What does it take to build a creative company from the ground up? Erica Arvold shares her experiences of building Arvold. (Production, Casting, and Education) --  From Harnessing The Power of No to Sharing your Voice Authentically.

What the heck is Work/life balance?

Preventing Burnout

The Power of No and the Power of Yes

The Journey of the Creative

How Erica built her casting, education, and production company, Arvold.

The importance of mentorship: How Ron Howard showed Erica how to make a movie 

We discuss building the skill of starting over.

Building credibility with your professional community

Why it is important for experienced people to BE mentors

Identifying Core Values

Then awesomeness of failing big (and learning from it)

Having an entrepreneurial and creative voice.

Important Links

IG, twitter, Facebook: @arvoldofficial 

Arvold. Website: www.arvold.com

Quotes:

“I mean, we're sailors really. We have a goal at the end and all we have to do is sail, which means we have to go to the left to the right, to the left, to the right. And then there's wins and then there's this, and then the boat might tip over and then this, and people are like, oh, you made it to your place.

And you're like, yeah. And they're like, was it hard? And I'm like, are you kidding? We just went through a harrowing journey. Did you not see it? “

“Everyone is worthy of seeing the world in a certain way. And it’s just about how one is communicating it — and not TRYING to communicate it like someone else. So even if you are founding a company, even if you have an idea or a vision for something, the way YOU do it and the way I do it are unique to us…”

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