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Make Art is where business and the arts meet. Jerome Rex is an award-winning songwriter and recording artist who will inspire you to build your creative enterprise by fostering an entrepreneurial spirit.Raynard Stander calls him a 'primary prototype for t

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    • May 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 24 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Make Art with Jerome Rex

    What are the top skills the creative entrepreneur must have today with Raynard Stander (Afrikaans)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 47:54


    Visionary and thought leader Raynard Stander shares his ideas about which skills are most needed for career creatives to thrive in the gig economy.Support the show

    When does your enterprise need the help of an expert with Jarrod Morkel (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 38:15


    Branding and graphic design expert Jarrod Morkel talks about how creatives can draw the line between what they should do themselves and what work definitely needs outsourcing.Support the show

    MAWJR 22: Lessons in hip hop and entrepreneurship with Martin 'SIEP' Muller (Afrikaans)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 32:19


    Founder and owner of Ill Major Movement production company Martin Muller, also known as SIEP, talks about how his experiences in hip hop culture taught him lessons that he could apply as a business owner.Support the show

    MAWJR 21: The economics of art with Femi Morgan (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 39:32


    Femi Morgan is an author, poet and art curator based in Lagos, Nigeria. We discuss how these disciplines compliment one another, as well as how his artistic journey has unfolded over the course of his career.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 20: Authenticity and making money - finding identity in the performing arts with Shaundeon Afrika (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 44:42


    Multi-disciplinary creative Shaundeon Afrika aka King Smasher talks about his growth as a solo artist and actor.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 19: How to run your creative business like a business with Riaan Pretorius (Afrikaans)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 54:14


    Riaan Pretorius is a business owner by day, and spends his off time performing on stages as folk singer John Bold.Riaan talks about how his business skills have influenced his creative journey, and vice versa.Support the show

    MAWJR 18: Keys from a successful entrepreneur with Style by Loren (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 42:16


    Fashion stylist Loren Lee Langenhoven shares her entrepreneurial journey of building several clothing brands and a successful styling business from the ground up.Support the show

    MAWJR 17: The business of poetry and art with Busisiwe Mahlangu (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 48:37


    Self-published author, award-winning poet and entrepreneur Busisiwe Mahlangu shares her journey of how she learned to manage her many creative activities as different streams of the same business.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 16: How to marry creativity and family life with Calvin and Ilze Gopal (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 43:35


    Calvin Gopal is an internationally acclaimed recording artist. Ilze is a poet, blogger, podcaster and mental health activist.This power couple talks about how they manage married life and parenting two small children - all while still satisfying their need to create and be creative.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 15: How to maintain balance between all your different hustles with Bradrock (Afrikaans)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 58:59


    Bradrock is a true multi-hyphenate - former dancer for Crazy Hip Squad and rap supergroup BVK, muso, recording artist, producer and husband.He shares how he manages these responsibilities as well as a full-time job, to make sure that everything enjoys the time and attention it needs.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 14: Navigating creativity and entrepreneurship with Carol Joy Williams (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 49:59


    Carol is a composer, recording artist and co-founder of The Stellar Effect - South Africa's first creative audio agency. Carol shares her journey of personal and professional growth, as well as the circumstances that led to her starting her very own podcast, called Navigating Life.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 13: Portablism in Cape Town - how to build a thriving community and why it's important with DJ Eazy (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 41:39


    Communities built around common interests are a great way of connecting with your following.DJ Eazy, founding member of the Cape Town Portablist Movement, talks about how he managed to establish and grow a community that has gained international recognition.Support the show

    MAWJR 12: How to self-publish your book and how to know if it's right for you with Kelly Morkel (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 29:28


    Kelly Morkel's first book, Time In, has been translated into three different languages. With two more books on the way, Kelly talks about why she chose to self-publish, as well as how she went about it.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 11: How to pivot from one primary source of income to another with Eddy Strings (Afrikaans)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 49:44


    Gigging muso and entrepreneur Eddy Strings (of Strings Academy) talks about how he managed to transition his primary income from playing shows to starting his own music school.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 10: When should you refresh your brand and where do you begin (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 48:48


    DJ, music producer and entrepreneur IV Beats talks us through his journey of undergoing a major rebrand - what were the factors that made him decide to do it and what was it like? Most importantly, did it deliver the results he was looking for?Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 9: When poetry pays the bills (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 44:34


    Fresh from opening the presidential SONA, award-winning poet Siphokazi Jonas talks about work, rest and managing her career for longevity.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 8: How can the creative entrepreneur thrive in a post-gig economy world (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 65:36


    Multi-disciplinary creative go-getter Josh Prinsloo talks about his musical career and how his band Fruit Vendor has evolved their sound over time.We also discuss Josh's experience with Patreon since moving onto the platform a year ago, as well as what his plans are for the immediate future.Support the show

    MAWJR 7: Life after retrenchment - principles for building your artistic career (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 48:30


    Award-winning fine artist Scott Eric Williams shares the disciplines he has had to learn in order to thrive as a full-time creative.Scott also discusses how being retrenched from his job at a bank became a springboard for a successful career in the arts.Support the show

    MAWJR 6: From the dancefloor to the small screen - building a TV empire one step at a time (Afrikaans)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 32:03


    Television producer, dancer, MC and actress Melissa De Vries talks us through how she brought her fanbase with her when transitioning from one creative lane to another.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 5: How to expand your brand beyond its present lane with DJ Eazy (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 58:10


    DJ Eazy talks to us about how he has managed to carve not one, but several niches within the entertainment scene for his brand.We discover why you should be diversifying your brand, and how you can go about doing so.Support the show

    MAWJR 4: How to make a living from drawing pictures with Tim Stuurman (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 47:01


    How do you establish and grow a successful creative business? Entrepreneur and business coach Tim Stuurman talks about the systems and strategies he put in place when starting his graphic design studio.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jeromerex)

    MAWJR 3: How did this flamenco dancer build a successful sustainable fashion label with Demi-Jade Johnson (English)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 32:24


    Demi-Jade Johnson is a fashion designer and flamenco dancer.She talks about how she built her slow fashion label from scratch, how the creative expression of dance influences her fashion design, and how the economic downturn has presented her with some unique opportunities.Support the show

    MAWJR 2: What are the top skills the creative entrepreneur must have today with Raynard Stander (Afrikaans)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 47:54


    The business landscape is facing radical upheaval, and the gig economy is arguably the area most affected by this disruption.Our guest and creative economics thought leader Raynard Stander helps us decipher what buzzword terms like 'the new normal' mean for our immediate reality. He also looks to the future to identify the most important skills we need to learn in order to thrive and spot opportunities in this brave new world.Support the show

    MAWJR 1: When does your enterprise need the help of an expert with Jarrod Morkel (English)

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 38:09


    As an independent creative or entrepreneur running a small business, you may fulfill several job roles in order to get things done. Business owner, graphic and interior designer Jarrod Morkel discusses why you may need to source an expert to do a certain job, and what you should consider before deciding to do so.Support the show

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