Pick your focus...

Nathan sits down with Catherine Campbell of Bright Planning for the 80th episode of the Finding Asheville podcast. They chat about growing up in Hayesville, NC, why marketing entrepreneurs need to pick a focus in a world full of free marketing information, why an unexpected layoff and a pep talk from Seth Godin lead to Catherine starting her own business, why LinkedIn can be a valuable tool to reach out to potential clients and customers, what the biggest mistake businesses make in marketing, and the nuts and bolts of Catherine’s new project Step Into Your Story.

This episode was mixed at Mojo Coworking at 60 North Market Street in Downtown Asheville.

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Embracing self empowerment...

Nathan sits down with local choreographer and dancer Christine Garvin for the 79th episode of the Finding Asheville podcast. They chat about growing up in Rocky Mount, N.C., where do you find a balance between loving one’s body image and at the same time living a healthy lifestyle, why a willingness to be vulnerable and community build is a necessary step in both entrepreneurship and personal wellbeing, why dance can be the ultimate form of self empowerment, and why a personally defeating 9-5 lead Christine to teaching dance full-time.

This episode was mixed at Mojo Coworking at 60 North Market Street in Downtown Asheville.

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Failure + sacrifice + hard work = results

Nathan sits down with local artist Jeri Bartley owner of Jeribella and co-owner of Copper Fish Metal Arts for the 78th episode of the Finding Asheville podcast. They chat about how the death of her stepfather lead to her pursuing her passion full time, why pursuing your passion as a living may require living a lifestyle of lesser needs, why buying jewelry made from scraps is more environmentally and morally sound than buying from corporate jewelers, why learning a trade requires a prolonged period of sucking at such trade, and why the working hard cliché is Jeri’s equation for success.

This episode was mixed at Mojo Coworking at 60 North Market Street in Downtown Asheville.

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Success = F@#$king hard work?

Nathan sits down with local artist, graphic designer, food critic, and publisher of Asheville Flyer for Kids, Stu Helm for the 77th episode of the Finding Asheville podcast. They chat about growing up in the Northeast, how working remedial jobs for seven years was the tipping point for taking his art career seriously, why the key to being a successful artist is adopting a craftsman work ethic, why the internet allows introverts to be successful entrepreneurs, and why Asheville Flyer for Kids is his dream come true.

This episode was mixed at Mojo Coworking at 60 North Market Street in Downtown Asheville.

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Creating affordable art...

Nathan sits down with local artist Andy Herod for the 76th episode of the Finding Asheville podcast. They chat about growing up in Oklahoma, how his initial passion of being an artist took a back seat to a pretty prolific rock career for a decade, why his focus as an artist has been on pumping out a lot of affordable small art pieces versus selling large expensive pieces, and why succeeding as an artist means showing up every single day and doing the work.

This episode was mixed at Mojo Coworking at 60 North Market Street in Downtown Asheville.

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Detroit work ethic in an artists' town...

Nathan sits down with Jessica Tomasin of Echo Mountain Recording Studio and Jet Up Productions for the 75th episode of the Finding Asheville podcast. They chat about growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, why writing has always been her outlet for creativity, what the studio process looks like for both novice and veteran musicians, why success in the music industry is dependent on finding a balance between entrepreneurship and art, and what is the state and goals of Asheville Musical Professionals.

This episode was mixed at Mojo Coworking at 60 North Market Street in Downtown Asheville.

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Waiting for offal things to happen...

Nathan sits down with chef Steve Goff of King James Public House for the 74th episode of the Finding Asheville podcast. They chat about growing up in a blue-collar family, why the birth of his daughter turned around his career and turned his life into a life long mission of making her proud, why he has fallen in love with the cuisine of England and peasant food, what he has learned about the culinary world since becoming an instructor at AB Tech, why cooking offal may be a metaphor for his upbringing, and why success can breed fear?

This episode was mixed at Mojo Coworking at 60 North Market Street in Downtown Asheville.

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Embracing purpose to change business culture...

Nathan sits down with Brian Boggs and Melanie Moeller Boggs, co-owners of Brian Boggs Chairmakers for the 73rd episode of the Finding Asheville podcast. They chat about growing up in Kentucky and the Dominican Republic, how frustration as an artist with only being able to tell stories through two dimensions lead to a career in woodworking, why identifying your purpose and your company’s purpose provides a roadmap to creating a business culture you ultimately want, why failure in 2008 despite being in business for 15 years lead to Brian actually thinking about his craft as a business, and how dramatically changing life conditions can prevent you from falling back into unhelpful routines.

This episode was mixed at Mojo Coworking at 60 North Market Street in Downtown Asheville.

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Nathan sits down with artists Mark E. Flowers and Kristy Higby of Mountain Tea Studios for the 72nd episode of the Finding Asheville podcast. They chat about why the places you go in life are determined where you get A’s, why now is the best time to get into a career in arts, why to be an artist today is synonymous with being an entrepreneur, why technology has expanded the ability of artists to create work that comments on the world’s problems, and how choosing a career that provides opportunities to make art may be more sustainable than a full blown career as an artist.

This episode was mixed at Mojo Coworking at 60 North Market Street in Downtown Asheville.

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Learning to Speak...

Nathan sits down with Michelle Baker author, artist, photographer, and creativity consultant for the 71st episode of the Finding Asheville podcast. They chat about her new book The Canoe, growing up in a funeral director family, how a dream to become a photographer landed her a computer-programming career, why a fact about how many women authors actually submit op-ed pieces was the tipping point to finally have the courage to share her writing with the public, what her hopes were for The Canoe, and what she learned about the book business.

This episode was mixed at Mojo Coworking at 60 North Market Street in Downtown Asheville.

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