I’m Corbin and I founded Keep Creative.

At 23, I wanted to be an artist. So, I packed up a U-Haul in Nebraska with all my paints and raw canvas and drove to Bushwick, Brooklyn. I had no job, and only a single friend, so I got to make art.

A lot of it.

But I sold almost none of it.

I struggled because my BFA didn’t help me whatsoever to in selling my work, or to understand the business skills I needed to support myself with what I made.

But, as NYC will do, the next decade blindsided me with incredible opportunities to collaborate with super creative people and global corporations.

These experiences gave me an expertise in operations and finance MBA’s only dream of and which I now use to fully support creative businesses and people. Whether that work is large scale sculpture, brand identities, or big red boots.

And I don’t only get creative with spreadsheets and operative functions. Maintaining creative practices outside of what I do for a living is extremely important to me.

So, if you would have asked 23 year old me what I would be doing in for a living
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