AIB VIP Community Directory
Anne Jackson
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Antonia Lee
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"I sell art and apparel, homewares, stationery and online courses created with wellbeing messages to help people who have experienced domestic abuse and other reclaim their joy and freedom."
Strengths:
I am courageous so I'm not afraid to take measured risk.
I am a self taught artist so I am boundless and don't feel limited to a particular discipline when it comes to creating which in turn affords me the ability to be flexible with change.
I am open to newness and feedback from others.
Weaknesses:
1. Financials: Profit margins
2. Administrative support so I can create more
3. Marketing on multiple social platforms to increase reach an conversion
Bernadette Maldonado
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Bev Alldridge
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"I sell abstract art to people who are introspective and curious about themselves and the world around them."
Strengths:
Customer satisfaction is my top goal which is why I offer returns on purchases. I use professional artist materials. I am available for (free) consultation before and after purchase to answer any questions.
Weaknesses:
Sales page design; sales page copy content; growing mailing list
David Hamilton
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Dee Kirkham
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"I provide beauty to one’s with fine art oil paintings and provide the inspiration, growth and finding a path for those wanting to grow in their art with online courses."
Strengths:
Caring for those that want more on their art path. Sharing to help them get to that comfortable place of confidence in their art. Lovingly giving them the courage, the confidence and the inspiration to continue on their artists path to find their strength, overcome their weaknesses and grow in both of them.
Weaknesses:
Marketing, finding my ideal clients and taking my art marketing a higher, more efficient and more portable level!
Froyle Davies
Intro:
"I sell exclusive original paintings to women so they can appreciate their own self worth through the experience of lavish colour and inspiring themes."
Strengths:
Persistence, prolific creativity, passion
Weaknesses:
Setting schedules/ planning, tech support (ie email sequence/ website), accountability
Helena Neubert
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Jan Unghire
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"I sell quilts and painting on fabric kits to quilters and other craft people. Working on starting virtual workshops instead of in person workshops."
Strengths:
1. For me , I enjoy teaching and seeing their ahha moments when they get the process that I am teaching.
2. Creating designs wethers it is on fabric or painting is a passion of mine
3. Pushing myself to use more tech and getting over the fear of failure because of tech is what I am striving to do.
Weaknesses:
1. Marketing successfully with how to use my why theme
2. Planning out for the rest of the year what direction I should go. I do want to be online with courses to sell to move my business so I can make money from where ever I am.
3. I am not good how to communicate with words to get my why theme into what is in it for them.
Jess Cargill
Intro:
"I sell abstract paintings and prints to women seeking mindfulness through prayer and a connection with the ocean."
Strengths:
Creating abstract paintings that feel calming My eye for colour
Weaknesses:
Putting myself out there to sell my work How to speak to people about my art with confidence
Joan Brady
Intro:
"I sell representational paintings and painterly pottery to lovers of coastal Maine and its Islands."
Strengths:
1. Work ethic
2. Problem solving skills
3. Willingness to learn
Weaknesses:
1. Distilling my multiple interests into one marketable "brand."
2. Increasing my visibility a thousand-fold (Visibility that leads to sales and more opportunities)
3. Tech tools to streamline every aspect of my business!
Joey Frisillo
Intro:
"I sell original, representational art to people who love nature and how I portray it."
Strengths:
I am tenacious and steady. I am devoted to quality in my works. I am always learning and stretching to improve my craft.
Weaknesses:
I need better tracking and organization of results. I I need to devote more attention to the big picture and formulating a plan. I think i need to switch email provider for a better follow up and automatic replies for when I have a bigger list to interact with.
Kyle Ballentine
Intro:
"I sell surrealist art to people who seek freedom and adventure"
Strengths:
- Being able to communicate my work to my audience in a way that resonates with them strongly.
- Graphic design and tech stuff.
