Post by Joshua Okunola

At the start of this year, if you'd asked me whether I'd be hosting a pop-up in Paris and spray-painting a car in the middle of it, I would've said no. Paris wasn't even part of the plan. But people kept asking me, "Why aren't you doing something in Paris?" Eventually, I stopped thinking about why I wasn't and started asking myself, "Why can't I?" Three days before the event, I decided to make it happen. No venue. No setup. No clear plan. Just an idea. I spent those three days reaching out to as many people as I could. Most conversations went nowhere, but eventually I connected with the right people. One opportunity led to another, and somehow everything came together just in time. The result? A pop-up in Paris where I got to create live, spray paint a car, and meet incredible people. This experience reminded me that execution often matters more than having the perfect plan. One thing I'm committing to this year is taking more risks and dramatically reducing the gap between ideation and action. You don't need months to validate every idea. Sometimes you just need to decide, start, and trust yourself to figure the rest out along the way. Looking forward to seeing where that mindset takes me next.