Maria Rapetskaya is a creative director and founder of the NYC-based motion graphics agency, Undefined Creative, which has worked extensively with the NHL, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution, Meredith, the United Nations and other major brands. Beyond running her successful firm, Maria writes and speaks regularly about the creative process, entrepreneurship and achieving work-life balance. She’s given much thought to the lessons she’s learned along the way, and she appreciates the opportunity to speak honestly about her mistakes if it means helping others.
Without learning from other people’s mistakes or taking wise advice along the way, we’d likely fumble through adulthood with little success. I’ve done plenty of both,...