Advance Your Art: From Artist To Creative Entrepreneur

Peter Lang, CPA, is an accountant who specializes in the unique accounting challenges faced by artistic professionals. Designers and other artistic professionals may find that ordinary CPAs are simply unequipped for their needs, but with 16 years of tax and accounting experience under his belt, Peter is a proven expert in helping business owners in the design industry do their taxes and all the other financial duties that art school didn’t teach them. CONTACT: http://www.thedesignercpa.com (www.thedesignercpa.com) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDesignerCPA/ (https://www.facebook.com/TheDesignerCPA/) Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedesignercpa/ (https://www.instagram.com/thedesignercpa/) SUPPORT THE PODCAST! Click on this link and Help support this podcast becuase I love puppies : ) https://www.patreon.com/advanceyourart (https://www.patreon.com/advanceyourart) This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. Click on the link to get a 30-day free

Bryan W. Mattimore is co-founder and “Chief Idea Guy” of the Growth Engine Company, http://www.growth-engine.com (www.growth-engine.com), a nineteen-year old innovation agency based in Norwalk, Connecticut. In his innovation consulting career, Bryan has facilitated over a thousand brainstorming sessions, moderated over five hundred creative focus groups, and managed over two hundred successful innovation projects, leading to over $3 billion in new sales for a wide variety of Fortune 500 clients, including Kraft, Unilever, Ford, AT&T, BNY Mellon, LVMH, Merck, and Pepsi. A cum laude graduate of Dartmouth, he has written three books on ideation and innovation process including Idea Stormers, How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs (Wiley Jossey-Bass) and 21 Days to a Big Idea, (Diversion Books). In addition to being a marketing and innovation instructor at Caltech, Bryan is also the inventor of the creativity training game, Bright Ideas. BOOKS and BONUS MATERIAL: https://amzn.to/2utrGDu (21 Days to a

Julia Torgovitskaya Rapoport, President of iCadenza & CEO of Cadenza Artists, is a trained opera singer and relates first-hand to the journey that performing artists undertake on their quest to success. She has extensive consulting experience with both arts organizations and individuals with particular expertise in guiding projects from concept to impactful launch, motivation, empowerment, and team dynamics. Credited by clients for cultivating an environment of trust, as well as a co-creating a team and platform for building plans and systems around nascent ideas and new projects, Julia is known for her unique combination of business savvy and heart, and, in the words of renowned innovative pianist and personality Lara Downes, “truly being my partner in dreaming and growing.” Julia has also been recognized for her writings, which have been published in international publications, including The Moodie Report. Having earned a Master of Science in Executive Leadership from the University of San Diego, Julia

Catherine Meyers is an Opera Singer turned Software Engineer who currently builds cool stuff with Ruby on Rails and React at Mavenlink, a professional services platform focused on resource planning and project management. Previously, she worked at Red Antler, a branding agency in Brooklyn, where she built and maintained fully responsive websites for a varied and diverse clientele. Catherine is a graduate of The Flatiron School Web Development Immersive Program. In 2017, Catherine co-founded Women Level Up, a monthly meetup aimed at empowering female developers through education, networking, and mentorship. She has also spoken at numerous conferences, including RubyConf, RubyHack, and ForwardJS. She is currently a co-host for the podcast Ruby Rogues. NOTES: Women Level Up: http://womenlevelup.com/ (http://womenlevelup.com/) Ruby Rogues podcast: https://devchat.tv/ruby-rogues (https://devchat.tv/ruby-rogues) Talk on the parallels between music and code: https://youtu.be/n1U1rcThnzw (https://youtu.be/n1U1rcThnz

Masha Malka has defied the odds throughout her life. Leaving the only life, and country, she had known, Masha Malka’s life turned upside down when her family fled the Soviet Union. Overcoming the struggles of being a refugee at 17 years old, living below the poverty line, wondering where her next meal would come from to decades later dealing with a very difficult break-up of a 20-years marriage, living in seven countries, to becoming an internationally recognized author, speaker and a life and executive coach to hundreds of clients has given Masha the unique ability to understand what it takes to turn your life around. Masha is the best-selling author and founder of The One Minute Coach educational system. She has worked as an executive coach for over 15 years. Built a successful import and distribution company, taught Business Leadership at MUIC, won Ballroom dancing competitions, and earned her Master’s Degree in Higher Education while raising three children. Masha also has training certificates in Accelera

