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The Artist Entrepreneur
We’re three artist brought together by circus and dance navigate owning businesses, the freelance gig economy and the job of being creative. We are your hosts - Amanda Ritchie, Noah Dach and Kerry Wee.
Amanda from the world of Cirque Du Soleil as an aerial soloist, Noah from the world of academia and dance companies and Kerry from the commercial dance world.
This is one of the greatest jobs in the world but it comes with uncertainty. Each episode contains insight on how pursue an art-based…
Episodes
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Dance Influencing Culture
Noah & Kerry talk about the legacy of Dave Scott, a hip hop choreographer known for You Got Served and the Step Up movies, who passed away last week. Then they…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
It’s a Marketing Problem
Amanda is en route to Vegas and Kerry is a day away from her trip to Mexico to teach for Sweet Retreats. Kerry enlists Amanda to help her with a marketing…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Living the Dream?
The daily grind of living the dream is proving to be super challenging for Kerry and Amanda FINALLY gives a two-part update that was worth the wait. Find…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Jack-Of-All-Trades Yet Somewhat Unemployable
Noah oversells his cocktail event and Kerry is busy with online aerial events. They find themselves with a diverse skill set and resume paired with the problem…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Short Term Pain for Long Term Gain
It’s all about investing today for a payoff in the future and Noah asks Kerry about her real estate thought process. Find Amanda at Grounded in Flight Find…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
AI Assist on Website Building
Noah creates a cocktail event website with the help of AI, Amanda continues to tease and Kerry debates pulling the plug on one of her products. Find Amanda at…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Aerial As An Olympic Sport?
Noah went on a dating reality show & spent his second week at the bar, Amanda coaches and Kerry paints. They contemplate if aerial could be and should be in…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Make Money While You're Sleeping
It’s the ultimate goal and the reason entrepreneurs invest so much time and money. Noah & Kerry contemplate the marriage of your money working for you and the…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Rest & Recovery
Every athlete and entrepreneur need both of the above but do they take it and how do they get back at it when it comes time? Find Amanda at Grounded in Flight…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Navigating Burn Out
Noah still searches for a job, Amanda is making moves for a big project and Kerry navigates burn out. Find Amanda at Grounded in Flight Find Noah @noahdach…
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Training the Tolerance for Patience
What a f*cking week people! Noah had a frustrating week of rejection after rejection and Kerry has a drink to decompress from the misery of living the dream(?)…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Broke While Building
They debrief on Amanda’s March Madness - Fire & Flight and Viva Fest, Red Flags and Kerry’s renovation. They dig into the reality of being broke as hell while…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Becoming a Working Actress in Hollywood with Mieko Hillman
She’s an actress currently on Tyler Perry’s “Young Dylan” on Nickelodeon and a longtime friend of Kerry’s. They talk about how she has survived the ups & downs…
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The Pure Artist
Amanda is in the midst of her own March Madness and joins us en route to Vegas for Viva Fest. Noah just launched alpha testing for Red Flags App and Kerry…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Go Big or Go Home
They debrief on Red Flags, Amanda judging at Viva Fest and they deliberate the job of judging competitions before getting into today’s topic of “Go big or go…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
The Opportunity Cost of Chasing a Dream
Kerry & Noah debrief on her trip to LA and his abroad and how they managed to or not get any work accomplished while traveling which led to a discussion about…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Cultivating Your Taste with Joe Pinzon
Kerry interviews circus artist Joe Pinzon who was most recently the artistic director for Cirque Du Soleil’s Bazzar and casting director at Arena Stage. We…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Scaling Your Online Course
Amanda & Kerry talk about their online courses and dig into some of the course and teacher training offerings in our industry. We ask how we can create more…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Multiple Social Media Platforms
We debrief on the 2nd week of our posting challenge and 2nd cocktail event then wrestle with the question of promoting the “brand of you” on one feed vs. each…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Creating a Social Media Habit
Noah & Amanda are one week into their self-imposed posting challenge and Noah & Amanda debrief the on the cocktail event over the weekend. Plus a discussion on…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
IN Your Business vs. ON Your Business
It’s the most delicate balance to strike - how much an entrepreneur runs the business verses growing it. We discuss where we struggle, what’s the best and…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Doing Big Scary Things
Noah is going into media buying to push out his commercials for Red Flags and we explore fear and business. What moves scare us the most and what makes us…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Marketing is a 4-Letter Word
Marketing is all me-me-me and it can be the most uncomfortable necessity for business-owners. Kerry tries to help Amanda over her aversion to sales. Find…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
How To Set Your Rates
Setting rates as a freelancer has shown itself one of the hardest things to do for many of us. How do you know if you’re charging too much OR are you’re…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Build an App with Noah Dach
Amanda & Kerry interview Noah on how he conceptualized and is currently developing a new dating app called Red Flags. How did he pivot from his artistic career…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
Expect the Unexpected - Meet Your Hosts Part 2
This episode dives in on Kerry’s big accident falling off an aerial rig while performing for Taylor Swift and asks if hard work equals obsession. Noah shares…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
The Artist I Entrepreneur
Three artists brought together by circus and dance navigate owning businesses, the freelance gig economy and the job of being creative. Meet your hosts -…
- The Artist Entrepreneur
The Golden Handcuffs - Meet Your Hosts Part 1
Welcome to The Artist Entrepreneur Podcast. A new show by three artists brought together by circus and dance navigate creating and growing their businesses…