075: Hire Your First VA with Jen Lehner

with host artist Miriam Schulman

Today, I’ve invited Jen Lehner, a digital marketing and systems strategist, to discuss outsourcing. A lot of artists think they have to do everything themselves, but in today’s episode, we will show you what artists could and should be outsourcing, as well as how to get started!


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In this podcast, you will discover…

  • What it means to live your life in the front row!
  • Why every artist deserves an apprentice.
  • What kinds of tasks artists could and should be outsourcing, and how to get started.

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About Jen

Today’s guest is a digital marketing and systems strategist who works with authors, coaches, and entrepreneurs to create smart, automated, systems-based businesses.

She is an adjunct professor of digital marketing at Cleveland State University, and founder of the The Front Row mastermind, that was featured in Fast Company as “one of the top 10 Facebook groups to join before quitting your day job”.

About the host, Miriam Schulman

In case we haven’t met yet, I’m an artist and founder of The Inspiration Place, where I help other artists learn how to profit from their passion. Through online classes, business coaching programs, and a top-ranked podcast, I’ve helped thousands of artists around the world develop their skill sets and create more time and freedom to do what they love. My signature coaching program, The Artist Incubator, helps artists go from so-so sales to sold-out collections.

A graduate of Dartmouth College and M.I.T, I initially pursued finance but after witnessing 9/11, I abandoned a lucrative hedge fund job to work on my art full time. Since then, my art and my story have been featured in major publications including Forbes, The New York Times, Art of Man, Art Journaling magazine as well as featured on NBC’s “Parenthood” and the Amazon series “Hunters” with Al Pacino. My forthcoming book with HarperCollins Leadership on how to make it as an artist is scheduled to be released January 31, 2023. When I’m not in the studio, you can find me hanging out with my husband, adult kids, and a tuxedo cat named Ebony. I’d love to invite you to check out one of my free resources for art lovers (of every passion level) at schulmanart.com/freebies

 

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~Hulia Vasquez

Artists working together at the Chelsea Artpreneur Studio in New York City

Chelsea Artpreneur Studio · New York City

What’s the biggest bottleneck holding your art business back?

Maybe it feels like pricing. Maybe it’s finding the right collectors, choosing the right opportunities, or figuring out what deserves your attention next. Or maybe you can see 3 different directions your business could go, and you’re tired of guessing which one is right.

That’s what we’re working on at the Chelsea Artpreneur Studio, October 28–29 in New York City.

This isn’t a conference or another workshop where you leave with forty new ideas. I’m bringing together a small group of established artists for two days of hands-on strategy built around the actual problems you bring into the room. We’ll look at your business, figure out what’s really holding it back, make the decisions, and map out exactly what comes next.

You’ll also have a professional branding portrait session, plus plenty of time around the table with a small group of artists who take their businesses as seriously as you do.


You’ll leave knowing what’s actually holding your business back, what needs to change, and most of all, what to do next.

Learn more + apply for Chelsea →

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Art business coach Miriam Schulman

I’m Miriam Schulman, your curator of inspiration.

I inspire art-lovers to reconnect with their creativity and profit from their art. Whether you paint simply for the joy of it or you’re serious about selling your work, and you’re ready to stop putting yourself on the back burner...You're in the right place. I've done it and I can inspire YOU how to do it too.

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