Let’s flip the script.

We always talk about curiosity like it’s cute.

Soft.
Innocent.

But for creators of color?
Curiosity has always been a radical act.

It’s what gets us into rooms we’re not “supposed” to enter.
It’s what lets us build careers nobody prepared us for.
It’s what turns a spark into a platform, a brand, a movement.

Curiosity isn’t passive.
It’s a refusal.
A refusal to stay in the box someone else built.

So today… let’s talk about curiosity as rebellion.
As strategy.
As survival.
As power.

My creativity started way before writing poetry, newsletters and strategy sessions.

My first creative outlet was graffiti—writing my name on walls because the world didn’t know me yet.
Curiosity was the thing that made me pick up a spraycan and create art and be known in spaces where nobody heard my voice.

Visibility was the rush.
And that feeling?
It never left.

In almost 30 years, I went on to build;

a legendary website

cofounded a cultural collective

co founded the first org organizing digital creators

helped build what will go down as history at the most important Latino organization in social media…

and in between, i helped hundreds, if not thousands of creators find their voice, be seen and even build businesses that centered on their creativity.

And now Siembra Connect… is the next step… as you can see I am not done yet.

So you see? although I never made a name for myself by painting, but it letd me to poetry, graphic design, computers and eventually the internet where all these things would lead here.

Here are a few creators who proved that curiosity isn’t a hobby; it’s a force.
Each one followed an instinct that may have not made sense to the masses… but the niches they created changed everything

Nydia Simone (Blactina)
Asked “where are all the Black Latinx stories?” and built an entire media ecosystem around the answer.

Alisha Ramos (Girls’ Night In / Dearest)
Got curious about rest and softness in a world that glorifies burnout… and built a brand reshaping wellness culture.

And then there’s you and me.

I’m building Siembra because creators deserve a place where our ideas don’t get diluted, ignored, or gatekept. We deserve tools, strategy, and comunidad that actually see us.

So let’s not pretend your curiosity brought you here by accident.
Your curiosity is what makes you want to build.

You are here…
To speak.
To show up.
To evolve.

Curiosity didn’t just open the door there.
It built the damn house.

Curiosity breaks patterns.
Pushes boundaries.
Disturbs comfort.
Rewrites narratives.

When you follow it, you are choosing yourself in a world that prefers you quiet and predictable.

Creators of color have always turned curiosity into pathways that didn’t exist before.

It’s not a spark.
It’s a signal.

Do one of these today:

What’s the “crazy idea” pulling at you right now?
What are you curious about that feels too strange, too bold, too “not ready”?

Say it out loud.
Write it down.
Email it to me.
Build a 30-second draft of it.
Let your curiosity disrupt your routine.

Creators thrive when we stop waiting for the safe version of ourselves.

Follow the spark.
Break the mold.

let’s do it together…