Jessica Crum
Special guest
Jessica Crum grew up in Pine Bluff, Ark. before moving to southern California at age 16 to attend the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in downtown Los Angeles. She was pregnant by age 17, but she was determined to stay in school. She successfully became a textile designer after graduation while raising her daughter on her own. She met Justin when she was 19 and asked him on a date. They've been married for ten years as of June 2019 and moved to Conway, Ark. in 2013, where they continued their careers as creatives in filmmaking and graphic design. Now, they want to normalize passion-based work for upcoming generations, including their children.
Jessica Crum has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Episode 18: Jessica and Justin Crum: Proving That Creative Careers Are Possible (But Difficult)
September 3rd, 2019 | Season 2 | 48 mins 9 secs
arkansas, art, art stories, business, career, central arkansas, little rock, professional artist, storytelling
She was an outgoing, young single mother. He was a shy script writer. They bonded over trips to the farmer's market after church and then experienced their first kiss in a cemetery. Now, Jessica and Justin Crum, married for ten years, are forging their careers in graphic design and film making in rural Arkansas. They want to reveal that creative careers don't need a backup plan.