Struggles of Creative Entrepreneurs

Artist or business owner? - If you’re anything like me, starting a business as a creative is a struggle. - To be honest I think there’s 2 mindsets when it comes to this topic: 1. You are a creative person and love creating things, but have anxiety or difficulty getting paid what you’re worth for your services. - Or - 2. You are a business person and strive on logistics. - Many creatives, including myself, fall in the first category. It was and has been a struggle for me to create a sustainable business in this field. Although I like business (I’ve started like 7), I’m not a naturally outspoken and extroverted person. Believe it or not, fear often times drives my actions. It has for the past year. So although I’ve been blessed to work with some of the top companies in the world and had some amazing experiences, there is one thing that I haven’t done that’s been on my mind forever. Now is the time to do that. - I’ve been wanting to find a way to give back and help the community of creators that are like I was and struggling to make their passion a business. There’s not much information out there and I learned most things through trial and error. - I know what it’s like to pour thousands of dollars into gear only to be met with crickets. I know what it’s like to build an Instagram page and grow the vanity numbers, only to look at the bank account at the end of the month and have not much to show for it. But I also know what it’s like to get a 5 figure photo shoot deal as well, and that’s where I want to help you guys get to. - Unfortunately what you are paid doesn’t correlate to your artistic talent. Trust me, I wish it did. You get paid in correlation to the value you add to a person or company. If you can define that, then you can be successful. I’ll be going into more detail on this over the next few weeks but for the time being let me know... what is your biggest struggle as a creator? - Drop your answer in the comments. I’ll be responding! - Be blessed and stay stoked 😎🤙