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Andy J. Pizza on How to Build a Creative Career as a Neurodivergent Artist

In this powerful two-part conversation, Stacie Bloomfield sits down with the ever-insightful and hilarious Andy J. Pizza, illustrator, speaker, and host of the beloved Creative Pep Talk podcast, for a candid discussion about what it really means to build a creative life that works for you. Part o...

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What No One Tells You About Licensing: Juliana Tipton on Boundaries, Burnout, and Creative Joy

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Juliana Tipton has done what most artists dream about — she's licensed her work with major fabric companies, landed products in national retailers, and built a real career from her art. But in this conversation, she's talking about the parts of the art...

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Carrie Cantwell on Building Confidence, Facing Rejection, and Finding Your Voice

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Carrie Cantwell has licensed her work with Target and Pottery Barn, been featured in NPR's All Things Considered and UPPERCASE Magazine, and built a career as an illustrator, surface designer, and educator — all while being someone who had to learn, th...

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How to Grow Your Art Business During Economic Uncertainty (Even When You’re Scared to Start)

How to Grow Your Art Business During Economic Uncertainty


Estimated read time: 8 minutes

Picture this: It’s 2009. I’m up late at my kitchen table, surrounded by nearly empty art supplies, zero dollars, and a recession screaming, “Maybe this isn’t the time to start your own creative business.”


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How to Recover Lost Email Subscribers: 3 Lessons from Losing 151k Overnight

 

Estimated read time: 6 minutes

How I Lost 151k Subscribers Overnight (And What Happened Next)

Friday morning, I woke up to every creative entrepreneur's worst nightmare:

151,000 subscribers—99% of my entire email list—had vanished overnight.

A rogue third-party app that we were just...

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How to Set Annual Business Goals for Artists That You’ll Actually Achieve

 

Are you tired of setting business goals that never seem to stick? As a creative entrepreneur, goal setting is essential for growth, but without a solid plan, those ambitions can easily fizzle out. In this guide, we’ll explore a step-by-step process to help artists set realistic, achievable busine...

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