Another HIWI? We're loving these so much and hope you are too! In today's super exciting feature, we chat with Betsy Cordes who is an amazing, incredible, super-awesome "Art Business Therapist" as some call her. She tells us a little bit about herself here:

I've been working with artists and in various corners of the art world my entire career. I feel really lucky to have found a way to combine my curiosities and varied professional experiences into a uniquely multi-faceted job. I call that job “art brand advising.” My clients call me things like "art business therapist," “artist’s spirit guide,” “The Artist Whisperer,” and “The Betsy Machine” (an apparently magical contraption that transforms vexing problems into manageable next steps). Flattering titles and job descriptions aside, let's just say I'm pleased and proud to be able to help by doing what comes naturally to me: supporting and empowering creative entrepreneurs so they can make a living making their art.

I advise artists 1:1 through my studio, February 13 Creative [https://february13creative.com/]. I'm the founder and director of the Art Brand Alliance [https://artbrandalliance.com/]. And I'm the publisher/promoter of Mr. Dog’s Christmas at the Hollow Tree Inn, a long-forgotten 1898 tale by Albert Bigelow Paine that I brought back to life with the help of illustrator Adam McCauley [https://mrdogschristmas.com/]. In my spare time, I practice printmaking (primarily monotypes and block prints), I get in long philosophical debates with my mate, Chuck Cordes (he's an intellectual property attorney who conveniently works with precisely the same kinds of folks I do!), and we both dote on our mini-dachshund, Freya.