Linda Souza is a tech startup marketer who has helped lead several companies to successful acquisition, merger, and IPO. Currently, Linda is vice president of marketing for Gem, an all-in-one cryptocurrency app for the next billion consumers entering the decentralized economy. Linda is also the co-founder of Chief Marketers Los Angeles, a networking group for high-level marketing executives, and founder of 42muses, a boutique marketing studio. In her free time, she co-produces Circus Star USA, an elite competition for up-and-coming performing artists, and she teaches circus arts at The Aerial Classroom. She has performed aerial arts in various choreographed shows and concerts in Los Angeles, including Dave Stewart’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus, and occasionally adds fire-eating to her acts. Linda also has a black belt in a blended style of mixed martial arts. CONTACT: https://gem.co/ (https://gem.co/) https://t.me/GemHQ (https://t.me/GemHQ) http://circusstarusa.com/ (http://circusstarusa.com/) http://theaerialclassr

MEET JENNIE LEGARY Artistpreneur: design, branding, & marketing consultant with a diverse background in classical music, real estate, finance, media, and startup business development. Opera singer, co-founder, and cryptocurrency/tech enthusiast. Currently, as Chief Marketing Officer of imusify, she is assisting the startup venture in running their upcoming ICO campaign. Experienced in the roles of business development, corporate management, product commercialization, coaching, and leadership. Co-authored white papers, business plans, pitch decks and presentations, academic publications, and articles. Formerly with Archstone in New York City, acquired by Equity Residential, and former quality analyst at Apple, Inc. Experience in US and European creative projects within the performing arts focusing on music and cross-cultural innovation. As an opera singer, a mezzo-soprano, from the San Francisco Bay Area and received her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Colorado at Boul

Joe Ferraro is currently in his 19th year as an educator, teaching English 12, Public Speaking, and Creative Writing. In addition to his work in the classroom, he is the creator and host of the personal growth podcast One Percent Better. His mission is to help people leverage small changes in mindset, language, and behavior in order to get life-changing results. On his quest to learn the secrets of daily improvement, Joe has interviewed some of the most creative minds in the world. Authors like Seth Godin, Daniel Pink, and Debbie Millman. World Champions like 14-time World Series of Poker champion Phil Hellmuth. People as far reaching as former FBI lead hostage negotiator Chris Voss. Joe’s writing has been featured on TopCoach.com and Inside Pitch Magazine. Joe has been a guest on several podcasts, including Teacher Tunnel, Creative NonFiction, TopCoach, and The Baseball Drive. You can follow Joe and his journey at http://Onepercentbetterproject.com (Onepercentbetterproject.com ) BOOKS: https://amzn.to/2Lr2Z0

MEET ALEX HASLAM: Alex Haslam is a television enthusiast and streaming expert at HowtoWatch.com, a site dedicated to helping fellow TV watchers find streaming solutions and cable alternatives. She is also a writer, both freelance and in support of her work with HowtoWatch.com. She specializes in topics like consumer technology, television, and cord cutting. You can find her writing on many publications, including VentureBeat and many industry blogs, and she is a regular contributor to publications such as TechHive and US News & World Report. CONTACT: https://muckrack.com/alex-haslam/articles https://www.howtowatch.com/ (https://www.howtowatch.com/) ————————————————————————————————– I CO-WROTE A BOOK! This summer I co-authored, with a group of amazing entrepreneurs, a book called THE CHOICE which is available for pre-order now. My chapter is focused on how I fail and overcome it. We are currently building a pre-order list for publishers and every order counts. When you have a moment please click on this

Mary Shores spends her career as an author, speaker, and entrepreneur, generating positive and pragmatic solutions for people who are freaking out. Mary blends personal experience with her extensive knowledge of neuroscience and human behavior to guide businesses and individuals to defeat the freakout and create their ideal life. http://www.advanceyourart.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Mary-Shores-Aug-18-17-2556-Edit-FULL-RESOLUTION-headshot.jpg () Mary Shores BOOK: https://amzn.to/2IvEfDk (Conscious Communications: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Harnessing the Power of Your Words to Change Your Mind, Your Choices, and Your Life Paperback – by Mary Shores) https://amzn.to/2wPRfCh (The Honeymoon Effect: The Science of Creating Heaven on Earth by Bruce H. Lipton ) https://amzn.to/2rQvLAv (Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon by Dr. Joe Dispenza) FREE DOWNLOAD: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qb8dfe3jp9vy8lc/Conscious%20Communications%20Excerpt%20-%20Introduction.pdf?dl=0 (Conscious Communicatio

