Not as Interesting as We Think daveconrey

Welcome to Episode 5. This time, we're talking about finding our path in this creative space, defining the core demographic, and asking important questions like what happens if someone torches our studio and hijacks our social media accounts—what next?

Want the audio version of the show instead?
https://open.spotify.com/show/7jkHKXynzEBFAUJNdFEfiS?si=ap7BxWDdSSSMSEkfyLfk1Q

Find Julie -
Website: https://julieprichard.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/julie.prichard
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julie.prichard

Find Dave -
Website: https://thehungry.art/newsletter
Instagram: https://instagram.com/daveconrey
Threads: https://threads.net/daveconrey

In this episode:

• Tech Failures

• What defines and art business

• How to balance your creative and commercial sides.

• Why throwing pie at the Mona Lisa will never work.



Want the video version of the show instead?

https://youtu.be/BpcBtj7OP2g



Find Julie:

Website: https://julieprichard.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/julie.prichard

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julie.prichard



Find Dave:

Website: https://thehungry.art/newsletter

Instagram: https://instagram.com/daveconrey

Threads: https://threads.net/daveconrey



Chapters -

00:00 - Intro and housekeeping

02:44 - Lifestyle basics

05:48 - Is GenX the last great generation?

10:23 - What defines your business?

15:01 - Professional vs. Professionalism

20:44 - Changing to fit the market

30:07 - Does vandal-activism work?

37:12 - Question of the day

38:16 - What Julie Knows

39:24 - Check in with yourself.

Not as Interesting as We Think, Episode 3
This time, it's about avoiding becoming a victim of pay-to-play schemes, how to turn free content into products, and if mimicking the process of others can make you a better artist.

Find Julie -
Website: https://julieprichard.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/julie.prichard
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julie.prichard

Find Dave -
Website: https://thehungry.art/newsletter
Instagram: https://instagram.com/daveconrey
Threads: https://threads.net/daveconrey

Chapters:
00:00 - Lifestyle Basics
07:50 - Schemes to avoid
20:04 - Turning free content into $$$
28:08 - Are we all sellouts?
37:09 - Mimicking success
41:42 - Art in the news
50:16 - "What I know, with Julie."
51:47 - Dave d'Jour (working title)

Not as Interesting as We Think, Episode 2
This time we're talking about art business models, whether to sell merchandise or not, how to run your first online course, and we try not to float away during a torrential storm.

Find Julie -
Website: https://julieprichard.com
Instagram:   / julie.prichard  
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julie.prichard

Find Dave -
Website: https://thehungry.art
Instagram:   / daveconrey  
Threads: https://threads.net/daveconrey

Chapters:
00:00 - Lifestyle Basics
05:25 - We're not hustle bros
06:06 - Let's talk about online courses
15:44 - Using tech just for tech's sake
27:28 - Sharing business models
31:19 - Should artists make merchandise?
38:17 - Dave doesn't sell art
41:10 - There is no one correct plan, but there are paths

Welcome to Not as Interesting as We Think, featuring Julie Prichard and Dave Conrey, two seasoned art professionals sharing perspectives and opinions on a mishmash of creative business topics.

Find Julie -
Website: https://julieprichard.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/julie.prichard
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@julie.prichard

Find Dave -
Website: https://thehungry.art
Instagram: https://instagram.com/daveconrey
Threads: https://threads.net/daveconrey

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:34 Who are we?
07:16 Podcast wasn't on the bingo card
12:50 Not sponsored by Golden...YET
14:45 January was a slow month
20:09 Gordon Ramsey's essential advice
28:53 The Importance of consistency in engagement
34:26 Threads engagement?
37:02 Julie's IG Strategy
49:16 The changing view of selling art