Building a Creative Career with Clarity, Structure, and Intention
From On the Come Up with Kimberly Sanchez by Kimberly Sanchez
January 6, 2026 · 35 min · Season 5 · Episode 5
About this episode
Mbazi shares insights on building a creative career with clarity and intention, discussing challenges like burnout and financial instability.
In this podcast episode, multidisciplinary creative and creative director Mbazi shares insights from his 11-year journey working across photography, video, and creative direction, unpacking what it truly means to chase the vision and not the money. The conversation explores creative career growth, visual storytelling, the importance of structure, workflows, and navigating burnout, financial instability, and uncertainty without losing momentum. Mbazi reframes success as meaningful work, creati...
People in this episode
Host: Kimberly Sanchez
Guest: Mbazi
Topics covered
- creative career
- visual storytelling
- burnout
- financial instability
- workflows
Keywords
- creative career
- photography
- video
- creative direction
- success
- workflows
- burnout
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