says, "What bugs me the most is that there have been plenty of successes achieved by individuals operating in this industry, but they have, unfortunately, been overshadowed by the aforementioned failure numbers; as such, many people that want to get into this industry are discouraged long before they are willing to give it a try." People end up reading a lot of rhetoric filled with drama, failures, and misconceptions, which normally pop up in overwhelming quantities when one is doing online research.

Being in the artistic industry is a work of dedication to create something genuine. This process demands time. Oksana's days are so consumed with running her businesses and working with consulting clients, protégé pupils, and franchisees. With this working schedule, she rarely has enough time to work on art. She says, "The only time I really have for this is when I go on vacation – whenever that happens."

She considers that traveling and being inspired by new places is what ignites her creativity. She is relaxed and not constantly bombarded by business calls, texts, emails, and issues. During this time she experiences some tranquility, tuning to her own inner creative world and hearing the beautiful piano melodies inside her head.

Pursuing dreams is in itself a great risk as there is no surety of success. Oksana asserts, "I would have to say that pursuing my music in opposition to what others around me were saying about the lack of money in it and how difficult it would be for me to achieve success is the one that stands out." After all the challenges Oksana's big moment was launching her business, despite naysayers constantly warning her about failure. "I had heard it all, from the notion that nine out of 10 businesses fail and the economy is bad to the fact that competition is too fierce. Now, years later, I believe I made the right choices by following my passions. In retrospect, all I can say is that success speaks for itself," says Oksana.

In believing that life should be a matter of balance, Oksana's favorite pastime outside of work and performing is to be in the company of her family. She says, "I'm the proud mom of 11-year-old Alessandro Concas, who is already quite the successful and ambitious young entrepreneur. At the age of eight, he released his own books entitled The A to Z's of Fighting Boredom, and Life of the Time Cat: Rise of Catastrophyre at the age of nine.

She further adds that Alessandro has also turned out to be quite the talented pianist himself, entertaining groups with his impressive skills on the keys. She asserts, "I love spending my free time with him while teaching him everything about the business, music, and other important life tools."

Oksana's third and more recent business venture came in the form of a nonprofit. She always dreamt of having her foundation one day to give back to communities. She opines, "I have always had a burning desire to help underprivileged, challenged youth by offering them educational opportunities that they otherwise could never afford. These dreams became a reality when the unfortunate current events we find ourselves in lead to the launch of my nonprofit Oksana®Foundation (www.OksanaFoundation.org)."

Since the start of the pandemic, the Oksana®Foundation has been providing free-of-charge online music programs to children aged seven through 13 and who has been confined at home due to social distancing measures. A plethora of children have joined virtual classrooms every week to master a new skill, and the foundation has been welcoming more students who wish to join regardless of where they're located in the world.

To learn and know more about Oksana Kolesnikova's work and how she is helping children to see and learn music on a deeper level, visit her YouTube channel; oksanabella, Instagram Page; omgoksana, and Facebook account; facebook.com/pianistoksana