The Breakthrough Creative

What should you do about your art education? There are so many ways to get from here to there but which is the right one for you?

In this episode I share my thoughts on College, Degrees, Trade Schools, Learning online and Learning on-the-job.

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Catherine Borzym has been making and selling her art and craft since middle school (that's right... middle school).

Catherine's journey began by designing and selling jewelry to her friends to help them complete their look and then became a grass roots venture as she booked and sold at fairs and farmers markets in the midwest.

Catherine's strong organizational and administrative skills paired with her creative abilities enabled her to pivot to marketing and branding & graphic and website design through her company Kiwi Avenue. Catherine Borzym, CEO & Creative Director, has been an almost lifelong entrepreneur. From thirteen, when she started her first business, she's been a leader, risk-taker, dreamer, and doer. Her favorite part of running Kiwi Avenue is transforming her client's plain documents and ideas into stunning brands, websites, and print materials that compel action and grow sales. Kiwi Avenue works with startups, award-winning speakers, and corporations to build attention-grabbing brands. A few of her projects include Apple, Sprint and Columbia University.

www.KiwiAvenue.com

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We all face rejection and - certainly - as artists running our own business we are going to face it more on a daily basis! But Rejection does not have to stop you in your tracks...

I break down the 4 Types of Rejection we face as creative professionals and break down what you can learn from each type and how to turn that knowledge into an advantage.

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Donald Walker is a master muralist. His journey has included airbrushing t-shirts, owning and operating a sign shop (from painting letters to printing and cutting vinyl) and painting murals full-time for the last 15 years.

Don is a wise and knowledgable creative entrepreneur and we have once of my favorite interview/conversations yet.

You can find Don at https://www.facebook.com/donald.walker.165

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I spoke with a potential guest for the show last week (an amazing artist) who questioned whether an artist could really make a living from their art. This was a real surprise to me... so much so I had to do an episode on how an artist can REALLY MAKE MONEY!

I offer 3 simple (but not easy) steps and support them with several interviews and personal experience to back them up!

Check out these interviews referenced in this episode!

Emilie Procsal, Ep 48 - https://youtu.be/j27UGplYLMg

Dino Crisanti, Ep 39 - https://youtu.be/OfE47W-tC1U

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A few months ago, Craig Burgess (ep 60), interviewed me for his show - The Get Doing Things Podcast. In this episode, we have an in depth conversation about art, design and my professional and creative journey.

Thanks for the interview, Craig!

You can learn more about Craig at https://getdoingthings.com/ Follow @craigburgess on Twitter.

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What is Marketing - Is it Branding? Storytelling? Selling?

Marketing expert, Andrew Deutsch of Fangledtech.com, is my guest on this episode that brings some clarity to the tool of Marketing, what it is and how to make it work for your business.

You can connect with Andrew on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3ykQxIq You can find Andrew's show, 'Fangledcast', on YouTube.

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Efficiency in your creative business gives you an amazing opportunity to experience a really GOOD LIFE! It is a game changer.

In this episode, I touch on...

• Efficiency of SERVICES
• Efficiency of REGULAR CLIENTS
• Efficiency of INCOME

Learn more about my Creative and Business Coaching service. I can't wait to meet and work with you!

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Last week I interviewed Dan Berry in Part I. Today we continue our conversation in Part II. In this episode, we discuss working on your craft, we learn about Dan's sketchbook (which he uses as a preproduction tool for planning his books), Dan shares about the joy and pain of 24 Hour Comics and we hear about all the things Dan makes. Dan is a cartoonist, podcaster and educator from Shrewsbury in the UK. He is the host of the podcast Make It Then Tell Everybody, which has been running since 2012 and has over 200 episodes featuring interviews with other comic artists and illustrators about how they do what they do. He has been making comics since the late 2000s and has a new book out soon called Rivers, a follow-up with writer David Gaffney to the book The Three Rooms In Valerie's Head, both available from Top Shelf Comix. He is a comics educator, and for eleven years ran a degree in comics in North Wales, UK. He now gives workshops and short courses alongside his freelance work. Something REALLY COOL that Dan is currently offering is ONLINE MENTORING. You can learn more here. https://www.patreon.com/makethentell You can contact Dan and buy his books, pens and original art at https://www.thingsbydan.co.uk

I had a great time chatting with my guest, Dan Berry, in this episode. In Part I, we learn how Dan became a cartoonist and discuss how criticism is beneficial when used for good, the importance of storytelling (and its structure) and the need for a healthy work/life balance. I cannot wait to share Part II. Dan is a cartoonist, podcaster and educator from Shrewsbury in the UK. He is the host of the podcast Make It Then Tell Everybody, which has been running since 2012 and has over 200 episodes featuring interviews with other comic artists and illustrators about how they do what they do. He has been making comics since the late 2000s and has a new book out soon called Rivers, a follow-up with writer David Gaffney to the book The Three Rooms In Valerie's Head, both available from Top Shelf Comix. He is a comics educator, and for eleven years ran a degree in comics in North Wales, UK. He now gives workshops and short courses alongside his freelance work. Something REALLY COOL that Dan is currently offering is ONLINE MENTORING. You can learn more here. https://www.patreon.com/makethentell You can contact Dan and buy his books, pens and original art at https://www.thingsbydan.co.uk