The Artist Business Plan

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with marketing expert Colton Briner to learn how to add some stank to your personal marketing approach. We learn how to identify your unique strengths for your business, how to create ambassadors for your work, and why you should, and how to gain third party accolades. "20 percent is how you make it and 80 is the story you tell." - Colton BrinerGuest: Colton Briner is the founder of Scrappy AF Solutions and is a top notch marketing coach. He uses what he learned as a CMO helping to grow a business to a $1B+ valuation to take average-performing marketing teams and make them exceptional. He specializes in viral content development, commercial campaigns and account-based marketing. He helps young organizations get their branding and marketing up to par with industry incumbents and I support established businesses in accelerating growth and building pathways into new markets.https://scrappyafsolutions.com/ For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Kelsey SusinoWritten by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Esteban del Sol

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with artist and creativity coach Angela Terris. She leads an amazing masterclass on moving into a growth mindset, getting over negative money beliefs, and changing your relationship to money so you can start making lots of it! Money helps you have time to do the things you really want, so don't be afraid of it.“If they can start imagining it, it can start becoming reality for them. They are mentally practicing.”- Angela TerrisGuest : Angela Terris is an ex-digital artist gone handmade. She trained at Chelsea School of Art in London and set up my first creative business at the age of twenty-two. She illustrated over twenty children’s books for Parragon Publishing and Scholastics among many others, created illustrations for Next clothing and stationery companies, and designed ceramic homeware for Liberty London, House of Fraser, and independent galleries around the UK. She is also a creative coach drawing on her background in psychology, confidence coaching, running her own creative business, and working in non-profit art organisations to support creatives to do their best work. She is the co-author of three books on creativity and coaching and recently self-published her first illustrated book called ‘Mindfulness for Peace of Mind - a practical guide to finding your inner calm’. https://www.angelaterris.com/ For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @angelaterris If you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Kelsey SusinoWritten by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Esteban del Sol

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with artist Jim Bachor who leads an amazing masterclass on drawing attention to your website and boosting those sales! Have different price-points so as many people who want to support you can. People want to support you so make it easy for them. Share the process, think about this.. people are excited about a movie for months, there are trailers, lead up, now share the process for your art, get people excited.“People want to come along for the ride. They want to be excited. It's 'what are you working on now' not 'what did you already make'." - Jim BachorGuests : Jim Bachor adapts the ancient art form of the mosaic and applies it to contemporary American life. From potholes to junk food to breakfast cereal, his vibrant work permanently locks into mortar unexpected concepts drawn from the present. By harnessing and exploiting the limitations of this indestructible technique, Bachor’s work continually surprises the viewer, while challenging long-held notions of what a mosaic should be. His pothole art project has attracted world-wide attention since 2013.https://www.bachor.com/ For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @jimbachor If you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Kelsey SusinoWritten by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Frederico Solar Fernandez

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with Renate Thome and Manuela Seve of Alpha’a a b2b marketplace connecting companies to visual arts. Artists take note as this episode is chalk full of incredible tips for creating generational wealth as an artist. Guests : Renata Thome is the Senior Strategist, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer for Alpha’a Inc, with over 8 years of experience in creating and leading strategies for expansion over three continents.  She is a climate advocate and creative thinker with a track record of using the Arts as a tool for communication and transformation of pressing global issues.Manuela Seve is co-founder and CEO of Alpha’a, a b2b marketplace connecting companies to the visual arts.  She has been in the tech and art sector for the past 6 years successfully raising funds from industry leaders such as: Metaprop vc, Lightspeed among other funds. Manuela was named 33 under 33 entrepreneurs in 2018 in New York city.https://www.alphaainc.com/opportunitiesFor more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @alphaaincIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Kelsey SusinoWritten by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Frederico Solar Fernandez

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with artist Trey Speegle who leads an amazing masterclass on creating multiple artistic revenue streams and putting your all into your art business. Have your North Star that guides you and learn how to be a self-motivated artist entrepreneur."Microscope, telescope. Microscope, telescope. You have to look intensely at something and then you have to pull back and see what it is you’re doing that fits into the world.” - Trey SpeegleGuest: Using one of the world’s largest collections of vintage paint-by-number paintings, artist Trey Speegle uses humor, affirmations and word play that resonate with a broad, pop appeal. Speegle has collaborated with Stella McCartney, Squarespace, Anthropologie Home, Armorlux, Fred Perry, PAOM, Jonathan Adler and Fringe Studios. In 2014, he created a mural in Michelle Obama’s Partnership for a Healthy America. In 2016 Regan Arts released Trey’s book Transform Your Life with Color By Number. His Speegle Studio, The RePOP Shop & Gallery 52 are housed in a former gas station in Jeffersonville, New York in the Catskill Mountains.http://treyspeegle.com/ For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @speeglestudioIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Kelsey SusinoWritten by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Frederico Solar Fernandez