- Pivoting and developing unique solutions. (maybe, idk)
Weaknesses:
- Mindset and productivity
- Customer analytics and understanding my audience's needs better
- Expansion and growing audience (maybe)
Laura Stoyakevytch
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Lili Caron
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Linda Glover Gooch
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"Contemporary oil paintings of the western landscape including the Grand Canyon and dramatic sky scapes filled with monumental cloud. I sell to people who have a love for National Parks and outdoors."
Strengths:
Persistence spiritual awareness ability
Weaknesses:
Marketing Strategy launching online courses
Margaret (Maggie) Sloan
Intro:
"I sell realistic watercolors and oil paintings to people who want to deepen their connection to nature and to others"
Strengths:
I understand a lot of the tech needed
I love my own art and want to share it with others
I can write well
Weaknesses:
I need help with the tech I don't understand
I need encouragement
A dispassionate eye to keep me grounded in reality
Maria Charitou
Intro:
"I sell jewelry and paintings to women and men who seek joy"
Strengths:
Creativity, engaging, and consistency but not at all at that time, unfortunately (huge luck of time). Also although I have not created an e-course but I want to as I have taught in person I would say teaching.
Weaknesses:
Time, overwhelmed, structure as what to do first.
Michelle Montes
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Niraj Shah
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"I sell poetry and art to to give people a platform for expressing feelings of loneliness, self-doubt, inquiry, and hope, and after, I would like you to find catharsis and a connection to your true self."
Strengths:
Tech savvy, understand budgeting, I'm creative
Weaknesses:
1) Marketing myself
2) Doing backend things like making an installation and coding; I have the idea, I know how it can be done, but the time to do it. So I guess the 2nd thing would be Time.
3) Copy for my website; make my About page more engaging and concise, making my homepage very clear as to what I'm offering.
Nithya Swaminathan
Intro:
"Oil paintings to men and women who love a pop of colour."
Strengths:
1. My art itself, which is very sellable and well loved.
2. My ability to take risks
3. A variety of things that I can offer
Weaknesses:
1. Advertising to my ideal clients - my ads weren’t successful earlier
2. Getting more engagement on my social media posts
3. Getting followers who aren’t artists themselves
Ric Hall
Intro:
"I sell pastel paintings and prints. Pen and ink paintings and prints. wood sculptures, and stone sculptures... to... men, women, and youth, who show enough interest in individual pieces to want to pay for them"
Strengths:
One has to have strengths to have top strengths. I have no strengths as an art business owner. My top asset is that I have a large catalog of work from 40 plus years of creating art.
Weaknesses:
1. An Idea Client list
2. creating landing pages for my outreach and offers
3. simply taking action to do more than I am now doing.
Roberta Gray
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Samantha Kaplan
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"I sell abstract landscape paintings of the energy in nature to entrepreneurs who are looking for more love, joy, and a sense of alignment in their lives."
Strengths:
I'm strategic, thorough, and seek support in the areas where I am not brilliant in.
Weaknesses:
Audience growth, planning, consistency
Susyn Reeve
Intro:
"I'm an author & master heart healing coach selling online workshops & coaching that incorporates creative expression to women who say, “Yes,” to transforming, I’m not enough to I Love me"
Strengths:
- Expertise in the services I offer
- Open to help
- Commitment to upgrade my business approach
Weaknesses:
- Tech
- Getting systems in place
- Staying focused on the business
Tracie Hodgson
Intro:
"I sell large and unique size paintings to people who just can't figure out what to put on that wall and teach new artist how to paint 'gallery worthy' art that they are proud of."
Strengths:
I'm organized, I paint fast and I'm good at techy things.
Weaknesses:
Writing, making offers (putting myself out there) also setting up social media marketing/email marketing.
Vivi de Graff
Intro:
"I sell whimsical paintings to collectors who wish to nurture the optimism of their inner child and their feminine soul."
Strengths:
Relationship building, an endless well of ideas and optimism.
Weaknesses:
Work flow (how to organize and streamline all the various bits), understanding how to work with the Revenue Plan and financials. And household staff so that I can just focus on this! :)
