The Typecast: Grow Your Art Business

What If I Tried to Make $100k/Year as an Artist in 2025 with Goodtype | The Typecast Episode 45


Listen Later

Send us a text

Can two artists build a $100K art business in one year? In this episode, Katie and Ilana share their unfiltered journey as they create and conquer bold experiments to combine their love for art and education into a thriving creative business.

We’re breaking down the numbers, setting actionable goals, and sharing how we’re blending freelancing and art licensing to find a sustainable rhythm between creativity and entrepreneurship. From brainstorming income streams to redefining what success feels like, this conversation dives deep into what it takes to make art that fulfills us and supports our lives.

If you’re an artist or creative professional looking for a fresh perspective on goal-setting, balancing passion projects with profitability, or simply trying to figure out how to thrive in a creative business, this episode is for you.

All that and more when you listen to this episode:

  • Why we’re prioritizing happiness in our art business this year
  • How we set a $100K income goal (and broke it into $40K from licensing and $60K from freelance)
  • The reality of gross vs. net income in creative work
  • How we use our experience to reverse-engineer our plans
  • Tips for leveraging licensing and freelancing to complement each other
  • Why collaboration, delegation, and pitching are essential for scaling your creative business
  • How we balance creative freedom with the realities of running a business


Mentioned in this episode:

  • Kate at Folk Founded
  • Lauren Hom of Hom Sweet Hom


Love The Typecast and free stuff? Leave a review, and send a screenshot of it to us on Slack. Each month we pick a random reviewer to win a Goodtype Goodie! Goodies include merch, courses and Kernference tickets!


Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts 

Subscribe to the show

Tag us on Instagram @Goodtype

Follow us on Tiktok @lovegoodtype @ilanagriffo

Keep the conversation going on Slack

Learn more about Art Licensing with Goodtype

Grow your art licensing portfolio with 5 free prompts!

G

Connect with Katie & Ilana from Goodtype

  • Goodtype Website
  • Goodtype on Instagram
  • Goodtype on Youtube

Love The Typecast and free stuff? Leave a review, and send a screenshot of it to us on Slack. Each month we pick a random reviewer to win a Goodtype Goodie! Goodies include merch, courses and Kernference tickets!

Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts

Subscribe to the show

Tag us on Instagram @Goodtype

Follow us on Tiktok @lovegoodtype

Learn from Katie and Ilana

Grab your tea, coffee, or drink of choice, kick back, and let's get down to business!

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Typecast: Grow Your Art BusinessBy Katie Johnson and Ilana Griffo of Goodtype

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

70 ratings


More shows like The Typecast: Grow Your Art Business

View all
Daily Creative with Todd Henry by Todd Henry

Daily Creative with Todd Henry

514 Listeners

Creative Pep Talk by Andy J. Pizza

Creative Pep Talk

1,970 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,871 Listeners

3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast by SVSlearn.com

3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast

726 Listeners

The Paper Fold by Evergreen Podcasts

The Paper Fold

26 Listeners

Windowsill Chats by Margo Tantau

Windowsill Chats

337 Listeners

The Angry Designer  Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast by A Graphic Design Podcast that cuts through the industry bull to help frustrated Designers charge what they're worth and build rewarding creative careers

The Angry Designer Graphic Design, Freelancing, Branding & Creative Business Podcast

112 Listeners

How to Sell Your Stuff on Etsy by Lizzie Smiley

How to Sell Your Stuff on Etsy

299 Listeners

Print Life by Leslie Kenehan

Print Life

21 Listeners

Paid 2 Draw – An Illustration Podcast by David Leutert and Viktoria Cichoń

Paid 2 Draw – An Illustration Podcast

8 Listeners

The Art Coaching Club Podcast by The Art Coaching Club, Bleav

The Art Coaching Club Podcast

104 Listeners

The Professional Creative by Bonnie Christine

The Professional Creative

429 Listeners

Art + Audience by Stacie Bloomfield

Art + Audience

186 Listeners

The Creative Jugglejoy Podcast by Kaylie Edwards & Delores Naskrent

The Creative Jugglejoy Podcast

4 Listeners

Good Hang with Amy Poehler by The Ringer

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

8,955 Listeners