Chase Jarvis and Ramit Sethi: Best Business Advice for Creatives

Peek-a-boo! Yeah, I know, "Where the hell has this woman been?" I've been away arting my life away, and now am back and just finished watching this vid that I stumbled upon. It's a discussion about business advice for creatives between photographer Chase Jarvis and entrepreneur Ramit Sethi. And boy do they ever get chit-chatty in a bromance kind of way, but that doesn't take away from the good content. If you've got 90 minutes to spare, it makes for a good chores-about-the-studio soundtrack. And I thought it deserved a repost. Enjoy!

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MADE — a venue and artistic collective in the heart of Berlin — can be a gallery, a workspace, a studio, a stage or a laboratory. Most of all, it is an extraordinary venue that invites you to be inspired. Their interview with Talib Kweli (one of my favourite Brooklyn-based MCs) focuses on his thoughts about creativity, ambition and passion. It just hits the spot....

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