New Podcast Interview: Guest Appearance on TMBA with CatCoq
New Podcast Interview: My Guest Appearance on TMBA
When does an artist become an entrepreneur? I discussed this idea and more during my interview with TMBA Podcast.
The show is used in business school curriculums across the USA and has been downloaded over 1,000,000 times in 100+ countries. It was an honor to make a guest appearance on my favorite business and entrepreneurship podcast.
I had the opportunity to speak about how I've carved out a living for myself as an artist/entrepreneur while traveling the world full-time.
Art and entrepreneurship don’t have to be mutually exclusive. In fact, the skillsets are often complementary. I shared my story of how I went from working a 9-to-5 while living with my parents to traveling the world on my own terms.
I’ve made my career licensing my artwork and designs through companies like Target, Urban Outfitters, and Bed Bath & Beyond. On the podcast, I spoke about how I navigated the journey from living in my childhood bedroom while paying down my student debt to successful solopreneurship, without sacrificing the creative fulfillment along the way.
Highlights:
Why I prefer to work as a solopreneur
How I got started selling my art online
What my experience has been like working with larger brands
What happened when celebrities started wearing CatCoq designs
Why I have recently taken to teaching entrepreneurial skills to other creatives
About TMBA Podcast
Cohosts Dan Andrews and Ian Schoen created TMBA podcast as a way to share entrepreneurial stories. The mindset of the TMBA community is, as one reader put it, to “create more value than you capture.”
Themes often discussed on the show are:
Old-school business know-how
The artisanal approach to entrepreneurship
The permanent travel lifestyle
Books Heuristics for generating business ideas Bootstrapping (vs. “startups”)
Post-corporate life
Community building and events
The globalization of sub $10,000,000 businesses
Apprenticeship and mentoring
Team building, culture, and management