Creatives on Creatives: Dija Henry & Yoonji Jung

Creatives in Color gives diverse, creative professionals in higher and more visible positions a platform to share their experiences – in hopes of motivating and inspiring other BIPOC creatives in our community.

This year, Creatives on Creatives is an interview style format in which the speakers will present their personal experiences navigating their career path. We were inspired by Variety Magazine's Actors on Actors series, and thought it would be inspiring to hear how each speaker navigates adversity they may have faced and how they overcame it in the creative industry. We want the audience to be inspired but also informed. The speakers will engage in a natural conversation as we sit back and listen to the many stories they share with one another. Come check out how creativity meets inclusivity and invokes change for the better.

From our perspective, the Indy creative community lacks BIPOC representation. We want to provide a safe space for all creatives to gather and share their unique experiences. By curating a space where people can come together and spark healthy dialogue, we hope to make the Indy community more diverse and inclusive.

We hope that having underrepresented creatives speak about their career experiences will allow other BIPOC creatives to feel supported and more connected with our community. We worry that people of color might think they don’t have the opportunity to succeed in our creative industry. By spotlighting people of color who are successful and pushing norms in our community, we hope young BIPOC designers will feel they have a place in our community and a support system here.

Dija Henry

Actress/Educator/Founder of Blue House Entertainment LLC 

Dija Renuka is an award-winning film and stage actress, producer, community advocate and author of I Dare You Not to Compare Yourself with Others.

Dija is the Executive producer and co-founder of Blue House Entertainment which is a social impact entertainment company dedicated to telling diverse stories with mental health themes that facilitate heart-changing conversation to elevate our culture to a more equitable, inclusive, and empathetic society. Her films can be found on Amazon Prime and Vimeo on Demand.

She holds a B.A. in Acting and Biomechanics from Purdue University and a Masters Degree in Social Practice Art from the University of Indianapolis.

In her free time Dija enjoys sunshine, watching movies, reading, eating all the Jamaican, Indian and Ethiopian food she can as well as traveling internationally with her family.

Yoonji Jung

Founder, Lead Designer at Good Creatives

Yoonji’s early career aspirations, in chronological order: graphic designer, market researcher, and English teacher. She gets to use most of the foundational skills of the aforementioned jobs in her current role as the founder/lead designer of Good Creatives. She puts on different hats from designing visual identity, designing editorial designs such as annual reports, print/digital magazines to project management for nonprofit organizations around the world. Yoonji has called Indiana home since 2015, where her home has also been in South Korea and Turkey. Yoonji is also a mother of a 3-year old girl, Reyhan Demir. Before Reyhan’s arrival, she used to enjoy her weekends hosting friends and playing board games.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

draft, 1525 Prospect Street, Indianapolis, United States