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with artist Preston Smith who leads an amazing masterclass on showing up and following through on your goals. He shares important practices on how to become your best friend instead of your worst enemy. Together, we'll learn how to create your own once in a lifetime opportunity and turn it into the start of the rest of your life. Guest: Preston M. Smith's artwork over the years has transitioned from moody pop surrealist paintings into vibrantly colorful, tactile, highly textured and almost "edible" abstract works. Preston’s work has been showcased alongside David Lynch and at the Inaugural Purple Ball for President Obama’s Inauguration in 2009, where he was commissioned to paint 12 portraits of the President. Recently, Preston is coming off of a successful Solo Exhibition at ShockBoxx Gallery in Hermosa Beach California and his first two showings at the LA Art Show in Downtown L.A.. His work has also been selected by a panel of curators as a winner in the 1st 2018 ArtSlant Artprize Showcase and has been on display at the world famous La Luz De Jesus Gallery, and in numerous exhibitions throughout Los Angeles and across the country.  https://www.pmsartwork.comFor more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @pmsartworkIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Kelsey SusinoWritten by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Frederico Solar Fernandez

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with artist Bunnie Reiss for an amazing masterclass on taking risks, embracing your roots, and much more. Sometimes the best advic is that things can change so quickly so embrace what you have and go for it! “You can travel with paints in your backpack.”- Bunnie ReissGuest: Bunnie 'Bonnie' Reiss studied literature, and worked for NPR and other various publications, while quietly painting on the side. Bunnie relocated to Los Angeles several years ago to pursue larger mural and installation based projects and is now based in the Joshua Tree area. Her work is heavily influenced by her Eastern European background, with its tradition of folk art, bright colors and community engagement. She has shown extensively in both the United States and around the world, in galleries, alternative spaces, bookstores, abandoned buildings, fields and forests, or any place that seems to need a little extra magic. http://www.bunniereiss.com/ For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @bunnieluvrocks If you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Kelsey SusinoWritten by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James Miille

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with artist Helen Hallows for an amazing discussion about running a family while running a successful business. Don't feel guilty for fulfilling yourself and your work. Take time just for yourself to recharge and find a routine that works for you. "There's a difference between being creative and having a creative business." Don't be a serial workshop addict. Make consistent changes. Do it passionately or not at all."You have to create stuff. You have to make mistakes." - Helen HallowsGuest: Helen Hallows is a mixed media landscape artist from the UK, creating soulful, colourful landscapes in paint, collage and stitch. Her online workshops help others realise the value of their own creativity, bust through creative block and find joy and flow. Helen also offers a wide range of creative courses focussing on sketchbook development and finding your own style. Mentoring allows her to nurture others with fledgling creative businesses . Find Helen across the social media platforms and connect with her in her online Facebook group, 'Helen Hallows - The Nurtured Artist.'https://www.helenhallows.com/ For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @helen_hallows_studioIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Kelsey SusinoWritten by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Estaban del Piño

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan, we sit down with financial coach, Adam Koren, who can help you get over your financial anxieties. He leads an amazing masterclass on how to get your finances under control, no matter what your career path, and with some extra attention to you artists out there. Give yourself compassion, and it's okay to ask for help."Shame thrives in isolation."- Adam KorenGuest: Adam Koren has been coaching for more than 20 years, and brings care, clarity, and sanity to personal finances - especially for those who experience confusion, avoidance, and shame about them.  Adam holds people’s hands as they face what’s going on with their finances, tell themselves the truth about what’s happening there, and get it all on track and off their mind.adamkoren.comFor more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Kelsey SusinoWritten by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Estaban del Piño

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan, we sit down with multidisciplinary artist Katie Chonacas. She leads us in an amazing masterclass on getting over insecurities and securing your vision for yourself. We can manifest energy on our own. Listen for wonderful tips on not "mucking up the canvas"."Follow the motions of joy and curiosity for yourself. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks."- Katie ChonacasGuest: KYRIAKI aka Katie Elizabeth Chonacas is a Greek American artist working in the entertainment industry for two decades. On Katie's website, chonacas.com, you'll see some of the creative ventures she’s been a part of TV/FILM acting, voiceovers, music, podcasting, and articles that she has written on Arianna Huffington’s publications.Katie is a multi-disciplinary artist who utilizes her voice to inspire change and transformation in people who want to make an impact on the world.www.chonacas.com For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @chonacasIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Kelsey SusinoWritten by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Esteban del Piño