The Business of Fandom: Live from FAN EXPO Chicago 2022
Annie P. Ruggles
No more marketing fatigue! Let’s uncover why your efforts aren't converting - and fix it (delightfully). | ?? The Cyndi Lauper of Sales | ??? Host of Too Legitimate to Quit | ?? Co-creator of competition-less campaigns.
Holy heck! It's the very first special episode of TLTQ - and it's a glorious nerdfest. Annie P. Ruggles recently brought her brand of entrepreneurial enthusiasm to the show floor at FAN EXPO HQ Chicago and sat down with 14 phenomenal makers to discuss life at the intersection of art, business, pop culture, and sales. How did they find their own style in a sea of similarity? How has their own fandom inspired their work? How have they built community around shared passions? Let's find out.
What's inside:
0:00 Theme Song & Introduction
3:13 Alexandra Brodt Illustration (www.alexandrabrodt.com )
8:35 Andrew Heath Design + Illustration (www.andrew-heath.com )
11:09 Brianne Adelman of FrankenWerks Studios (www.frankenwerksstudios.com )
16:16 Darryl Young Design (www.darrylyoungdesign.com )
19:23 Drew Blank, Arter & Writist (www.drewblank.com )
25:38 Marcelo Biott (www.themarcelo.com )
30:55 Marcus Currie of Soul Bullet Entertainment (soul-bullet-entertainment.square.site )
33:26 Meg Earhart of Sparkle! Designs (www.shopsparkledesigns.com )
领英推荐
38:49 Minerva Fox (www.artbyminervafox.com )
41:50 Red Harkinson of Red Den Studio (www.facebook.com/RedDenStudio )
45:20 Rob Hogan (robhogan.me )
59:31 Tabitha Minnich of Geeky Girl Stitches (www.facebook.com/geekygirlstitches )
1:01:59 Tina Ritchie (www.tinaisola.com )
1:04:49 Tony Moy (www.tonymoy.art )
1:11:50 Final Thought & Homework
***?for a visual companion to this episode, including much of the art mentioned, visit?https://www.anniepruggles.com/blog/FANEXPO2022 ***
This episode contains over 40 pop culture mentions including Lore Olympus, Lord of the Rings, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Godzilla, the Nintendo Gameboy, Ghostbusters, Mad Max: Fury Road, Aliens, Beetlejuice, SNL's Mr. Bill, Jack Kirby, Empire Records, Parks and Recreation, News Radio, tick, tick...BOOM!, The Muppet Show, Heathers, Clue, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Twilight, My Fair Lady, Dear Evan Hanson, Hans Christian Andersen, Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, Vincent Van Gogh, The Powerpuff Girls, Elden Ring/Dark Souls, The MCU, Doctor Who, Andy Warhol, Moulin Rouge, Toulouse-Lautrec, Pokemon, My Neighbor Totoro, Star Wars’ Ahsoka Tano, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Highlander, Spiderman, and The X-Men. Annie conducted most of the interviews while cosplaying as Grandma Yetta from The Nanny.
Huge thanks to Jerry Milani and the FAN EXPO PR team for this opportunity. They put on a helluva show all over the US and Canada. For more information, head to?FANEXPOHQ.com
*Parentpreneur advisory: this episode contains a few bits of colorful language.
Former driver at Catholic charities
2 年Annie P. Ruggles I have been following you for a while now and wanted to tell you that I find your work to be fun and interesting and well written. You are a shining star ?? I look forward to your next post.
My mission is to support one million people in adopting and maintaining a healthy, affordable, plant-based diet. Compassion starts on our plates; your choice impacts the globe.
2 年OMG - You're a hoot. I love that we met!!