Smart Art Business

In this episode our host Rachel Wilkins has a powerful conversation with Mariana Ruiz, the CEO of Impact Driven Entrepreneur on ways in which business owners can work less and accomplish more and hire the right way in order to scale. Mariana shares her effective productivity hacks, intentional planning strategies and the importance of self care. She answers the question on how to align yourself with impact goals and finally the subject of limiting beliefs and ways to overcome them.

In this episode, Rachel Wilkins speaks with Rodrigo Valles Jr and Gilbert James Ruiz from Aktual Money about financial resources that are available to artists running businesses, tips on record keeping, tax compliance and business structure that artists should consider having in place. They explore a list of items that artists can claim on their taxes but may be overlooking, expenses related to bringing the studio into your home versus running a studio separately, separating business from personal expenses, pitfalls, the difference between federal and state taxes and its importance.

In this second part of the interview, Rachel continues the conversation with Ben Davis, an art critic and author and they explore the idea of how NFTs have changed how we experience art. The discussion focuses on the surging popularity of NFTs and its future and the responsibilities of art critics and journalists on covering the back stories. Ben elaborates on the effects on associated costs of owning art pieces, benefits to artists, the importance of understanding art itself and investing in collectibles for the right reasons.

In this episode, Rachel Wilkins hosts art critic and author, Ben Davis who sheds light on his role as an art critic, how the pandemic has impacted the art world and his views on industry recovery process. He speaks on the direct buyer to consumer relationship that now exists between buyers and artists, art fatigue, how the pandemic has influenced relocation of galleries and the importance of criticism and debates on art.

In this episode, Rachel Wilkins speaks with David Bianchi, a multi disciplinary artist, motivator, actor and poet on spoken word as a deep form of expression, use of film as an outlet for buried emotion and the power actors and poets have in helping effect change.They touched on inclusivity of people of colour in the conversations, co-existence of NFTs and Clubhouse post COVID19 and how to embrace your imperfections and get out of your own way.

In this episode, our host Rachel Wilkins holds a discussion with Michael Liebowitz, CEO of the Magnetic Minds Studio about the definition of a brand and importance of story telling. He sheds light on behavioural neurology strategies and how they can help build memorable brands and techniques for introverts to gain confidence in their value and beliefs. 

In this episode, our host, Rachel Wilkins speaks with Victoria Boyd, a digital marketing strategist, about how to sell in the DMs, top tips on how to leverage Instagram, asking for a sell, packaging experiences, authenticity and vulnerabilities that come with taking action. Victoria gives practical advice and tips on how to make your sales take off through showing up consistently. 

In this episode, Rachel Wilkins hosts Gregory Siff, an internationally renowned visual artist, writer , designer and actor and his manager Lisa Falcone, his manager. They discuss powerful partnerships, artist representation and building powerful brand identities. Lisa elaborates on synergies and how to get the best out of deals and collaborations, artwork pricing, views around NFTs.

In this episode our host, Rachel Wilkins holds a powerful and practical discussion with Alon David, CEO of 90x on planning, the 5 pillars of goal setting and having clarity on your why. He emphasizes on the need for visionaries to work towards a vision, knowing when to delegate and determining actionable steps for increased productivity.

In this episode Rachel Wilkins hosts Kabrina Budwell as she unpacks the tools and strategies used to win the marketing game and how artists can better position themselves in front of the ideal clients. Kabrina emphasizes on the importance of consistently giving value while maintaining a human contact with clients and content planning. Kabrina Budwell is the founder of Kabrina Budwell Consulting, a consulting firm that focuses on helping clients create, capture, and nurture subscribers into paying clients.