331. How to Navigate Your First Year in [Art] Business - Student Spotlight with Brian Fritz

08/12/24 • 37 min

This week’s episode is a coaching call with Artist Academy member Brian Fritz. Brian is an artist at the beginning of his art journey, and we all know how mentally taxing that time can be. The beginning months or years of starting any business are extra exciting, hopeful, and frustrating. That time specifically is THE time to lean on a mentor, not when you’ve already somewhat established yourself and have something to brag to a mentor about. We don’t care how good or not good at painting you are; we care about helping you through the toughest times.

Brian is interested in gaining more customers and supporting his lifestyle with art income through canvases, prints, and murals. We chat about how to talk to customers, pitch ideas, and promote his art.

If you’d like to sign up for a one-on-one with me, you can do so within ArtistAcademy.co. I offer these to members for a small fee at any time. Sometimes it helps to have someone experienced look at your business from the outside and tell you the exact next steps to take.

A mentor can see the future of your business more clearly than you can because they’ve already been where you are and have navigated the hurdles to get to the other side. If you’re someone who could use some direction, I highly encourage you to seek out a mentor, whether it’s me or someone who does the thing you want to do. It can make all the difference and get you to where you want to be faster.

Let me know what you think of this week’s sneak peek into a coaching call with Brian Fritz.

Let me know what you think of this week’s sneak peek into a coaching call with Brian Fritz.

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330. Personal/Mental/Health Related Things That Make Or Break My Business Productivity

This week’s episode of the Artist Academy Podcast is all about the things that influence my art business but are not exactly business-type tasks. It’s no coincidence that when my non-work life is in check, my productivity seems to be at its highest. Things like personal, mental, and health-related obstacles can dent my goals, and they definitely have done so this year.

I’m not much into opening up about personal issues. I’d rather stay very positive and business-oriented, but I think shining a light on things outside of work, and showing how they can be beneficial to the numbers $$$ I’m able to produce every month, makes a good point when it comes to taking care of the rest of life.

It’s kind of like the phrase, “Happy wife, happy life,” but rather, “Happy life, happy business.” Listen to hear the obstacles I’ve been thrown this year and how I’m overcoming, moving on, and using them to better my business.

Next Episode

332. Advice from the $100k Club

Making $100,000 in your art business is the goal of many, but few (in comparison) seem to achieve it. Why is that? I asked members of our Artist Academy $100k Club: “What is the one thing that contributed to your success the most this past year?” Their answers will motivate you!

Shoutout to the $100k Club members featured in this episode:

Lacey Crime
Rich Marks
Samantha Cox
Samm Wehman Epstein
Chelsea Blosil
Ryan Benefield
Crystal Jane Frye
Dani Romay
Jodi Trujillo
Hibaaq Ibrahim ($200k)

Listen to hear the special sauce that took each of them over that $100k hurdle!

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