The ART-repreneurs

In this episode I speak with a super talented local mom, wife, and wedding photographer named Ashley Peralta! The co-owner of the amazing photography business Iz & Liv Films! She has a very unique story about how she got into photography. And how she changed from a completely different career to learn photography. Ashley explains how she manages both motherhood and her business with her husband and creates balance in her life describing it as a “delicate balance.” Listen now to dive into this conversation! To check out Ashley & Manny's work please check out there website here: https://izandlivfilms.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I speak with super talented mom, wife, singer-songwriter, and performer Bridget Cady! Bridget has recorded background vocals on several of Rod Stewart's albums, she has written songs for other artists both in Europe and America, and is currently finishing her solo album! And she has just released her first two singles entitled, “Be Alright” & “Higher!” Keep listening to find out how Bridget went from professional tennis player to an accomplished singer-songwriter. And how she juggles both motherhood with her career and how becoming a mom doesn't mean you have to give up on your dreams! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I speak with super talented mom, wife, photographer, and filmmaker Rena Cerquetti all the way from Baltimore, Maryland! Co-owner of her video production business Storia Studio, a mother-daughter run company. Keep listening to find out how and why Rena was able to start a business later in life, why she left photography for some time to be a fully present stay-at-home-mom, and how her daughter Frankie's interest in photography and film moved her to rekindle her own love for photography and even eventually learn film. Rena also explains why it's never too late to start a business and to follow and pursue your passions and dreams in life. And also why it's so important to live life without regrets! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I speak with a super talented local mom, freelance illustrator and multidisciplinary artist named Jennyfer Soto! Keep listening to find out how Jennyfer juggles being a successful stay-at-home mom, homeschool, and as an artist and small business owner! Jennyfer is definitely a woman of many hats but listen in as she explains how she strives to be a present mom as well as an accomplished boss babe!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I consult board certified mental health life coach and mentor Kayla Alvarez and we discuss how mental health affects creatives and even just people in general. Sit back and relax and enjoy basically a free coaching session!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I reveal my own mental health story and how art and creativity has been a coping mechanism for me over the years to help me get through some of my most deepest, darkest, moments. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I discuss how getting Covid-19 back in January helped me to take a step back and recognize my burnout and that I needed to stop, slow down, and take a break. A two day bed rest was certainly a wake up call. Keep listening as I explain what burnout is and four ways to combat it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I speak to a very talented photographer who goes by the name of Sasha. He explains how to be authentically happy, stay true to yourself, and ways he uses to cope with his depression. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I speak with multifaceted mom, wife, accountant, and ADHD life coach Tina Mathams! Oh, and did I mention she's a podcast host as well? Well, now you know! Keep listening to find out how she creates workarounds and strategies for adults with ADHD to help manage and cope with their symptoms. And we also dive into parenting with ADHD and how ADHDers are very prone to postnatal anxiety and how to cope with it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I speak with a very talented creative director and multi-disciplinary designer Michael Diaz! He has helped launch over 300 diverse products generating 19 million in sales! He's an illustrator at heart, loves inventing things, and is a health enthusiast. Keep listening to learn how he uses Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to help heal and release his childhood trauma and keep his mental health in check, as well as how he creates work life balance by keeping his body moving. And we also talk about gear acquisition syndrome AKA (G.A.S.) What is it? And how to overcome it. And why and how its become a problem in the first place. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented graphic designer, photographer, and budding videographer named Lawrence Perry from NY. We discuss how he is currently coping with depression after a recent break up from last year, and what he did to cope, heal, and process his feelings and emotions during this depressive episode, and also how it affected his creative workflow and productivity. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk two very talented creatives, a super talented photographer named Andres Casallas and his equally talented girlfriend Tabitha Hayden. Andres explains his journey with ADHD, when he was first diagnosed, why he went and got a diagnosis in the first place, how he struggles and copes with ADHD on a daily basis. And even some of his strengths and advantages he has by having ADHD as a creative and how it affects his personal life as well as his photography business. And Tabitha provides some insight on how it is bouncing ideas off each other and working together with someone who has ADHD and being a supportive power couple. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with my good friend and fellow creative Chloe Belden a very talented photographer and artist. Keep listening to hear how Chloe is working through her social anxiety, how social anxiety affects her day in and day out, what is social anxiety, and how it affects her  creatively.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I speak with a very talented model and creative director named Madi Forbes! Keep listening to find out how she copes with depression as a creative. We cover several topics such as combating imposter syndrome, body image, and self-love. