✏️🗒️ Summer School is now in session! Throughout the month of July, join me here on the Revenue Ready Creative podcast each Monday for conversations with guest experts in art and design who are ready to drop knowledge on topics like building resilience in self-employment, getting your name out there in the community, switching to a value-based pricing model and so much more. Sharpen your pencil and lean forward for today’s episode with Arts Council CEO, Jenn McEwen.

Jenn McEwen is the president and CEO of United Arts of Wake County in Raleigh, NC, where she champions local artists and brings the arts to life across the region.

Before stepping into this leadership role, Jenn built a successful career in arts marketing and nonprofit leadership in Atlanta, and even made history by launching the first government agency dedicated to the arts in the Town of Hilton Head Island.

In her position as an Arts Council CEO, Jenn works with hundreds of artists and arts organizations. She sees who stands out professional, who is reliable, who is engaged with the community and therefore who is getting their name out there via the many, many avenues available to artists.

And that’s what we’re talking about today.

If you’re curious about things like what it would take to get into the public art space or how to build a revenue stream as a teaching artist, there are some lessons here that you don’t want to miss.

Sharpen your pencil—we’re about to get a masterclass in the steps you can take to get your name out there in your community.

✅ Learn more about the United Artist Council:

https://unitedarts.org/

✅ Next Steps:

1. Book Your Coaching Call!
2. Respond to the Call To Artists: Request for Topics
3. Find more information at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com.
4. Buy a copy of the book "Let Your Creativity Work for You: How to Turn Artwork into Opportunity" by Heather Allen, MGIM-MBA at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com/book.

Chasing down material costs...

Trying to build a timeline you can share with clients...

Staring at a blank page when it’s time to write about your work...

Spending hours pulling reference images or mockups just to get your ideas across.

As a self-employed artist or creative business owner, these kinds of tasks can eat up your energy before you even start creating.

That’s where AI comes in—not as a replacement, but as a creative assistant! 🤖

In this episode, we’re looking at practical ways to use AI to support your process—from planning your budget and resources, to gathering inspiration, creating quick mockups, and even helping you communicate your final body of work.

It’s about freeing up your time so you can focus on the part that really matters most to you!

✅ Next Steps:

1. Book Your Coaching Call!
2. Respond to the Call To Artists: Request for Topics
3. Find more information at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com.
4. Buy a copy of the book "Let Your Creativity Work for You: How to Turn Artwork into Opportunity" by Heather Allen, MGIM-MBA at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com/book.

Hey, Creative Boss!

It's Quarterly Review time. A touchpoint in your business, four times per year, in which you assess and evaluate what matters most to you.

It's a healthy practice to have these specific touch points to see how far you are with your goals for the year.

I'll give you questions and prompts to help guide your Quarterly Business Review. However, this time, we're doing things differently by approaching your QBR with no numbers!

Let these equally important questions guide your review:

1. What are 10 things that you’re proud of yourself for accomplishing in Q2?
2. Which project or piece brought you the most joy to create this quarter? Why?
3. What feedback did you receive that felt especially meaningful or affirming?
4. What lessons did you learn from any setbacks or rejections?
5. What 3 challenges did you overcome this quarter?
6. What new skills, techniques, or tools did you explore or refine?
7. What moments made you feel most like a successful artist or creative entrepreneur?
8. What felt most authentic about how you showed up in your business?
9. What part of your creative process or identity do you want to honor more?
10. How did your work contribute to your long-term vision or goals?

And if you need the numerical guidance, simply listen to one of these episodes next:

• Episode 05: Get Organized in Your Business with this Sales Tracking Process for Creatives
• Episode 21: Guidance for Your Q4 Review: Sales Tracking for Commercial Artists, Makers and Designers
• Episode 33: Inspiration for Your Q1 Review: Peek Into a Profit Planning Session With an Artist Couple

✅ About Emily Grey

Follow Emily online at @TheFlourishMarket on Instagram or visit her store at TheFlourishMarket.com.

✅ Next Steps:

1. Book Your Coaching Call!
2. Respond to the Call To Artists: Request for Topics
3. Find more information at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com.
4. Buy a copy of the book "Let Your Creativity Work for You: How to Turn Artwork into Opportunity" by Heather Allen, MGIM-MBA at www.HeatherAllenOnline.com/book.