TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
I teach because I believe the most valuable thing you can give a student is the confidence to trust themselves.
Most of what has shaped my practice I learned outside of school, through real work, real clients, and the kind of knowledge that only comes from being fully inside an industry. That experience is what I bring into the classroom. Not as a lecture, but as a living reference point for what is possible.
My approach is hands-on and direct. I demonstrate, I engage, and I meet students where they are. Every cohort is different. The industry shifts constantly. Each class is a recalibration, reading what this particular group needs in this particular moment and responding to that honestly. I do not believe in a fixed formula for teaching any more than I believe in a fixed formula for making good work.
The environment matters as much as the content. I advocate for collaboration over competition, and I hold the classroom as a space where students have the creative liberty to experiment, make decisions, and develop without fear. That safety is not softness. It is the condition under which real creative growth happens.
What keeps me committed to teaching is what I see after. Students I taught years ago have since built their own practices. They have their own voice now. I want my students to leave with fuller versions of themselves.