Brian Ajhar is an award winning illustrator and character designer with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with many clients including magazines, advertising agencies, corporate and book publishers. His children’s book’s have been published worldwide in many languages and he is a New York Times best seller. He also taught classes in illustration and character design at Syracuse University since 1996.


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Brian Ajhar has been a teacher at F.I.T. in NYC, The University of Arts in Philadelphia and the University, of Hartford in Connecticut where he received the distinguished Koopman Chair Award for the visual arts. One of the many fascinating things about Brian Ajhar is that he has been in the industry before the internet as we know it was available to us. His early learning experience in the hustle of getting clients the real hard way allowed him to adapt and excel in the internet era where everything has become more difficult.

You can check his work here:
Ajhar.com
His Instagram
His Twitter
His YouTube Channel
 

 

Interview with Brian Ajhar:

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In this Episode, You Will Learn:The Creative Hustlers Show - Frame Freak Studio

  • Brian Ajhar’s Story
  • How internet has changed the entire industry
  • Good Oldschool Hustle
  • How to connect with possible clients
  • How to learn the business skills

Actionable Steps

  • Research as much as you can about a specific job or career and ask people who know.
  • Keep learning and keep making your art grow, keep finding your distinctive point of view.
  • You have to learn to really observe people and observe what’s going all in life, because this affects how you do things.
  • Nurture whatever skill you have, if you’re good at something, become even better at it.
  • Practice a lot and stay motivated, understand that somebody else out there is motivated and competing with you.

“DON’T BE LIMITED TO WHAT YOU SEE IN LIFE, LEARN TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH YOUR ART”

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Now it’s Your Turn!

Got questions or any advice or thoughts you want to share about this interview or anything you learned that helped you on your way to freedom? What’s one thing you can take from Brian Ajhar’s Journey? Please feel free to share in the comments section below!

Thanks so much for watching the interview with Brian Ajhar, I truly appreciate YOU!

Until Next Time!

Rodrigo

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