighting Connie Makita, an artist and designer who found her own power as she’s redefined success for herself throughout her career. Over the years, she’s left her creative mark on brands like Uniqlo and J.Crew and at companies immersed in culture, like Nylon Magazine and Atlantic Records.

Her journey has taken her from a teenaged immigrant adjusting and acclimating in a new country to a successful leader with a striking eye for design that delivers depth and emotion. Her new exhibition Ai Means Love: Stories of Japanese Tattoos on Non-Japanese Bodies displayed in collaboration with New York’s All Street Gallery captures the stories of several people who have used themselves as the canvas for their own art – and in the process have woven a cross-cultural tapestry that is as American as it can be.

Read Connie’s interview…

And speaking of power, this week’s Need to Know doesn’t disappoint, where we feature powerful leaders and visionaries across cultures using their voices to empower all of us.

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Need To Know

💥 Have you heard of Amira Jazeera? She’s empowering us all in unexpected ways.

💥 Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells us how her community made all the difference. Those around her propelled her forward.

💥 Bad Bunny and YouTuber El Tony talk about using our voices for change. It’s time to get engaged.

Who are the authors, social impact leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, and more who should get featured for how they’re moving us forward together?

Are you one of them? Reach out with your ideas by replying to this directly.

In community,

Fahad