Today we’d like to introduce you to Sam Qavah John
Hi Sam Qavah, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
My story as a Professional Storyteller and as a Creative Professional started in an environment unlike most others. It was in a cold hospital room. All alone and afraid. I was lost. I didn’t know what to do or who to turn to. I turned to my God and found hope. I found peace in creating realities unlike the one I was presently inhabiting. Building words and emulating the brilliant creativity of my Savior and the creator of The Universe. If I wanted to survive, I needed to start dreaming again. I needed to start doing the things I loved and I was enraptured by the idea of how wonderful it could be to do the things I love for a living. Creating a life for myself so wildly unfamiliar to what people expected of me was a conscious choice I needed to make. I knew it would be a challenge but I thankfully had no idea just how painful and gorgeous it would be. If I knew, Lord knows if I would have proceeded on this perilous yet remarkable trail.
Every moment of this life I get to live now is a dream. Reality feels so far removed from this glorious life I have built for myself and the joy I’ve found in pursuing the dream my father had but could never live out. The same dream he fought for me to have the chance to pursue, even though he didn’t know it yet. The returns on investment of this dream has been substantial, financially fulfilling at times but the wealth of knowledge, perspective, grief, love, and hope I have gained is in such sums that feel nearly immeasurable and incapable of categorizing.
My story… is that of a dreamer of the day and I can promise you one thing, as long as my God keeps the air flowing in and through me, my story is just getting started. I live in a posture of humble servitude to mankind, knowing that my purpose to protect is yet to be fully explored and leveraged. I strive to heal this world and bring hope and light with me in every step I take and breath I breathe.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The road has been anything but smooth. It needed to be paved and the materials to pave said road needed to be discovered, measured, and laid out. Trial would be the name of this road and Errors would be it’s many intersections. I have become obsessed with blazing trails and lighting the way for those that come after me.
We tend to relegate this kind of talk to avenues specifically designed for it but my struggles are plentiful. I struggled with addiction for a very long time till I found the 12 Step Program, Recovery, and the Straight Edge Lifestyle. I struggled with my insecurities and the dual nature of my young life. Stuck somewhere between not being white enough or brown enough to fit in with the people I found myself around from when I was a young man growing up in India to when I immigrated to the Deep South of Savannah, Georgia. I struggled with believing that I deserved anything good in this life and that my life had no value. I struggled with never being able to fit in wherever I was and slowly realizing that I was designed to stand out. I struggled with the hate that was inside of me… towards myself and toward the world. Most of all, I struggled with a deep sense of self-loathing.
The road has been rough and jagged but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I was forced to grow up when I was 8-years-old and that circumstance to most, would feel unfair but to me, it was a blessing. It allowed me to be an adult who still cherishes and protects that child and is still free to be that child. To sing, perform, love, laugh, and dance like King David. My path isn’t ideal. It is far from it. But it is beautiful… covered with grace, light, hope, roses, and sunflowers.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I specialize in telling stories in paint, in music, in words, and in performance. My artistry runs through my spirit and in my veins. I am most proud of my ability to create vast amounts of quality art works. I am most proud of my ability to fail. Over and over again. I’ve been cast out, left for dead, and failed at most pursuits in my life. However, the things that have made me the best version of myself are every single one of those failures. I am proud of the man I am in my community. I am proud of the people I’ve brought light to. I am proud of being a high-school dropout that no one thought anything of who rose from the ashes of disrepair and created a legacy of love that spans the globe and will last long after I’m gone and the crazy part about it is that I haven’t even reached the pinnacle of my potential yet. Every day, I get to create. I get to lead. I get to step out of the past and step into the life I have built for myself. I get to create stories and help people feel seen. To me, there is no greater honor. I love my life and I love my art. I can do anything I want in this life and that feeling is incredibly liberating and empowering. There is a freedom I have found to love fully and protect myself at the same time. This has been the muse for my artistry of late and I love leveraging this discovery into creating impactful and emotionally taxing works that leave you with more questions than answers. Every day, I wake up and choose to step into my “blessed and highly favored” calling. The art I build is capable of healing the world. There is no greater gift than to be the creator of said art.
I set myself apart in this constant stream of creators as someone who will not compromise on his values, moral compass, and way of life who is also open to the reality that other people feel the same way about their core values. I am open and closed at the same time. I allow my heart to be centered in my core, ever evolving, and rooted in the Bible and Jesus Christ while leaving room for people who are different from me, so I can love them well and live a life free of bitterness and resentment and full of love, art, and discipline.
Any big plans?
Governor of California 2050 is my end-goal.
I hope to lead the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, TKO Holdings, and The Walt Disney Company as their respective CEO’s someday, bringing in a season of unprecedented economic growth fueled by a re-focusing our strategies on employee development and community contribution. This is my vision and goal for the future. To protect, serve, and listen well.
I want to give more than I take and create art till my time on this earth is done and continue creating and praising my God in eternity having been a good and faithful servant who stewarded what was assigned to me, well.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://qavahcreates.my-online.store
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qavahcreates/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563398761037
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-johnvg/
- Twitter: https://x.com/qavahcreates
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyUk6CX0ORd9mpYBzYaeeOA
- Other: https://medium.com/@qavahcreates
Image Credits
Alex Mendizabal Meyer: Photographer of both shots of Sam
Sam Qavah John: Creator of all other content.
