Setting rates as a freelancer has shown itself one of the hardest things to do for many of us. How do you know if you’re charging too much OR are you’re low-balling yourself? We discuss how we’ve come to our decisions, the challenges that have presented themselves as well as how to become comfortable going higher.

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Amanda & Kerry interview Noah on how he conceptualized and is currently developing a new dating app called Red Flags. How did he pivot from his artistic career into the tech world, how did he have the confidence to begin and what challenges has he encountered? Your hosts commiserate on how scary and vomit-inducing “putting yourself out there” really is and why it’s imperative to get a message out to everyone you can in order to find your perfect audience.

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This episode dives in on Kerry’s big accident falling off an aerial rig while performing for Taylor Swift and asks if hard work equals obsession. Noah shares his story of everything going wrong the night before a production leading to the question of “what if that bad thing didn’t happen?” and how trials and tribulations build amazing art.

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Three artists brought together by circus and dance navigate owning businesses, the freelance gig economy and the job of being creative. Meet your hosts - Amanda Ritchie, Noah Dach and Kerry Wee.

Amanda from the world of Cirque Du Soleil as an aerial soloist, Noah from the world of academia and dance companies and Kerry from the commercial dance world. 

This is one of the greatest jobs in the world but it comes with uncertainty. Each episode contains insight on how to pursue an art-based business, to tolerate and manage the financial, mental and emotional risk involved and strengthen your problem solving muscle through stories of their own failures and successes, a variety of guests and lively weekly discord. Tune in every week to hear perspectives on the minefield that is the artist’s way of life.

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Find Kerry at Wrap Your Head Around Silks

Welcome to The Artist Entrepreneur Podcast. A new show by three artists brought together by circus and dance navigate creating and growing their businesses. Today you’ll meet Amanda, Noah & Kerry and they’ll dive into how Amanda knew school was not for her, restructured her life to follow her passion and became a Cirque Du Soleil aerial soloist.

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Find Kerry at Wrap Your Head Around Silks