Academy Saga Reflections Part 2 – Entrepreneurial Training Arc

Two semesters over but Student Orientation feels like yesterday. My first class at KPU started my Academy Saga in the spring. That first semester was the BootCamp Arc that put me up to speed on an academic life.

But this summer was my official Entrepreneurial Training Arc, studying to become a Creative Entrepreneur.

Despite my growth in entrepreneurship and musicality, there was one lesson that was arguably more important than what the books taught me. I learned to Never Forget to Live. It is good to never stop learning, but it’s still important to be present in everyday you wake up.

This was hard to admit, but I’ve been focusing on my studies so much that I forgot about the world I’ve been working so hard for. There’s no point in building a home for your people when you ignore them in the process. My people need me, not only to succeed, but to be here today. So here I am; I never left and now I know that. However, I’ve grown both in entrepreneurship and musicality, and both of these helped me grow in my humanity.

Entrepreneurial Identity

This semester taught me the philosophy of an entrepreneur. My values became clear to me while these values became my purpose. I’m not becoming a Creative Entrepreneur for the sake of making money doing something I love. Instead, I am using my talents to serve my entrepreneurial empire, not rule it. To lead as a servant, that is my vow as an entrepreneur.

I’ve talked about false humility before, and it’s one of my greatest lessons of late 2025 at SFC Character Weekend. The summer 2026 term at KPU further ingrained that lesson within me. My artistic ventures were recognized by a few too many, and it showed me that I am not chasing a dream anymore.

In turn, this dream has a purpose to serve the world in my own way. I have learned to accept my talents as gifts that the heavens have given me instead of acting with false humility. I no longer see myself as a pebble on the sidewalk hoping not to be in the way. My voice is important to me, and I intend on guiding the expression of my city’s voices themselves. Besides, if I’m creating a space for my city to express themselves, I better know how to do that for myself, too. Express & Move Forward, those are not empty words, but the motto of my growing musical identity.

Local Musiculturalism

Introduction to World Music opened my eyes to the power of music within the identity of both cultures and the individuals within them. A society takes many people to create a culture. Although, that culture is made up of many people that may share a culture but still have independent identities. The meaning of music and songs are personal to each individual. My vision is to create a world where each of them can express themselves, embracing the voices of who they are.

Elements of Music

The summer semester grew my musicality beyond musiculturalism. I now understand the elements of musical tones. While rhythm and melody seem straightforward, the techniques within them were very beneficial to acknowledge. For example, syncopation, a tone playing between beats. This used to be a random occurrence for my music but knowing that it’s part of an actual musical element taught me to be more intentional in using it.

If my compositions grew from my first Digital Audio Workstation in 2018 until 2025, my education in 2026 took it to the next level. My mission is to use this level of musicality to pursue my vision of cultural expression of individuals. No lazy music, every song I touch will be complete compositions for the sake of our identities of our lives.

Protecting Life: The Biggest Lesson

Like I said, growing as an entrepreneur and a musical artist helped me grow in my humanity in order to protect it and everyone else’s. Putting my values on paper showed me what to keep myself accountable for to stay true to them. These human values fuel my purpose to share them with my city. Protecting the humanity within myself and others holds a great importance to my entrepreneurial mission. Whether through music or entrepreneurial leadership, our human lives are what I'm called to protect.

The Rule to Entrepreneurial Training: Remember to Live

Growth is an amazing human phenomenon. Still, we have to get the most out of life every day we wake up. A human heart beats within us all, something we should not forget. We all have unique hearts, and the people within each of our worlds have them too. After all this hard work, whether it’s making money to support and provide, or to study to do that in the future, we must remember who we’re doing this for.

Entrepreneurial Mission

To Grow the Local Artistic Economy of Expression

Real Composition’s vision is to create a world of authentic expression, turning emotion into strength. My entrepreneurial mission to accomplish this is to grow a sustainable local artistic economy. Through the value of authenticity, my main focus is to expand the musicultural society of Surrey, British Columbia.

I strive to create a place for my neighbours to feel represented in their own forms of artistic expression. This place will invite our neighbouring societies into our city’s artistic culture, and I cannot wait to reveal more. For now, all I can promise is that it’s in the works.

Until then, Real Composition lives by its true vision:

Express and Move Forward: Turn Emotion into Strength.

References

Aiken, M. (2026, May - August). MUSI 1114: Introduction to World Music. Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Bakan, M. B. (2024). World Music: Traditions and Transformations. New York, New York, The United States of America: McGraw Hill.

Niosi, A. (2026, May - August). ENTR 1100: Entrepreneurial Inquiry. Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

United Nations. (n.d.). Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth. Retrieved from United Nations Sustainable Development: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/economic-growth/