Artrepreneur from the Creative City Project

Every week on the podcast, we talk about making creativity our career. But you know what, it’s totally fine if you don’t want that. This episode will help you on that journey. And will give you some advice either way!

It’s easy to get into a rut when it comes to presenting our work. But what happens when you step back and ask, “can I do this in a new or interesting way?” Daniel Oakley is the CEO of BTFL. They help artists create unique experiences. In this interview, we explore how you can rethink the way you interact with your audience.

Here are some excerpts from an interview Cole did with Podcast More Life. In this episode Cole and KAL discuss the costs of building a creative business and staying healthy along the way.

When learning a language, we don’t expect to get it right away. But we don’t often have the same amount of patience in the creative process. In this episode, we talk about what to do in the process.

Last year we talked to Juan Rodriguez (whose music is under the name Sinego) about how to build a following online. A year later we catch up. He’s still killing it with his music career, but he has a new found passion to leverage his art for social change. We hone in on that and ask, “how do we bring a deep sense of meaning and power to our creative work?”

The road is different for everyone. But there are also some broad principles that can be helpful as we build a creative career. In this episode, we talk about 5 things that are really important on our road toward a successful creative career.

Maybe you weren't nurtured as a kid. Maybe you grew up in a really supportive environment. Either way, nurturing yourself through adulthood is essential if you're going to make creativity your career. Here are 4 ways to make sure you're being treated well.

The best way to make creativity your career? Force yourself to have creative time. Create content. Share the content. Build bridges with people. Once you have work and an audience who cares about your work… you’ve got it made!

As we make creativity our careers, we will have moments of isolation and moments of relationship. Both are really valuable. In this episode, we look at elements of both isolation and relationship and take time to evaluate these two things in our own lives and practice.

This episode comes to you from Nashville, TN. So, naturally, we look at some aspects of music and what it can teach us about chasing our dreams. No matter what you’re building, these 5 things will help you bring it to life.