David Burkus is a best-selling author, a sought after speaker, and business school professor. In 2017, he was named as one of the world’s top business thought leaders by Thinkers50 http://www.advanceyourart.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/BurkusHQ.jpg () David Burkus His newest book, https://amzn.to/2ImOEVf (Friend of a Friend,) offers readers a new perspective on how to grow their networks and build key connections—one based on the science of human behavior, not rote networking advice. He is also the author of Under New Management and The Myths of Creativity. David is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and his work has been featured in Fast Company, the Financial Times, Inc magazine, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and CBS This Morning. David’s innovative views on leadership have earned him invitations to speak to leaders from a variety of organizations. He’s delivered keynote speeches and workshops for Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Stryker and governmental and military leaders at

MEET SHANNON KENDALL Shannon spent 7 years as an actor in New York City before waking up one morning in April 2017 and deciding to do something completely different with her life. In less than a year, she taught herself to write code, attended a top dev Bootcamp in NYC, and started working as an Application Developer at Lifion by ADP. She also just recently finished reading the Harry Potter series for the first time in her life and has aspirations to one day own a soda stream. You can follow her musings about tech, reposts of memes, and pictures of her two rescue cats on Twitter and Instagram. http://www.advanceyourart.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Shannon-Kendall.jpg () Shannon Kendall CONTACT: https://twitter.com/snkendall_ (https://twitter.com/snkendall_) https://www.instagram.com/snkendall/ (https://www.instagram.com/snkendall/) ————————————————————————————————– I WROTE A BOOK! This summer I co-authored, with a group of amazing entrepreneurs, a book called THE CHOICE which is available for pre-order now

http://www.advanceyourart.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Alyse_McConnell_headshot_2018_crop.jpg () Alyse McConnell Alyse McConnell guides business leaders to become stronger communicators, better collaborators, and more inspiring leaders. Her passion is to help people find ways to overcome the roadblocks that limit their top performance and daily joy. She believes that businesses, not governments, will champion the big important efforts to improve quality of life for all people. Alyse started her career in leadership roles with companies like Accenture, Avenade Inc., Dimension, Books-A-Million, and Starbucks. Since becoming a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and founder of A2 Coaching Group, Alyse has supported hundreds of leaders through 4000+ hours of coaching. Based near Seattle, Alyse teaches everyone from mid-level managers to the C-Suite in prominent local industries like IT, healthcare, defense, retail, wine, construction, and travel. Alyse’s approach is to share interpersonal warmth and imaginative

Kay Sanders, known as the Creator of Possibilities is an Intuitive Business Coach, Certified Akashic Record Consultant, and Bestselling Author. Kay helps conscious entrepreneurs find that missing piece to create momentum in their Business and re-ignite their Manifesting Mojo so they can make a difference in the world, create more freedom in their life and tap into the magic and power of manifesting their heart’s desire BOOKS: https://amzn.to/2J6Yebb (Messages of Inspiration: 365 Days of Inspiration and Motivation by Kay Sanders ) https://amzn.to/2vsO3vG (The Coaching Business Blueprint: Everything You Need To Start, Run, And Build A Professional Coaching Business by Kay R Sanders ) https://amzn.to/2qO2rt9 (Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer) CONTACT: https://www.kaysanders.com/messagesofinspiration/ (https://www.kaysanders.com/messagesofinspiration/) http://www.KaySanders.com (www.KaySanders.com) http://www.UrOneStop.com (www.UrOneStop.com) ———————————

Margo Aaron began her career in academia as a psychological researcher for a prestigious mental health clinic where she discovered how difficult it is to get people to take action. Determined to get to the bottom of this problem, she went to graduate school at Columbia University. After earning her Masters in Psychology, she accidentally ended up in marketing. Aaron worked as a market researcher and strategic planner for fancy fortune 500 companies before starting her own consulting firm in 2014. Today she is the founder of the world’s first virtual coworking space for solo-founders with online businesses and virtual companies called “The Arena.” She’s a columnist for Inc and writes regularly about entrepreneurship, psychology, and marketing on her website That Seems Important. She’s been featured in HubSpot, The Observer, Entrepreneur, and Business Insider. http://www.advanceyourart.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20160209-Margo-Aaron-008.jpg () Margo Aaron EXTRA: https://altmba.com/ (https://altmba.com/) htt

