Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work We highlight how entrepreneurs align their artistry, passion and vision to create and pursue opportunities to capture value in the Arts.

We're talking with musicians, visual artists, actors, and arts leaders about how they are making art work for them.

Social Media can make you look famous and still leave you broke. Tune in to hear Louis Marks and Fabian Brown break down...
06/22/2026

Social Media can make you look famous and still leave you broke. Tune in to hear Louis Marks and Fabian Brown break down what actually moves a music career: real rooms, real fans, and owning your list.

Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

Cold emails don’t carry energy. Fern Mallis explains why “show up” is the real networking hack and how social capital is...
06/08/2026

Cold emails don’t carry energy. Fern Mallis explains why “show up” is the real networking hack and how social capital is built over decades. Hit play then reply: where do you need to show up next?

Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

Most creatives avoid spreadsheets until the business breaks. Fern Mallis explains why designers need a team, a finance m...
06/01/2026

Most creatives avoid spreadsheets until the business breaks. Fern Mallis explains why designers need a team, a finance mindset, and real production planning to survive. Listen now and tell us: what business skill do artists learn too late?

Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

Selling doesn’t fail because your work isn’t good. It fails because you won’t ask. Miriam Schulman gives simple, human w...
05/25/2026

Selling doesn’t fail because your work isn’t good. It fails because you won’t ask. Miriam Schulman gives simple, human ways to close the sale without sounding salesy, plus the “belief triad” that flips objections on their head. What’s your hardest part of selling?

Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

Artists are told to “do it for exposure,” but that's the best way to stay broke. Tune in to hear Miriam Schulman break d...
05/18/2026

Artists are told to “do it for exposure,” but that's the best way to stay broke. Tune in to hear Miriam Schulman break down pricing strategy, positioning, and the mindset shifts that change everything for artists!

Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

Real talk from arts entrepreneurs: burnout, bootstrapping, clean books, and the unsexy advice that saves careers. Hear h...
05/11/2026

Real talk from arts entrepreneurs: burnout, bootstrapping, clean books, and the unsexy advice that saves careers. Hear how they’re building a national artist directory with funding. Listen now, what’s your biggest business blind spot?

Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

What if artist funding didn’t require panels, apps, or gatekeepers? Erik Abel and Philip Gomez built a model where membe...
05/04/2026

What if artist funding didn’t require panels, apps, or gatekeepers? Erik Abel and Philip Gomez built a model where members can be randomly selected for real money, monthly. Listen now and tell us: would you join?

Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

Stage rules vs camera rules: Kitty McNamee breaks down why switching mediums can make your work stronger and your career...
04/28/2026

Stage rules vs camera rules: Kitty McNamee breaks down why switching mediums can make your work stronger and your career longer. If you make art for a living, what “container” are you creating in right now?

Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

Most Creative Jobs Don’t Come From Cold Emails. They come from relationships. Kitty McNamee explains how word of mouth, ...
04/20/2026

Most Creative Jobs Don’t Come From Cold Emails. They come from relationships. Kitty McNamee explains how word of mouth, agents, and social media shape choreography careers today. Listen now then share: what’s your best networking lesson?

Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

A marimba isn’t the same instrument everywhere. Different brands, spacing, tuning, even stage lights can change everythi...
04/13/2026

A marimba isn’t the same instrument everywhere. Different brands, spacing, tuning, even stage lights can change everything. Percussionist Marianna Bednarska on staying adaptable and calm. Listen now then tell us: what’s your worst stage surprise?

Arts Entrepreneurship Podcast: Making Art Work

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