Have any recent moments made you laugh or feel proud?

We asked some of the most interesting entrepreneurs and creatives to open up about recent highlights from their lives – the moments that made them laugh or feel proud.

Mia Saige

I actually had a moment on Halloween that really made me laugh. It’s pretty rare that I get to apply a prosthetic to my own face — I always joke that my hands work outward, not inward. I’m trained to paint and sculpt on other people, not myself, and I decided to film a fun little TikTok while doing it. Read more>>

Cyanide818

Honestly, yeah — we just played at the GardenAmp in Santa Ana for a Halloween show with four other bands (shoutout to the bands Slaytanic, Maiden United and High Priest). That show had everything: chaos, comedy, nerves, adrenaline, all of it. Read more>>

Jordan Choh

After releasing my first feature film, “A Promise,” on YouTube on November 11, 2025, I’ve been incredibly proud and grateful for the response it has received. In just a few days, the film surpassed 10,000 views, largely from viewers around the world who discovered it organically. Read more>>

Rosalie Alspach

Wow. So many as of late. I just got off of directing/writing my first feature film, “If We Be Friends,” and It felt like an endless stream of pride for everyone involved. I can’t describe it in a way that does it justice. Read more>>

Patti O’Leary

Recently my I was chosen by Story Summit as a ‘break-out new writer voice’ for my current novel-in-progress ‘King’s Hill’. Story Summit published the first few pages of my novel in their newsletter and I received a lot of great comments and feedback from other writers. Read more>>

Payton Brianne

Yes! I had a really proud moment recently at the World Choreography Awards. I went last year (and it was amazing), but this year was extra special because I got to bring three of my choreographer clients with me. Read more>>

Porsche Thomas

Right now, I’m incredibly proud to call myself an author. My first book with a major publisher was released recently and it’s a children’s book starring my real boys. Read more>>