Rethinking Creative (Cash) Flow

Kuvaus

Here’s my caveat to my thoughts & reflections for this week: remember, I’m new to this game. I’ve been thinking a lot about the way in which our society has set up channels to fund creative endeavors. The more I think about it, the weirder it seems to me that we have this large powerful revenue stream of creatives being paid by potentially unrelated advertisers gaining their revenue from customers. For anyone that’s been in the creative field for a while, this is likely speaking the obvious out loud here: why aren’t we, as consumers of creative projects, paying creators directly? Why is an unrelated 3rd party needed, and often, the flashy revenue stream? For any creators that have successfully built through direct from consumer sales without 3rd party advertisers, hit me up! I’d love to talk to you about your experience in doing that, lessons learned, unexpected hurdles, and advice to others. The dream would be to put all of our effort together to change the tide so that it’s easier and more accessible for creatives to be paid directly for their work whether we’re talking about a writer, actor, makeup artist, social media creative, painter, etc. What’s been your experience? And what are your thoughts about all of this? What I’m listening to: Speaking of creatives, I have refueled my love for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B627337ED6F55F0&si=GcTYShHuGWeWrmWS], especially those that are new to me. I love discovering new musicians that I otherwise wouldn’t have heard of and being able to hear their personalities show through. I also recommend Sofar Sounds [https://www.sofarsounds.com/] for a similar reason. They’re small pop up concerts in many different cities and have also been a great venue for discovering new (to me) artists. Check them out if they have shows near you! I’m not trying to tell you what to do, but here’s where I’m putting my dollar: Last week, I went to watch a live podcast with my sister and would highly recommend checking out these folks, especially the musicians! No Small Endeavor [https://www.nosmallendeavor.com/]with guest Malcom Gladwell [https://www.gladwellbooks.com/] + musicians: Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors [https://www.drewholcomb.com/], Alicia Enstrom [https://aliciaenstrom.com/], Ruby Amanfu [https://www.rubyamanfu.com/] Purchase the full Collection of Between the Interviews episodes (includes video option) here [https://open.acast.com/networks/67351f025b81168b13ac5da4/shows/6921ffe6e842b164ee7bf35f/episodes/Purchase%20the%20full%20Collection%20of%20Between%20the%20Interviews%20episodes%20(includes%20video%20option)%20here] or at Patreon.com/CapitalismForGood [https://www.patreon.com/CapitalismForGood] All the ways to find, follow, & support the Capitalism for Good universe: Apple Podcasts (Bittersweet Paradox) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bittersweet-paradox/id1823784007?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1823784007] | Apple Podcasts (Capitalism for Good) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capitalism-for-good/id1779598970?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1779598970] | Apple Podcasts (Capitalism for Green) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capitalism-for-green/id1848015700?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1848015700] | Bittersweet Paradox Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/BitttersweetParadox] | Bittersweet Paradox Writing Club [https://www.patreon.com/collection/1574887?view=expanded] | Bluesky (Bittersweet Paradox) [https://bsky.app/profile/andreamasterson.bsky.social] | Bluesky (Capitalism for Good) [https://bsky.app/profile/capitalismforgood.bsky.social] | Capitalism for Good’s Between the Interviews Podcast [https://www.patreon.com/collection/1260863] | Capitalism for Good Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/CapitalismForGood] | Capitalism for Green Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/CapitalismForGreen] | Capitalism for Green: The Blog [https://www.patreon.com/collection/1723672?view=expanded] | Company Mentions [https://www.patreon.com/posts/company-mentions-130196545?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] | Email Bittersweet Paradox [bittersweetparadoxpodcast@gmail.com] | Email Capitalism for Good [capitalismforgoodproject@gmail.com] | Email Capitalism for Green [CapitalismForGreen@gmail.com] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584549780792] | Instagram (Andrea & her 2026 Goal = No New Things, Only New Experiences) [https://www.instagram.com/andimasterson/] | Instagram (Bittersweet Paradox) [https://www.instagram.com/bittersweetparadoxpodcast/] | Instagram (Capitalism for Good) [https://www.instagram.com/capitalismforgoodpodcast/] | Instagram (Capitalism for Green) [https://www.instagram.com/capitalismforgreen/] | Spotify (Bittersweet Paradox) [https://open.spotify.com/show/6QcGujvYaGCNxN1EgiBA8i?si=326a012dbd534f7a] | Spotify (Capitalism for Good) [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ocz9Xsl1mYOYOZwZ37ZQ5?si=7e6f52ba405b4ed4] | Spotify (Capitalism for Green) [https://open.spotify.com/show/3q6Zag8HzheqxITQK1y4dN?si=0d4e9870622646bc] | The Store, by CFG [https://thestorebycfg.myshopify.com/password] | TikTok (Capitalism for Good) [https://www.tiktok.com/@capitalismforgood] | YouTube (Capitalism for Good) [https://youtube.com/@capitalismforgoodpodcast?si=jt-mAtLapRdNjDve] Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/capitalism-for-good/id1779598970?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1779598970] | Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/CapitalismForGood] | Email [capitalismforgoodproject@gmail.com] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/capitalismforgoodpodcast/] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5ocz9Xsl1mYOYOZwZ37ZQ5?si=7e6f52ba405b4ed4] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@capitalismforgood] | YouTube [https://youtube.com/@capitalismforgoodpodcast?si=jt-mAtLapRdNjDve] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. 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Would You Do Severance?

