How multidisciplinary creatives can thrive in 2025

Is specialization overrated?

Join Alexis Young at Creative Pulse on January 30, 6:15 pm.

When you are a multidisciplinary creative, you’re under constant pressure to specialize.

Cliches like “the niches are in the riches” and “jack of all trades, master of none” coax you to snuff out interests that don’t directly support a primary craft.

Alexis Young understands this struggle intimately. As a touring musician, designer, agency owner, and accomplished creative director, she faced criticism and lost work after refusing to choose between her creative callings.

In this talk, Alexis will share the challenges, insights, and frameworks that helped her find harmony between music and design—allowing her to thrive as a multifaceted creative.

Being a creative expert shouldn’t mean you have to give up the things you love.

On January 30, Alexis will guide you through the art of pursuing multiple passions.

If you’re a multidisciplinary creative, this talk will help you:

• Find a sense of personal balance between your passions — allowing you to “fit” them into your day…without burning out
• Discover how pursuing multiple disciplines can deepen your creative fulfillment and financial rewards (the sum of your skills is greater than the parts)
• Set creative goals for 2025 and beyond (if you ever feel “stuck” as a creative, this is for you)
  
  Join us for drinks and pizza with talented local creatives — and discover how to thrive as a multidisciplinary creative in 2025.

January 30, 2025

6:15 pm: Doors open, pizza
6:30 pm: Intros, housekeeping
6:45 pm: Alexis Young’s talk
7:35 pm: Q+A, drinks, social

Don’t miss out. Register now.

Alexis Young
Artist + Creative Director

Alexis Young is a creative powerhouse with over a decade of experience in both the music industry as the lead singer and artistic visionary behind Blonde Diamond, as well as co-owner and Creative Director of Definitely Real, a Vancouver-based creative marketing agency focusing on strategy, creative and production.

Alexis’s portfolio is a testament to her ability to lead projects from indie to international including global brand refreshes, creative direction for campaigns and shoots, as well as crafting engaging collateral for all brand and marketing touchpoints.

Her imaginative approach to creative, as well as her knack for maintaining a solid brand voice are assets that ensures everything she touches is both beautiful and useful.

This meetup for multidisciplinary creatives in Vancouver is organized by Creative Pulse.

Creative Pulse is a volunteer-driven organization that provides unpretentious events for Vancouver’s commercial creatives.

Grab a drink with talented designers, photographers, video professionals, and copywriters from every corner of the industry. Get inspired — and find new collaborators!

No one turned away for lack of funds.

Refund Policy

Requests for ticket refunds will be honored up to one day before the event. Please note that refunds will not be processed for requests made within 24 hours of the event start time.