{"podcast":{"title":"Artist Academy","slug":"artist-academy-418381","podcast_index_feed_id":418381,"rss_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/2147668982/feed","website_url":"https://www.artistacademy.co/podcasts/artist-academy-2","image_url":"https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/site/46941/podcasts/fdf38c25-af09-4bc0-839e-6191fa38c006.jpg","author":"Andrea Ehrhardt","episode_count":453,"summary":"The Artist Academy Podcast hosted by Andrea Ehrhardt. The purpose of this series is to show aspiring painters that it's completely possible to make a great career in the arts. We focus on the business side of art to help you attract more customers, increase profits, and ultimately live a life of creativity and financial freedom. www.ArtistAcademy.co","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T02:19:36.162493+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/artist-academy-418381"},"episode":{"title":"424. Why Taking Action Matters More Than Having a Perfect Plan with Josie Lewis","slug":"424-why-taking-action-matters-more-than-having-a-perfect-plan-with-josie-lewis","published_at":"2026-01-26T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/artist-academy-418381/424-why-taking-action-matters-more-than-having-a-perfect-plan-with-josie-lewis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/artist-academy-418381","url":"https://www.artistacademy.co/podcasts/artist-academy-2/episodes/2149156793","audio_url":"https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149156793.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the  Artist Academy podcast , I have a conversation with artist and educator  Josie Lewis  about what it really takes to build a sustainable art career over the long term. We talk about balancing large-scale commissions, selling work online, and teaching—while navigating fear, failure, focus, and constant decision-making. Josie shares why there’s no magic formula for success, how action creates clarity, and why learning to be okay with getting it wrong is part of staying in the game as an artist. This episode also explores social media as a tool, intentional pricing, adapting when styles or trends shift, and trusting what Josie calls the “living path”—taking the next step before everything feels certain. At its core, this conversation is about resilience, hope, and making art in a world that often feels heavy, while still building something sustainable and real.","meta_description":"In this episode of the Artist Academy podcast , I have a conversation with artist and educator Josie Lewis about what it really tak…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2704,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/artist-academy-418381/episodes/424-why-taking-action-matters-more-than-having-a-perfect-plan-with-josie-lewis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/artist-academy-418381/424-why-taking-action-matters-more-than-having-a-perfect-plan-with-josie-lewis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}