100 episodes
Startist Society Laura Lee Griffin and Nikki May
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5.0 • 54 Ratings
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Are fear and procrastination keeping you from making progress in your art business? Artists Laura Lee Griffin and Nikki May believe strongly in the power of community, accountability, following your intuition, taking small actionable steps, and breaking down the barriers that keep you "stuck". The Startist Society will inspire you to stop getting in your own way and start building an art biz and life that you love. Follow along with us on our creative business journey as we encourage you on yours.
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117: Getting started in Wholesale with Heather Bourque
In this episode, we continue our accountability group series by introducing you to Heather Bourque, an artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, who illustrates her love of coastal living and travel through her wholesale and retail online shop, Paper and Wings. We travel deep into Heather’s world of creating and distributing wholesale products alongside her online retail shop. We know you’ll love Heather’s Startist story – and Heather – as much as we do!
Oh - and did we mention she created a solo-run wholesale business that still allows her to travel globally several months out of the year? We know you'll be inspired to give wholesale a try after you hear Heather's great advice!
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116: Getting Your Artwork Seen with Elizabeth Silver
In episode 49, we introduced you to Elizabeth Silver, a surface pattern designer and educator who is the creator of a fantastic course called Start Your Surface Pattern Business. This week, Elizabeth is back to talk to us about reasons you might not be getting your art in front of potential paying clients. We know you'll love Elizabeth's frank, no fluff business advice as much as we do!
STARTIST SOCIETY SHOW NOTES:
startistsociety.com/gettingseen/
CHECK OUT ELIZABETH'S COURSE:
Start Your Surface Pattern Design Business Course
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115: 5 Tips to Improve your Artwork and Designs
In this week’s episode, Laura and Nikki share 5 quick tips to help improve your artwork and take it to the next level. We discuss strategies that can help elevate your artwork and set you apart from the crowd and share some really fun tools, websites and products that can help with implementing these techniques!
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114: Maria Brophy's 5 Tips for Achieving Success with your Art
In our last episode, we introduced you to Maria Brophy, an author, teacher, art consultant, agent and brand manager who wrote the incredible book Art Money Success. This week, Maria is back to share her 5 best tips for achieving success with your art.
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startistsociety.com/mariastips/
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113: Art, Money, Success with Maria Brophy
In this week’s episode, Laura and Nikki interview Maria Brophy, the author of Art Money Success. Maria discusses her journey from corporate cubicle life to becoming a successful art business owner and coach. She is a proven expert at marketing, licensing, and selling artwork, having played a key role in growing husband Drew Brophy's successful art career. We chat about tangible and proven strategies you can use to network in-person, getting your artwork in front of potential buyers and how to battle money mindset issues. We know you're going to learn so much from Maria who has literally written the book on art, money and success!
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startistsociety.com/mariabrophy/
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112: Presenting your Art Business Professionally
In this week’s episode, Laura and Nikki explore the basics of professionally presenting your art business - both online and in person. We cover everything from communication etiquette to curating your portfolio, creating artist statements and a consistent brand identity, prepping physical artwork for galleries and more. We know you'll walk away with some great tips to put into action as you grow your art business.
STARTIST SOCIETY SHOW NOTES:
startistsociety.com/presenting/
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Customer Reviews
Enjoyable and Witty
I loved the witty banter between Laura and Nikki! The episode on crafting an elevator pitch was insightful with helpful tips on how to craft one. Thanks ladies! Loved it.
For the artists who didn’t go to art school
So rare to find a podcast that actually walks you through the steps of how to go about doing something. So many other pods give vague descriptions of marketing by saying “just post to Insta every x days” or “submit your artwork by following the instructions on the company website” but not many walk you through the steps of doing that, explain exactly what to post, submit, etc, or explain the why. Thank you ladies! Keep it up. Would be happy to support in other ways if you ever need it.
Such a helpful podcast for artists!
I love Startist society because it covers a wide range or resources and helpful tips for a multipassionate artist such as myself. Definitely worth a listen if you’re a creative!