I've always tried to surround myself with creative, motivated individuals.  It's amazing how their talent and optimism effect everyone they come in contact with.  Dave Brown exemplifies this theory.  For the past decade plus Dave's left his mark all over San Diego's creative scene, and in the past two years, his blog and new book are making the rest of the world take notice.  Check out the video trailer for Holiday Matinee's first book, I Swear To Good You Are God At This.  Sezio is beyond honored to be featured in the book, and at the Launch Party this Thursday at Bar Basic.

What made you create this book and spend your life savings to do it?

Eleven years ago, I started my company (Holiday Matinee) with a laptop, a landline and a shit-ton of motivation. I came up with a two-part business philosophy. The first part was inspired by Wes Anderson: find what you love and do it for the rest of your life. The second part was inspired by my gut: that giving is viral, and it tends to boomerang. Never under-give. Always over-give. That day I dedicated my life to promoting creativity, invest in mission-driven projects and only work with people I truly believed in—and give ‘em everything I had.

For over a decade, I found creative people with cool dreams and helped make them happen. From music and film to non-profits and startups, my focus was set on injecting more creativity, social responsibility and good design into this world.

Thousands of sharpies, diet cokes and frequent-flier miles later, I locked myself in a Palm Springs hotel during the summer of '09 and wrote my first book. It features 25 people from around the world and their mind-blowing, creative projects. I felt so tired of hearing about how terrible our economy was, and all the bullshit that Fox News shoves down our throats. I wanted to combat this negativity by letting people know there’s an army of us using creativity to push things forward. So I wrote a book and I really want it to be seen not only a super sweet design book but more of an inspiration guide for anyone who might need a push to go after whatever it is they're passionate about. From CEOs to guys with guitars to people laid-off during the recession, I really believe this book has a message for everyone. And if there's more of us pushing creativity and awesomeness, well, I have no doubt we'll be living in a better, more kick-ass world.

Can we expect Volume 2 next year?

Most definitely. Already working on volume two along with a documentary web-series to accompany it.

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Grab a free preview of the book here.

If you live in San Diego, you can pick up a copy of I Swear To Good You Are God At This at the launch party on Thursday as well as Citizen Video, Subtext and Igloo.