[Interview] Brooke Benson, founder of 'Not Starving Artists', on re-defining creative passion - a podcast by Alyson Pallanck

In, episode 22 - Interview - Brooke Benson, founder of 'Not Starving Artists', on redefining creative passion, we dive into -
• The story behind how 'Not Starving Artists' came to be.
• We discuss the many different paths creatives are being faced with and taking as a result of the industry shutdown.
• Brooke discusses how missing the industry goes beyond the performance aspect, it's that, we as creatives, fall in love with the process and that we lost more than just the live theatre aspect, we lost the process that consumed all of our time along with it.
• We discuss why you shouldn't follow the path everyone else is following, you should follow the path that’s right for you.
• We chat about how we began to use our creativity in new ways and uncovered passion in new places.
• We chat about the importance of having multiple strings of income.
• We dive into the many different mental hurdles we've faced stepping into entrepreneurship and how we fell in love with the process of building our own businesses.
• We deep dive into the many different emotions we need to make space for daily. (Specifically the ability for both grief and joy to coexist simultaneously).
• How to navigate personal finance in times of uncertainty. A little secret - it's a total mindset game.
• Brooke discusses how money provides us freedom, flexibility, and time.
• We dive into the guilt associated with spending money during a pandemic and how you can't live off of a strictly bare-bones financial diet when this has gone on for so long.
• Brooke shares her best tangible tips for navigating your finances during a pandemic and in a post-pandemic world.
• We chat about what we have learned from 2020 that we plan to carry forward into 2021 and what we both hope to be most proud of a year from now.

Connect with Brooke!

Brooke Benson (@brooketylerbenson) is a financial coach, money blogger, and Equity Actor based out of Florida. After graduating with her BFA in acting, she saw a huge lack of financial education in arts programs, which led her to create a platform called Not Starving Artists (@notstarvingartists). She is arming the creative freelance community with financial education, coaching, and encouragement to destroy the "Starving Artist" trope and lead them towards financial freedom. She is an Expert Financial Contributor for Backstage and recently released her e-book, "Creating Your Own Flexible Spending Plan", on notstarvingartists.com. Some of her favorite things are scrapbooking, huge stacks of library books, margaritas, rainy days, and her Passion Planner.

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