• Hellgirl and Hurricane Von Wong – A first person POV You know that feeling when your stomach fills with concrete and the whole world slips a little left? That was my experience in September 2013 when I was unexpectedly laid off. Six months later, I would feel it fiftyfold—from the rooftop edge of a 40-story building. A habitual reader and career editor, I’m much more at […] vonwong 0 Comments March 13, 2015
  • A Stand Against Mediocrity To create great work, one must never settle for mediocrity. I like to plan my photoshoots around opportunity. Though I don’t have the luxury of having a studio or an in-house production crew at my disposal… I have managed to build, with time, a relatively large social following and numerous travel opportunities through my contracts […] vonwong 0 Comments December 13, 2014
  • I Wrapped And Delivered Myself To Australia… In A Box To Surprise This Boy. One year ago, a boy by the name of Tyler Grace left me a comment on my fan page that made me realize for the first time that as a “public figure“, I had the power to change peoples lives. – Fast forward to February of this year, I received an email from his sister […] vonwong 0 Comments August 3, 2014
  • 2013… is that really all I did? I’ve been telling myself all week that I really had to begin focusing on writing that 2013 wrap-up blog, if not for the VonWonglings that have been loyally following me over the last couple years but for myself… Recaps are important, to take the time and figure out where you are in life, how things […] vonwong 0 Comments April 27, 2014
  • Take a break. It feels good. I just came back from two weeks of vacation in Orlando, Florida – I learned how to sew, juggle, eat fire, cyr wheel (kinda), create broken bones out of instamorph, build angel wings– whole and burnt, create entire costumes out of nothing more than scissor, cloth, tree bark and hot glue, and most importantly how […] vonwong 0 Comments April 27, 2014
  • The importance of inspiring Yesterday, I gave my 2nd conference of the week in Vancouver. After I reached the end of my speech on inspiration, the entire room was silent. I had gone almost an hour over the allocated time on my conference and for a microsecond I was worried that I had managed to, despite my hyperactive personality, […] vonwong 0 Comments April 26, 2014