It’s notoriously difficult to pursue art as a career, but plenty of people do. Their stories might surprise you. They might also help you decide whether you will be most happy pursuing your art as a career, a side hustle, or a hobby. (Artistic Careers is a rebrand of the Entrepreneurs & Artists podcast.)
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Cadie Bridges-Palmer and Stephanie Fabian are the founders and co-owners of Yoga Union Baltimore. As long-time yoga teachers in the city of Baltimore, they weren't initially planning to build a growing business - they just wanted to get their community back after the COVID pandemic. But as you'll hear in this interview, these "accidental entrepreneurs" have built a thriving, community-centered yoga studio that is now a staple of the neighborhood, and they've grown as entrepreneurs who are now considering growth and expansion opportunities.
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Also mentioned in this episode:
- Mikael Dia Interview on Building a SaaS Startup and Finding the Right Customers
- Leadership U: Accelerating Through the Crisis Curve by Gary Burnison
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This show is hosted by Tiffany Aurora: https://tiffanyaurora.com
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Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Jennia D'Lima is a developmental and line editor and writing coach. She provides professional, personalized, and in-depth editing services for fiction and non-fiction, from middle grade to adult. She also hosts the Writing & Editing podcast. In this conversation, we talk about the different types of editing you need for your manuscript, developing your voice as a writer, killer dialogue, helping your reader feel the emotion of a scene, the importance of categorizing your book under the right sub-genre, and much more.
Writing & Editing podcast with Jennia D'Lima: https://writingediting.buzzsprout.com/
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Also mentioned in this episode:
- "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron
- K-lytics newsletter (literary sub-genre listings)
- Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) Directory
- Maryland Writers' Association - Writers' Resources - Proofreading & Editing
- "Beloved" by Toni Morrison
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This show is hosted by Tiffany Aurora: https://tiffanyaurora.com
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Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Mikael Dia is the founder and CEO of Funnelytics, a software that allows you to visually map and analyze how people flow through your marketing funnels. On this episode, we talked about strategizing based on the activity trends of power users, whether you should start your company with a co-founder, focusing your time in your zone(s) of genius, and Mikael's go-to question for customers to help him gather insightful, useful data about what's working well and what isn't.
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Also mentioned in this episode:
- SaaS Academy: The complete business growth system for SaaS founders
- Founders Board: A mentorship and peer advisory mastermind for 7, 8, and 9-figure entrepreneurs & CEOs
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This show is hosted by Tiffany Aurora: https://tiffanyaurora.com
If you enjoy this podcast, please take a moment to Follow the Show wherever you listen to podcasts. Ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts and Spotify are also appreciated.
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
Angelo Otterbein is the proprietor of Manor Mill, a restored historic grist mill and miller’s house in Monkton, Maryland, a little north of Baltimore. Manor Mill is a creative hub, a chance to be “surrounded by all things creative,” as Angelo says. In this episode, we talk about the importance of being in a state of openness to the people and ideas around you; how everybody is passionate about something, and how there’s magic in creating space for that passion to shine; the importance of hustle when building a business; and much more.
Bonus content for any birders in the audience: Manor Mill now hosts falconry classes! If you ever wanted to hold an owl or falcon in real life, now's your chance.
Manor Mill: https://manor-mill.com/
This episode is sponsored in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.
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This show is hosted by Tiffany Aurora: https://tiffanyaurora.com
If you enjoy this podcast, please take a moment to Follow the Show wherever you listen to podcasts. Ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts and Spotify are also appreciated.
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Dr. Tracy Hall, co-founder of Healing Centered Restorative Engagement, talks about wellbeing in the workplace, working as a team from an abundance mindset instead of a scarcity mindset, skills and resources for entrepreneurs to make sure they don't burn out, and much more.
Healing Centered Restorative Engagement: https://www.hcre.info/
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Books mentioned in this episode:
- Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block
- The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
- Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell
- Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society by Dr. Arline T. Geronimus
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This show is hosted by Tiffany Aurora: https://tiffanyaurora.com
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Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Michael Amato is an entrepreneur and the founder of Fresh Flow Aquatics. Fresh Flow Aquatics services all-natural freshwater ecosystem aquariums, helping you design and care for a beautiful planted aquarium. In our conversation, we talked about where Mike goes for inspiration for his aquascaping designs, the joys and stresses of owning a small business, how his personal habits and business services have had to shift as his business grows, and the importance of having people in your life who support you.
Fresh Flow Aquatics: https://www.freshflowaquatics.com/
Fresh Flow Aquatics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpXUpw-vSH1flphqUCi3jeA
Contact Mike for a digital consult: Michael [at] freshflowaquatics [dot] com.
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Books mentioned in this episode:
1. Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell
2. The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us about Work and Life by Sally Jenkins
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This show is hosted by Tiffany Aurora: https://tiffanyaurora.com
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Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Andrew Auseon is an author, writer, and game developer. His most recent novel, Spellbinders: The Not-So-Chosen One, tells the story of Ben, a 12-year-old boy whose parents have recently divorced, he's had to move to a new town, he's feeling kind of lost, and he's longing for someone to remind him that he's still special, the hero of his own story. In this conversation, we talked about intentionally creating space for reader agency inside a story, how the narratives of books and video games align and differ, leaning into and honoring the things in life that give us energy, creating special memories with your kids, and much more.
Andrew Auseon: http://www.andrewauseon.com/
Spellbinders Books: https://www.spellbindersbooks.com/
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This show is hosted by Tiffany Aurora: https://tiffanyaurora.com
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Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
New York-based dancer, model, and movement artist Soyeon "Haze" Kim has been exploring street dance for over 10 years, specializing in waving and animation. Her recent work includes global campaigns with PUMA, Converse, FootAction, and Nike x Nordstrom, and Music Videos for Disclosure, Ambar Lucid and Pink Sweat. She has performed at NYFW, Apollo Theatre, NYPL at Lincoln Center, LayeRhythm and Jamaican Performing Arts Center, as well as competing in international battles for Juste Debout, Versa-Style Anniversary, and Freestyle Session.
Haze joined me on the podcast to talk about what it was like to move to the United States from Korea, how dance differs between the two countries, the way that dance makes her feel powerful and gives her a platform to express her identity as a woman, and how finding the right group of friends helped her grow as a person and a dancer.
Soyeon Haze Kim: https://www.hazekim.com/
Soyeon Haze Kim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hazeyeon/
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This show is hosted by Tiffany Aurora: https://tiffanyaurora.com
If you enjoy this podcast, please take a moment to Follow the Show wherever you listen to podcasts. Ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts and Spotify are also appreciated.
Artistic Careers
It’s notoriously difficult to pursue art as a career, but plenty of people do. Their stories might surprise you. They might also help you decide whether you will be most happy pursuing your art as a career, a side hustle, or a hobby.
Artistic Careers is a rebrand of the Entrepreneurs & Artists podcast.