Mar 05 2025 49 mins
How did a Wall Street career lead to an art empire? What’s the secret to overcoming doubts and building a thriving creative business? In Episode 230 of Late Boomers, Cathy and Merry sit down with Miriam Schulman, an art business coach, podcast host, and author, to uncover her inspiring journey from finance to fine art. Miriam shares her "belief triad" for success, debunks money myths, and reveals why email marketing trumps social media. Plus, get her top tips on pricing art and building a personal brand.
Miriam Schulman
Miriam Schulman is an artist and founder of The Inspiration Place. Through her online classes, business coaching programs, and popular podcast, she’s helped thousands of artists around the world develop their skill sets and create more time and freedom to do what they love by teaching them how to go from "so-so" sales to "sold-out" collections.
After witnessing 9/11, she left a lucrative hedge fund job to focus on her art full time. Since then, Miriam and her art have been featured in major publications including Forbes, The New York Times, What Women Create, Art of Man, Professional Artist magazine, and Art Journaling magazine. Her artwork has also been featured on NBC’s “Parenthood” and the Amazon series “Hunters” with Al Pacino. You'll find her best-selling book with HarperCollins Leadership, Artpreneur, The Step by Step Guide to Making a Sustainable Living as an Artist, wherever books are sold.
When not working in her studio, she splits her time between New York City and a farmhouse in the country.
Connect with Miriam
Miriam's book: Artpreneur: The Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Sustainable Living From Your Creativity
Miriam's podcast: The Inspiration Place (SchulmanArt.com/iTUNES)
Website: https://www.schulmanart.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@schulmanart
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/schulmanart/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schulmanart/