Hi I'm Connie Rippee, my journey as a creative junkie started early, and in high school I dreamed of being a painter in NYC or Chicago. I sometimes felt dumb, I didn't know what I was good at since my sweet Mom pushed me to be the Math wiz I was not (pretty average actually). I was always good at drawing, but never really understood how it really saved me and how it was what I was ment for. And as a biracial ADHD kid half Korean and half American, I always felt different. I loved art, but decided to go in Graphic design to pay for my art supplies as I thought. I truly do love my career but I climbed the corporate ladder to become a designer, web designer, mastering Human-Centered Designer to a full on Creative Director. I have always been great at reinventing myself over the years.

But as my career grew, so did my anxiety. In a world of 3 AM deadlines and ego-driven metrics, the creative process stopped being a safe place. I found it impossible to create while stuck in a "perfectionist" mindset.

I love my team, and my boss but our company was bought and slowing, they started moving their old team into our jobs. Once my CMO was gone, not to far off, I was laid off in August 2024, and so I realized the universe had different plans. I spent my time away from the "shoulds and woulds to looking back at my 17 year old self and love for playing and creating freely. And to my dream come true, with the love and support of my boyfriend Scott, my Mom, and amazing friend circle. Golly Punk was born because I realized that the rigid structures of work should never make it hard to play, create freely, and just be (just like this pixelated off center image, I'm just letting it be). 😘