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Back to Episodes#28 Yeah, You Should: Just Start Your Creative Business Already -- The 7 (no-BS) Stages of Entrepreneurial Growth
Description
When I first started my own business, I'll admit I was pretty lost. I was booking a lot of private clients, but I wasn't sure what the end game was. Was I just supposed to keep doing private one-on-ones? Should I focus more on group sessions? How would I scale and get some more of my time and creative freedom back?
In this LONG ASS video (clocking in at over 43 minutes), I share my honest journey from Corporate America to actually starting my business, pivoting, a million times, and then finally finding more peace through making products. I'm still not near anywhere done, but I'm making progress, and wanted to share an HONEST look at what it's like. So if you are a fellow artist or creative, looking to grow your business, tune in!
We go through the 7 stages of entrepreneurial growth, so feel free to skip what makes sense for you.
Timestamps:
0:00 Welcome
1:39 Level 0: Corporate Life
5:28 Level 1: Go Freelance
7:40Level 2: Freelance, But Your Own Company
14:06 Level 3: Your Own Company, Plus Hire Others
21:08 Level 4: Social Media Monetization
24:17 Level 5: Social Media Brand Deals
27:00 Level 6: Products, Not Services
37:28 Level 7: Digital Products + Physical Products
42:14 Wrap-Up
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