Copywriter | Film Maker
KC Sosa
The whitest, Chinese-speaking, Half-Honduran, you'll ever meet.
(If you've met another, send me their @)
I’m not a "writer," but I was in high school.
Midway through my junior year, Mr. Jessop, my English teacher told the class that anyone who hit 95 percent on the grammar test could exchange it for their overall grade.
I hit 98 percent. And every day after that, I marked myself “present” on the role, then slipped out of class, unnoticed, to make youtube videos. Work smarter, right?
Did my hooky videos go viral? Hell no. Were they inspiring? Absolutely not. Were they at the very least funny? Well, I wouldn’t watch them again unless I wanted to cringe into outer space.
But on the last day of class I decided to stick around ‘til the end. Before the bell rang, Mr. Jessop announced to the class “Why don’t you all take off early? KC has some videos to make.” The class laughed, Mr. Jessop still gave me an A, and I learned a few things.
First—I sucked at sneaking.
(still learning this one)
Second—some teachers still value creativity over curriculum.
And third—the rules of language, expectation, and possibility are meant to be shattered.
That class was the beginning of my shape shift from "writer" to "creative rule breaker."
Let's make something that breaks the rulez.
Other shapes I've shifted into over the years include:
First-gen College Grad ● Copywriter ● Video Editor ● Director ● Cinematographer ● Chinese Speaker ● Creative Strategist ● Head of Marketing ● Behavior Change Specialist ● Teacher ● Parent ● Business Partner ● Lawn mower ● Therapeutic Driver ● Storyteller ●
Artist ● Ex-artist ● Artist with more determination●
Feng Shui Coordinator ● Hat Collector ● Friend-dubbed Movie Critic ●
Amateur Photographer ● Uncoordinated Surfer ● Hair Product User ●