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I decided to do things a little differently. I asked a few different creatives to record themselves explaining what they learned this year. And to send it in to me to play their recordings on the last episode of the year so everyone can hear the lessons that were learned this year and learn and grow from one another's experiences and lessons! Please enjoy this unique and fun bonus episode!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I reveal a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT coming to the podcast in the new year! Stay tuned! Exciting new things are coming your way! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented painter and jewelry maker named Sarai. Keep listening to find out how she got her start in art and how she turned her artwork into a freelance business. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I speak with very talented Illustrator named Adri Reynolds all the way from Portugal! Keep listening to find out how she started her illustrating business and what made her want to start illustrating in the first place! Follow Adri on social media! Here are her links: https://instagram.com/byadrianareynolds?utm_medium=copy_link (INSTAGRAM) https://adryreyartstudio.bigcartel.com/products (WEBSITE) https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCrmkq9gD2azj16Lv47qe9CQ (YOUTUBE) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I discuss what's to come for our final season of the year the grand finale before we say goodbye to 2022! Stay tuned guys! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented seamstress named Maya Jackson all the way from LA! Keep listening to find out how she got into sewing, starting her business, as well as coordinating her own craft fairs for people of color! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented customizing artist, photographer, multimedia artist, and wood engraver named Lauren Williams aka The Punny Painter! Keep listening to find out how she got started with her business and why she loves the freedom her work affords her for the more important things in life such as her service to God and her volunteer work! Also be sure to follow her on social media at the link below for amazing artwork: https://instagram.com/thepunnypainter?utm_medium=copy_link --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented local illustrator named Jennifer Slogar and the owner of Happy Day Design! Keep listening to find out how she juggles her business, as well as work life, and college yet still keeps her sanity! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented self-taught watercolor artist named Robb Johnson. Keep listening to find out his unique story with how he became an artist and what drives him to continue his passion of water color painting 7yrs later! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented cinematographer, painter, and illustrator Brian Velasquez aka BV Cooper! Keep listening to find out how he learned to step away from the traditional 9-5 job and pursue his art and passions. And even after discovering and pursuing his passions as a freelancer making sure to actually stop and enjoy the process and journey along the way and really creating the art he wanted to create staying true to himself and not letting his creative flame burn out from creative burnout. Reevaluating his life and focusing on what truly makes him happy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented crochet apparel designer Yalissa Williams and the owner of Yali's Hooked Creations! Keep listening to find out how she took her love for crocheting and turned it into a business and how she shares her beautiful crotchet creations with the world! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented photographer, content creator, and illustrator Lori Saint Rome. Keep listening to find out how she turned her hobby into a business and how she balances her different businesses and also strives to make time for herself and counteract creative burnout. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented t-shirt and custom apparel designer Katrina Rivera! Also the owner of Komfy Owl Designs! Keep listening to find out how she fell in love with the apparel business and why she chose such an endeavor and how it gives her more time and freedom for the more important things in her life verses working for the man at a traditional 9-5 job. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented up and coming clay maker Brittney Nugent the owner of Timpor all the way from Montgomery, Alabama! Keep listening to find out how she started her clay making business and her future goals as she navigates the road toward entrepreneurship following her passion and making art her full-time career. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented local freelance illustrator and stay-at-home mom Jennyfer Soto! Keep listening to find out how she balances both mom-life and also pursues her passion for creativity full-time as a freelance illustrator! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented local up and coming self taught photographer and videographer Tony Ramzy also known as T Ramzy or Ramzy for short. And we're gonna find out how he went from being a music producer to expanding his horizons and picking up photography and videography as well and started a business in the middle of a pandemic! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented local traveling wedding filmmaker Rachel. She and her husband Chris are the owners of “Narleefilms.” And we're gonna find out why she left her dancing career behind to pursue a career in filmmaking and how there business really took off in film just by the power of word of mouth after filming on of her friend's weddings! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented, mother-daughter duo, Frankie & Rena Cerquetti! Incredible branding filmmakers and photographers all the way from Baltimore, Maryland! Truly entrepreneurs all the way around! Keep listening to find out how these two lovely ladies juggle their relationship as mother & daughter as well as their business and how they're able to be successful entrepreneurs maintaining a good work-life balance while still enjoying every moment of it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented, local, rising cinematographer, DP (director of photography), and the owner of his own production company “Valentine Studios.” Keep listening to find out how by remaining humble, and maintaining a good attitude, always learning no matter what level you're at in your career, and building meaningful connections with people enable Joshua to really excel at his career as a cinematographer and director. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented videographer, DP, and video editor Shaw Masters! Keep listening to find out how he turned his childhood hobby into his profession as an adult doing what he loves on his own time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented local director and cinematographer Manny Peralta! Keep listening to find out what inspired him to pursue his passion of filmmaking and directing and how pursuing his passion affords him the time to not only do what he loves full-time but more importantly spend more quality time with his family without the restraints of a dreaded 9-5. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented aspiring director, filmmaker, and photographer all the way from Germany Jess Prümers! Keep listening to find out how what inspired her love for film and directing and why she wants to focus more on filmmaking verses photography moving forward in her career. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with a very talented full-time filmmaker all the way from Portugal Dylan Reynolds! Keep listening to find out how he got into filmmaking! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with Husband, Father, photographer and filmmaker Lionel Decius all the way from Naples, FL! Keep listening to find out how he got into photography and filmmaking! And how he balances family life and work life with both his photography and video business. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with photographer and aspiring filmmaker Wil Francis all the way from Colorado and we're gonna discuss the topic is film school worth it. Keep listening to find out Francis perspective and hear firsthand why he decided to enroll in film school to jumpstart his career in filmmaking and pursue his passion! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk about what's next on the podcast? What you can look forward to in the upcoming Season, Season 4! Who I'm gonna be interviewing next! So stay tuned to learn more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk about how to be more personable! Keep listening to find out how to be more personable with your business. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk all about imposter syndrome. What is imposter syndrome and how can you cope with it? Keep listening to find out how! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk about this book that I decided to buy and invest in to help me with my YouTube journey. In the previous episodes where I was talking about goals I mentioned that stepping up my YouTube game this year and really creating quality content was one of my biggest goals so I decided to buy a book to help me achieve that goal. Keep listening to here some spoilers, and some exclusive tidbits from very successful YouTubers Sean Cannell and Benji Travis from the book entitled, “YouTube Secrets The Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Following and Making Money as a Video Influencer.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk about how to get out of your own head! Keep listening to find out how you can do that and stop being your biggest critic or your own worst enemy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk about lessons or things that I learned on the podcast while interviewing and conversing with other creators and entrepreneurs that I just wanted to share with you. These are gems you can take with you on your own creative/business journey as you either strive to become an entrepreneur or try to maintain your current entrepreneur lifestyle. Keep listening to here some key points that really stood out to me personally from past episodes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk all about how to manifest your goals. Now I know in the previous episode we talked about setting goals however that was only the first step. Now we have to see how we are going to manifest or reach them, what actions are we gonna put into place to get there. Keep listening to find out how. I'm gonna give you guys 5 ways to manifest your goals. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk all about goals why they are so important to have and could be very instrumental in improving your life, your business, and pretty much just about everything. Having goals really sets you up for success. So as 2020 comes to close let's see how many goals we can set for the new year and how we can create a game plan or a road map to reach everyone of them without fail! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk all about why I started a podcast in the first place. Keep listening to find out how the world of podcasting really opened up a whole new community for me to connect with others and really give back to my community and how YOU can be apart of that community! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hey guys! I'm back again with yet another episode except this time a little different than usual. Welcome to the debut of my solo series where I will explain what this solo series is all about and a little of why I decided to go solo for a little while opposed to the interview style I've been currently doing here on the podcast. Keep listening if you'd like to here my thoughts, trials, and triumphs along the way through my creative journey as well as any business ventures I got going on! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk to very talented producer, freelance model, and makeup artist Hana Roxanne! Keep listening to hear how Hana balances her many hats and really puts her heart in everything she does whether it's being in front of the camera or behind it, to being behind the scenes in video production, and creative directing, styling, or doing the makeup! She's definitely a jack of all trades and wears many hats! Be sure to follow her on social media and also like and subscribe to her YouTube channel! Links down below: YT: https://m.youtube.com/user/RoxyGurl330 IG: https://www.instagram.com/morelifehana/ & https://www.instagram.com/hanaroxanne/

In this episode I talk to very talented professional makeup artist, wife, mother, and also the host of her own Podcast Sade Vasquez. Keep listening to hear our discussion about how she started her journey in makeup artistry and podcasting and how she is able to balance family life and work life while still keeping her sanity! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app