My first book Mural Money is out for preorder on Amazon and Audible! Listen to this quick introduction and the behind the scenes of writing it to get a feel of what it’s all about.


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Steps to thinking bigger and making bigger money:
Envision and say it out loud.
Present yourself in a way that attracts those higher paying customers.
Meet and hang around people who are doing bigger things than you.
Give back.

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Today we are highlighting Lyssa Wyn, a Florida based artist who joined the Academy when I first opened the doors over 2 years ago! I have a special place in my heart for Lyssa because we’ve grown together and I’ve watched her transform her life through building an art business. I think you’re really going to love this episode so that’s all the introduction I think it needs. Let me know what you think of this week’s episode with Lyssa Wyn.

https://www.instagram.com/barefootanddoodles/

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I’m going to be reading you some of the hate comments I’ve been getting online to showcase how with every 100 positive/loving/encouraging comments you can expect 1 bad apple, but it doesn’t have to slow you down! Receiving hate is never a great experience but we can control how much it bothers us or doesn’t bother us.

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Today we are highlighting Christine Riutzel, a Branson, Missouri, based artist who joined the Academy not long after I opened the doors over 2 years ago. Christine has this vibrant energy that you can feel through her art and is someone who you need to see her work to understand her uniqueness. Go click the link to her Instagram below. We talk a lot about getting involved in your local art community and how Christine has used that to grow her business and inspire other artists along the way. She really has been a positive force for the arts here in small town America and I think small towns need that. So if you’re listening and are wanting to build a local brand then try doing what Christine has and is doing within her community of creating street art and all the things. Let me know what you think of this week’s episode with Christine Riutzel.

https://www.instagram.com/beautyfromlight/

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Today we are highlighting Dani Roma. A Kansas City based artist who joined the Academy just recently and attended our Mural Meetup. Dani is in the thick of it from just recently transitioning from teacher to artist and is currently in the process of getting her first few big mural jobs. This is such a fun/stressful time for most artists and I wanted to chat with her about her current struggle and wins to help inspire you to go for it too. It’s worth it I promise, just ask Dani. Let me know what you think of this week’s episode with Dani Roma.

https://www.instagram.com/dani.roma.art/

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This week’s episode features author and art business educator Alyson Stanfield. You may know her from her famous book, I’d Rather be in the Studio. Alyson has been coaching artists since almost before I was born so it’s pretty obvious that she holds a vast amount of knowledge on the subject of art and business. We chat a lot about the mental blocks that artists create for themselves and how to move past it. We touch on critique and where to ask for criticism and where not to. We keep it pretty broad when it comes to advice but I’m sure you’ll take away something from our chat in one category or another. Let me know what you think of this week’s episode with Alyson Stanfield.

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This week’s episode features Florida based artist and podcaster Suzanne Redmond. About a month ago or so Suzanne interviewed me on her podcast The Left Brained Artist and today we flipped the script to get to know her a bit more. She used to be a curator so I took this interview as a chance to dig in on her knowledge about artist statements, CVs, exhibition applications, and even artist residencies. She just completed an artist residency down in Hollywood, Florida, so we talked about how she is finding these opportunities and successfully applying for them, so you can take a tip from her playbook and do that as well, if you want to. Let me know what you think of this week’s episode with Suzanne Redmond.

https://suzanneredmond.com

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Today we are highlighting Brianna D’Amato, A New York based artist who joined the Academy back in April of 2019. Brianna has been to both Mural Meetups, this year in Missouri and last year in Iowa, so I have had the chance to get to know her pretty well. We have a few inside jokes and I just can’t help but laugh a little to myself thinking of our time together. You know how some people just get your humor, well Brianna is one of those. On a professional level, I’ve watched her grow on social media through the past couple years to the point of now being full-time and selling so many original paintings, and I’m just so proud of her. It’s so fun to me to watch and encourage these artists through their beginner years and Brianna is one of those for all of us to watch. She has so much potential and this is just the start. You’re about to hear how she’s gotten this far so let me know what you think of this week’s episode with Brianna D’Amato.

www.BriannaDamato.com

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Today we are highlighting Chelsea Blosil. A Salt Lake City based muralist who joined the Academy back in September of 2020. I have had the privilege of meeting Chelsea not just once at the Mural Meetup here in Missouri but twice with the first time being in her home state of Utah. After getting to know her a bit my immediate thought was, “It’s so crazy how we attract what we are.” We have so much in common when it comes to ambition and adventuring. I feel really lucky to be able to meet these amazing artists and I think Chelsea being the first episode of this Quit Your Day Job series is just absolutely perfect. You’ll hear why and let me know what you think of this week’s episode with Chelsea Blosil.

https://www.instagram.com/chelseablosil/

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