“In 2007 I went out on my own and became a self-employed freelancer. Then the global financial crisis hit, which made it pretty bad timing. All my existing clients completely dried up and I had a second baby on the way. With no income coming in, I was invisible to the rest of the world and I needed to make a plan to get my name out there. It was posting my work to Behance that eventually paid off when out of the blue I received my first overseas enquiry. That then started a string of enquiries that to this day has helped me open up my clientele to an international market.”

“I’m happy and proud to say that I began as a freelancer in 2008 by publishing my Behance portfolio. At the moment, I am a Creative Directress—as I like to call myself—and founder of my petite & valuable studio of 5 girl designers.

I believe women leading creative companies are much needed in our industry. Now that I am a new mom to my 13-month-old boy, I know this is possible thanks to creative platforms like Behance.”

“I publish a project every month on Behance and when I published my MIMIC Project (Picasso Painting Reimaged) on Behance, it became viral in a few hours— I have exhibited my MIMIC Project at 6 galleries since then! I have found Behance as a dominant platform in the world and it gives us the opportunity to interact with high profile professionals.”

“It was a huge year for me—I mean really huge! I got to design the splash screen for Photoshop CC 2017, and my tutorial on Behance for that splash screen made a lot of buzz. Everyone was talking about my Behance and they shared it everywhere, in every newspaper in Egypt and the Middle East!”

“Most creatives can relate: there was a point in time where I felt all my creative power being taken away from me, so I left the agency life and started freelancing. All of my freelance work and passion projects were uploaded onto Behance and it felt like followers and messages were flooding my inbox overnight. Behance turned my freelance gig into a full-time success, and I am now running my own creative studio in Brooklyn.”

“Four years ago, when my Agricultural 3D infographics project became viral on Behance and then got featured almost everywhere, I left my boring office job to be the captain of my own pirate ship in the sea full of gem opportunities.

The most amazing thing about Behance — it erases the boundaries. I’m a self-taught artist living in a small town in Russia, but thanks to Behance I got the chance to work with major brands, collaborating with amazing teams around the world.”