An Unbranded Podcast (Formerly ArtistCEO)

As Shannon commits to actively performing again and taking acting classes while running her brand agency, House of Who, she starts to remember why doing it all is challenging (to say the least!) Kerri and Shannon meet for the first time at the House of Who retreat and she realizes that this person she’s been hearing audio diaries from for months is really...real.

Produced by House of Who, Inc. 

Learn more at www.houseofwho.com

Music by C.F. Watkins (http://www.cfwatkins.com)

It’s time to turn the tables as we focus on Kerri (the narrator’s) story of being an artist who starts a freelance business. Held back in her art by a health crisis in her early 20s and discouraged by the lack of financial stability, she begins helping entrepreneurs with their content. It pays the bills, sure, but what happens when her creative side wants more?

Shannon experiences a breakthrough in her artistic life, embarking on the beginnings of a two-person play that will force her to walk the talk of an ArtistCEO.

Produced by House of Who, Inc. 

Learn more at houseofwho.com

Music by C.F. Watkins (http://www.cfwatkins.com)

When Shannon takes a break from her exploding business, she realizes she has a problem. Her artist side is starving. Though she’s become better fed financially, and even fulfilled creatively, (building a business is a creative act after all) in the making art department, she’s feeling broke.

As Shannon reflects back on the craziness of the last six months and admits she’s artistically dissatisfied, Kerri wonders if her art has simply taken on a different form….off-the-cuff, autobiographical audio monologues. And yet Kerri is also wondering if getting paid to make this podcast is enough to satisfy her artist.

Produced by House of Who, Inc. 

Learn more at houseofwho.com

Music by C.F. Watkins (http://www.cfwatkins.com)

As Shannon goes all in on her business, her artist life starts to take a hit, throwing her off balance. From burnout to excitement as the business keeps growing, Shannon starts to get serious about learning how to be a leader (even if that means delegating beyond her comfort zone), managing her energy and stepping up to be a true CEO.

The client jobs and the team are bigger and better than ever, but can she sustain a life that neglects her art? What’s the opportunity cost of committing to grow House of Who in this way? Is an ArtistCEO doomed to live a life of regret?

Produced by House of Who, Inc. 

Learn more at www.houseofwho.com

Music by C.F. Watkins (http://www.cfwatkins.com)

As Shannon’s business, House of Who, starts to grow, she encounters a series of disasters, money challenges and straight up failures that go along with bootstrapping.

Firing up a generator for huge client calls, getting tax structure advice, giving yourself a raise and getting thwarted by building codes, in this episode, Shannon gets real about the behind-the-scenes of making it work when you’re in the first year of scaling up.

Produced by House of Who, Inc. 

Visit houseofwho.com to learn more.

Music by C.F. Watkins (http://www.cfwatkins.com)

An ArtistCEO is someone who is multi-passionate, trying to balance both business and artistic pursuits. When host Kerri Lowe met Shannon DeJong, she was keeping her artistic life and her business life totally separate, even going by two different names. 

But the two women thought there might be another way...a way to live a more integrated life - to not have to hide art from business, or the businessperson from the artist.

In Episode 1, we meet Shannon and start to get a glimpse of her wacky, poetic, sometimes brutally honest audio diaries as she tries to live an integrated ArtistCEO life. You’ll also dive into the back story of how someone becomes an ArtistCEO in the first place. 

From choosing a college major, to getting the first internship, leaving jobs, making art, traveling internationally and finally, almost by accident, starting a brand agency. 

Learn more from Shannon & Kerri: http://www.helloartistceo.com

Produced by House of Who, Inc (http://www.houseofwho.com).

Music by C.F. Watkins (http://www.cfwatkins.com)

Shannon DeJong is a CEO. She’s also an artist. These two things are not mutually exclusive - however, they are extremely difficult to pull off. At the helm of her quickly growing San Francisco naming and branding agency, but equally passionate about performance art and acting, Shannon has been feeling like a woman divided. 

Host Kerri Lowe, (an aspiring ArtistCEO herself) documents Shannon's journey as she attempts to integrate her two selves (her "artist" self and her "professional" self) in order to become one self - an ArtistCEO. Listen in to enter the mind of a newly-minted CEO doing business sans MBA...but with a background in performance art and Zen Buddhist philosophy.

Part narrative documentary, part performance art, part live-your-values kick-in-the-pants - ArtistCEO is the real story behind what it takes to make business and art play nice.