🇨🇦 NEW EPISODE! And Sponge Stories has officially gone international! 🎙️
This week I’m joined by Mackenzie from MJC Artistry in Vancouver, Canada, for my first proper international recording, complete with time zones and a VERY early start for Mackenzie!
Mackenzie only started face painting three years ago after a conversation at her local rock and gem club sparked an idea for rock themed face painting. Fast forward to now and she’s gone full time, built a network of artists, worked huge corporate events and even painted at the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver!
And we cover SO much in this episode.
We chat about the reality of entrepreneurship and why actually sitting down and painting faces can sometimes feel like the break from running the business.
We get into pricing, putting your prices on your website, knowing your actual costs and profit margins, finding your ideal client, networking outside of the face painting world and making the move from seeing other painters as competition to seeing them as your community.
We also talk about something I’ve personally been enjoying recently, Mackenzie’s Face Paint Colouring Book and her new Face Painter Planner, both of which she very kindly sent over to me. We chat about how they came about, why she created them and the importance of actually taking action when you have an idea rather than waiting for everything to be perfect.
AND Mackenzie gives us a little exclusive preview of the business book she’s currently working on 👀
There are so many brilliant business conversations packed into this one.
🎧 Mackenzie from MJC Artistry is OUT NOW on Sponge Stories.
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.
And apparently Sponge Stories can now officially say it has crossed the Atlantic! 🇬🇧🇨🇦
