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Business Owner #1098 |
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Pathway:
Arts and Communications |
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Several years of art education followed, resulting in a Master's degree in sculpture and glass. This artist is also a business owner and began getting paid for her work during college. She now owns a glassblowing and sculpture studio in rural Iowa. Her work is sold and displayed all over the U.S. She is the only full-time, professional glassblower in Iowa.
Career Profile:
This artist spent 12 years after high school working for an insurance company. Her employer offered to pay for a college education in marketing. She took advantage of the opportunity and spent three years working and going to college. As she began taking art electives, she realized this was where she belonged.
Business Owner #1098
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| How long have you been an artist? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Where is your business located? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| How long before your business was profitable? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| How much time does it take to create your art? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Did you ever have a mentor? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| What type of college degree would you recommend for your job? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| How did you raise start-up capital? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you think you could be more profitable in a different location? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Who sets your prices? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you employ any staff? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you think you would be more profitable if you ran a retail store for your art? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| How do you advertise to customers? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Have you ever worked with other materials? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Who is your competition? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you have a logo? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Have you ever been burned? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you volunteer in the community? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Do you patent your work? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| Does most of your expense come from purchasing the glass? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| How do you decide how much to mark up your art? | AUDIO | TEXT |
| How much do you get paid? | AUDIO | TEXT |
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