My guest today has been an active studio artist for over twenty years. Chris McAdoo is also the Director of Strategy and Engagement for the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, home to the first official ETSY Maker City. As you will discover, it’s following a life-changing event that Chris learned the art of the pivot. Our conversation covers topics that are familiar to the podcast but that we’ve never really discussed in such depth. Chris and I talk about defining your WHY and your values as an artist and the importance of deciding what we want to be but, more importantly, what we don’t want to be.

Conversation Highlights:

• How getting clear on your WHY makes your marketing much easier to execute
  
  
• What it means to define your values and act on those values
  
  
• The importance of developing partnerships and asking for help in your life and business

PLUS: Why you should have no room for the starving artist myth in your life.

Links and resources:

• Website: https://chrismcadoo.com/ https://themakercity.org/ https://knoxec.com/
• Instagram: http://instagram.com/chrisvmcadoo_art https://www.instagram.com/knoxec/

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