In the last couple weeks, I’ve really been extra reflective with this project as I’ve gone through the first 10 interview transcripts to find topics for the 10% check in and then do some internal evaluation with where the project stands. You know, what I like, what I want to change, re-evaluating goals…all that good stuff. I do think I underestimated how much of a mental workout that part is. I have made a couple changes and have identified a few things that I’m not sure that I love but haven't figured out a good replacement or way to move forward. The good news is that I feel good with the internal framework and logistical organization of how I make this project happen behind the scenes (things like: how I film, what I’m offering in the Patreon tiers, when and how I’m writing the 2 blog posts, show notes, and social media posts, how I’m working on the print version, etc.). I’m also continuing to find ways to improve and get better (easter egg: I’ll talk about social media and Canva in the future). What have I am watching: Severance - I don’t often watch shows when they first come out (again, I’m alright being a slow burn) and often wait some years after a show ends to see if it still stands up to the test of time and is still highly recommended, but this is one that really caught my attention and hooked me in. I think about it a lot when considering if my “work persona” (innie) is different from my “home persona” (outie). I don’t know that I like the idea that I’m a different person in each. One of the things I’m learning recently is how to better merge the two together. Not in the way that I don’t have boundaries between the two, but more in that I’m finding ways to lean on the strengths of my personality in work and also in my personal life. For example, I love to ask people questions. I’m truly curious and have this need to better understand the world around me. When my dad was in the hospital, I remember my mom saying to me at one point “I just don’t know what questions I should be asking.” I realized that I’ve honestly never related to that. I’ve never had the thought, “what should I be asking now?” I just actually have questions. I think one of my strengths is that I can pinpoint what I don’t know and then ask an expert to fill it in for me. I honest to god asked someone a couple weeks ago to explain to me how the internet worked. And bless than patient man for actually walking me through it like I was a student in his class. Shout out Rob. Thank you for that. You’re too nice for putting up with my nonsense. I’m digressing here though. My point is that I spent a lot of my younger years trying things out and pushing myself outside of my boundaries. Which is great. I don’t want to ever stop doing that. But I have started to attempt to shift to leaning into the parts of myself that I find the most valuable. And also finding the ways to mine value out of the ones that I’ve historically been embarrassed by (see the “We’re Getting Over Embarrassment Here [https://www.patreon.com/posts/between-were-130533998?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link]” Between the Interviews episode…). It’s truly embarrassing how much I pepper people with questions. Remember when I said that I’ve been called aggressively friendly? I get it... 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Rethinking Creative (Cash) Flow

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