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Saz Ross  

Illustrator & CEO of Saz Factory Inc.

Saz Ross is a proud Latin artist, educator, and business owner. She operates a freelance illustration/creative workshop business called Saz Factory Inc. and uses illustrative storytelling as a vehicle for unlocking and elevating the creative mindset.

Ross's work embraces the feeling of being lost and rediscovering creativity through trauma, loss, and resilience. Her whimsical, playful, and curious imagery of people, architecture, nature, and wildlife allows viewers to question unusual juxtapositions of familiar subjects. Ross's high contrast artworks have been seen on record albums, skateboards, billboards, product labels, murals, and in stores/homes all over the globe.

Ross is no stranger to covering any surface with her doodles and enjoys sharing her art and story in educational and corporate settings with creative keynotes and workshops. As an award winning art educator, Ross enjoys facilitating professional development workshops and residencies with the Maryland State Department of Education, Maryland State Arts Council, Maryland Out of School Time Network, and the Maryland State Arts Council as a Roster Artist and College/Career Readiness Ambassador.

Ross is also devoted to building art programs for underserved communities across the Mid Atlantic region of the United States and has been able to impact thousands of students and educators in public schools, detention centers, 55 plus, and homeless communities. Saz is also the founder of an artist collective called The Print Pact (TPP). Her collective creates visibility for artists by having their work sold in brick and mortar stores. Ross makes it a point to feature new artists in her growing list of stores/partnerships every month in order to increase brand awareness for underground artists.

Ross is on a mission to show people how to live life in pen - where mistakes are embraced, not erased. We need to take ownership of all the decisions we make while allowing ourselves to be vulnerable and sharing our stories can turn vulnerability into vitality. Ross continues to inspire people to use their story as fuel for creativity, productivity, and community building while making positive and mindful changes in our world.

Speech Topics

Creative Leaders

Leadership, Creativity, and Productivity.

Creativity is the single most important skill in the world. Statistically, creativity polls as the highest and most desirable quality in a student or job candidate and is the number one factor for future success. According to a recent Gallup Survey on American Workplaces, only 35% of workers are given time to be creative at work a few times per year. People are struggling to invest time, money, or energy in creativity...so let's break the habit.

Creativity is a muscle that needs exercise and leaders need to find more ways encourage and stimulate their communities to think and act outside of box. Leaders often ask..

How can creative ideas be turned into productive execution? How can I inspire people to break out of old work habits? How can I ignite and sustain passion for what my team does?

In this workshop, learn how to use strategies for building and sustaining creative confidence that will allow your audience to be inspired and passionate about finding new solutions. Be prepared to leave with empowering techniques that will make you the leader that people will feel proud to look up to.

Attendee Results:

  • Pen and ink drawing techniques that exercise creative thinking.

  • Learn how to design a work culture that thrives on passion in productivity.

  • Develop a system that allows your team to feel confident to take creative risks.

  • Learn how to find ways to insert quick and effective methods for creative stimulation.

Get Lost: Ditch the Roadmap to Your Highest Creative Potential

Creativity, Storytelling, and Community Building

The post-pandemic era has left a lot of people feeling a bit lost. These last few years has made us question our purpose, priorities, and future. If one thing is certain, it is that creativity has thrived during this time and it is because of how people have embraced the unknown. Psychologically, being lost can lead to deeper learning about one's identity, goals and interests.

This session provides actionable steps to unlock our creative potential by redefining lost as...

L-isten to constructive criticism

O-wn your outlet

S-tory-tell

T-ake creative risks

This speech shares ways to use the feeling of being lost as a way to connect and listen to others on a deeper level through the power of storytelling and creativity. We may not all see ourselves as creative, but we all have spaces in our lives for thinking differently. Our creative mindsets thrive when we marry the concept of making and sharing because that is how we create stronger communities built on authentic connection.

Attendee Results:

  • Learn how to access your creative mindset to build confidence.
  • Expose how creative outlets are the key for genuine connection.
  • Attain new storytelling techniques that can be transferrable to a business or educational setting.
  • Learn how to accept and deliver constructive criticism to build authentic support for members of your community.
  • Develop an understanding of how to transform the feeling of being lost into high powered creative fuel.

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