Shannon McNay is a writer, content strategist, and community builder. You can follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/shannonmcnay (@shannonmcnay) or her website at http://shannonmcnay.com (shannonmcnay.com) BONUS: http://wlth.fr/1mas9wn (WealthFront) https://www.betterment.com/invite/yuricataldo (Betterment) https://www.acorns.com/ (https://www.acorns.com/) https://www.aspiration.com/ (https://www.aspiration.com/) https://studentloanhero.com/ (https://studentloanhero.com/) ————————————————————————————————– I WROTE A BOOK! This summer I co-authored, with a group of amazing entrepreneurs, a book called THE CHOICE which is available for pre-order now. My chapter is focused on how I fail and overcome it. We are currently building a pre-order list for publishers and every order counts. When you have a moment please click on this link, check out the book trailer, and pre-order a copy or 4. https://pszr.co/ZjzBq (THE CHOICE) Thank you!! BONUS: This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for

Former musical theatre actress and Hackbright Academy graduate, Chloe Condon is now a Developer Evangelist at Sentry. Pre-Hackbright, she spent her nights and weekends performing in the Bay Area as a singer/actress and worked in tech by day. To support her theatre career, she started to learn to code on her own through online resources. Perhaps the only engineer you’ll meet who has been in “Hairspray”, “Xanadu”, and “Jerry Springer: the Opera”- she is passionate about bringing people with non-traditional backgrounds into the world of tech. If you’re trying to place her face, yes- she’s the young woman giving the awkward thumbs up in the “What It’s Like to be a Woman at a Tech Conference” article (which she also wrote). Chloe is also the organizer of TechLadyPicnic (a SF women in tech meet-up group), as well as the hostess/organizer of Sentry Scouts (a camp-themed monthly tech meet-up… yes there are patches for each meet-up). A quick Google search of her will provide you with getting started with Docker videos

Jade Leone Blackwater is a small business consultant based in the Pacific Northwest. Her purpose is to dig deep, get inspired, and bring back something awesome. Jade works side by side with business and product owners to whip operations, brands, marketing, and content into shape. She champions cross-team collaboration, strategic design thinking, and customer-focused innovation. Founder of Brainripples (2004), Jade has hammered out strategies and content for 60+ organizations, including 3 Square Blocks, Evolving Earth Foundation, Impact Capital, Noise w/o Sound LLC, Seabeck Systems LLC, City of Seattle Office of Economic Development, South Park Neighborhood Association, TrueBlue Inc., and White Center Community Development Association. She served on the Board of Directors at Pennwriters, Inc. (2006-2010), supporting local member activities and driving membership development. A Jill-of-All-Trades, Jade provides operations management, administration, customer service, technical support, technical documentation,

Meet Kopus Mellni Kopus Mellni is an author, rapper, filmmaker, cryptocurrency enthusiast, and modern day shaman. He currently practices his shaman work by helping people bridge the gap between their real and online lives, on the podcast “The Dot”. For all things Kopus Mellini visit http://kopusmellini.com (kopusmellini.com) CONTACT: http://www.kopusmellini.com (www.kopusmellini.com) ————————————————————————————————– I WROTE A BOOK! This summer I co-authored, with a group of amazing entrepreneurs, a book called THE CHOICE which is available for pre-order now. My chapter is focused on how I fail and overcome it. We are currently building a pre-order list for publishers and every order counts. When you have a moment please click on this link, check out the book trailer, and pre-order a copy or 4. https://pszr.co/ZjzBq (THE CHOICE) Thank you!! BONUS: This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. Click on the link to get a 30-day free trial, complete with a cre

Gary Sirak has been helping other people achieve their American Dream for the last 35 years. He is President of Sirak Financial Services in Canton, OH, a company founded by his father, Stan Sirak in 1957. The company will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year. Gary has written two books, the first, If Your Money Talked … What Secrets Would It Tell? This book is about personal finance and the most common mistakes people make with their money. So many people make the same mistakes again and again with their money that Gary decided to do something about it. The second, The American Dream Revisited: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Results, is a deeply personal topic for Gary. While it’s true it was a serendipitous conversation at a coffee shop that spurred him on to write it, the ideas and beliefs of the book have been with him for his entire life. BOOKS: http://amzn.to/2F5qahA (Think and Grow Rich Paperback by Napoleon Hill) http://amzn.to/2EZAcxu (If Your Money Talked…What Secrets Would It Tell? by Gary Sira