Episode 46: It doesn’t matter how much money is on the line for a project or what relationships will be built, Foley cannot be forced to create something he’s not passionate about. Passion is the main driving force for keeping him motivated and pushing him forward. At just 11 years old and half way through sixth grade his parents pulled him out because he was unhappy and was only being punished while in school. His parents had told the school and state that they were going to homeschool him and instead bought him a Macintosh computer. Foley began to dive head first into creative programs like Photoshop, iMovie and Garageband, had YouTube where he could teach himself anything and he had nothing but time to kill. He got to work. Utilizing his camera skills for both photos and videos, he was paying out of pocket to travel to different shows in New England and was getting into rooms with people that he wanted to connect with. Still unsure of exactly what he wanted to do, he kept at it. Packing up and moving to NYC was one of the best decisions he ever made because it’s where he really began to establish himself and was only two degrees away from people that he desired to work with. As his relationship grew with Mike Stud, Foley eventually made the move to Los Angeles where he narrowed in on his ‘ByFoley’ branding. Most recently he collaborated with OVO Ryan to create ‘Chacha The Wave’ clothing which is focused on beachwear apparel. In this episode Foley discusses the importance of showing people you’re willing to do more for them than you are for yourself, focus on things that you want to be good at and things you’re passionate about to get your foot in the door, creatives going through a phase of not being satisfied with the work they’re putting out and only getting better by continuing to work, treating people the way you want to be treated, releasing a Nike shoe collaboration as one of his top business moments of his career thus far, his tattoo ‘Do Something Today To Make Tomorrow Better’, taking constructive criticism seriously and listening to those who take the time to give you advice and wanting to give his family everything for the sacrifices they’ve made for him. — Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for new interviews (and more) weekly: http://bit.ly/2zprpon Follow us on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2hcSBws Subscribe to iTunes: http://apple.co/2yE0u9l Follow us on social media: Instagram: http://bit.ly/2j82AHF Follow Bobbbaaaay on social media: Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Ap24ce Twitter: http://bit.ly/2hj6Ljm