Making It: REAL Stories of Creative Success
"Making It" is a podcast about how artists and creatives turn their passion into a profession.
Hosted by San Diego-based muralist Taylor Gallegos, each episode features honest conversations with working creatives about how they built careers doing what they love.
On this podcast, “making it” doesn’t mean going viral, cashing out, or becoming a household name.
It means finding alignment between who you are, what you create, and how you live.
No hype, no formulas—just real talk, practical advice, and inspiration for anyone trying to "make it" as an artist.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 86 minutes
- Episodes
- 113
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
No 13. Building Creativity with Rusty Perez: The Art of Fabrication, Getting Off the Grid and The Building of a Community
In this episode I interview Rusty Perez. Rusty is a builder / small business owner and Gabby’s (from the next episode) husband. In this episode we talk about his love of fabrication and building, t…
No 12. A Cocktail of Creativity with Sean Moon: Recreating the Classic, The Archetype of the Watering Hole, and our Social Humanity
In this episode I interview Sean Moon. Sean Moon is a cocktail crafter / mixologist / bartender / drink slinger (depending on your definition of the profession). In this episode we talk about recr…
No 11. Creativity in the Lead with Stryker1: Leadership at all levels, The art of analyzation, and planning for contingency
In this episode I interview Stryker1. Stryker1 is a recent retiree with a cross functional relationship within the DOD-retired USAF and retired federal government employee with a combined service of…
No 10. Creativity in Tundra with Mickey Kenny: The art of poetry, spoken word to rap, and the flow of life with a band
In this episode I interview Mickey Kenny. Mickey is a poet, rapper, teacher, and good friend who's currently living and teaching in a remote village 3 hours north of Fairbanks, Alaska. In this epi…
No 9. Artistic Lens with Tony Watters: The Art Business, Artistic Travel and The Importance of Family
In this episode I interview Tony Watters. Tony is my business partner in Live Wedding Art, he's got a background in video editing and is now entering the world of Real Estate. In this episode we ta…
No 8. Encourage Creativity with Brad Cameron: Characters, the Writing Process and Passing It On
In this episode I interview Brad Cameron. He's a writer, a teacher and the father to the three Cameron Brothers that I have interviewed in the past 3 episodes. In this episode we talk about connect…
No 7. Finding the Music with Kevin Cameron: The Self, Creative Writing, and Connecting to Creativity
In this episode I interview Kevin Cameron. Kevin is a musician, he plays the bass and sings, and he's the youngest of the brothers Cameron. In this episode we talk about working through views of t…
No 6. Artistic Landscape with Corey Cameron: Overcoming Challenges, Goal Setting, and Facing Cancer
In this episode I interview Corey Cameron. Corey is a landscape architect, a visual artist, and The oldest Cameron brother (He's a brother to Kyle from last week's podcast Interview), and cancer sur…
No 5. Finding Flow with Kyle Cameron: Creative Pursuits, Process, and Pushing Oneself
In this episode I interview Kyle Cameron. Kyle is a musician, singer, middle Cameron Brother. This is the second time recording with Kyle, the first time had some technical difficulties. This time…
No 4. Musically Artistic with Sergio Gutierrez: Inspiration, Creative Overlap, and Artistic Challenges
In this episode I interview Sergio Gutierrez. Sergio is an artist, a musician. In this interview we talk about inspiration, the overlap of art and music and artistic challenges.
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No 3. Healthy Energy with Haylee LaCroix: Energetics of Herbs, Food and Health, and Plant Consciousness
In this interview I speak with Haylee LaCroix. Haylee's an herbalist, a nutritionist, a chef, and my fiance. In this episode we talk about the energetics of herbalism, food and health, and the natu…
No 2. Written Wisdom with Ann Mitchell: Inspiration, Teaching and Process
In this episode I interview Ann Mitchell. Ann is a teacher, a writer, a seamstress, and my mother. In this episode we talk about inspiration, teaching, process, art and how it interacts with histor…
No 1. Creative Beat with Adam Fallik: Creative Process, Challenges and Hopes, and the Creative Flow
In this episode I interview Adam Fallik. Adam is a drummer in the band Wasteland Hop out of Fort Collins, Colorado, a teacher, and a lifelong friend of mine. In this episode we talk about the creat…