Building Something?

I help creators, artists, entrepreneurs, and business owners figure out what their ideas are trying to become.

Where would you like to start?

Bring Me Your Idea

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BRING YOUR IDEA

My job isn't to force an idea into a business plan.

It's to help it find where it belongs.

People often leave our conversation saying the same thing:"John sees things I don't see."

___________________________________________I've come to believe that we spend too much time trying to own our ideas and not enough time trying to understand them.That's what these sessions are all about. We'll figure out what your idea is trying to become—and what it needs from you next.
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Perspective Session
$49

Bring your idea that's been bouncing around your head for hours, days, weeks, months, or even years.We'll spend thirty minutes figuring out what it's trying to become—and whether anything is actually standing in its way.Maybe it sounds something like this..."I think I have an idea for a YouTube channel...""I've always wanted to start a retail shop that...""Everyone keeps telling me I should turn this into something.""I have this really stupid talent that people like on Tik-Tok...""I think this could actually work, I just don't know what to do next."

What is this idea trying to become?

Working Session
$89

You know what you want to build.Now let's build a plan.We'll spend a full hour creating a practical plan together.Within 24 hours, you'll receive a written recap with the biggest takeaways from our conversation, super practical next steps, and a few more ideas worth exploring so you know exactly where to go from here.

How can i turn this idea into action?

What Can I Discuss With You?

Pretty much anything.Groups are always welcome. Bring your friends, business partners, podcast co-hosts, collaborators, or anyone else who should be part of the conversation.

Here are a few places we could start

• Starting or improving a business
• Launching physical or digital products
• Instagram and TikTok audits
• Building a sustainable content business
• Growing an audience online and offline
• Getting a TV show or movie made
• Sponsorships and brand partnerships
• Podcasting and content strategy
• What your idea might be worth
• Creator and artist recommendations
• Building a career online
• Going from short form video to long form video
• Selling yourself or your brand
• Marketing that actually turns into sales
• Balancing family and personal growth
• Making the leap (and surviving it)
• Community building
• Turning your craft into a business
• Creator and business owner burnout
• Whether a sponsorship deal is actually worth it
• The two-time Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles 🦅

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Nobody has a playbook for building something meaningful. Most of us are figuring it out one conversation, one collaboration, and one idea at a time.Art, Commerce, & Community is my journey to understand how creators, artists, entrepreneurs, and local businesses are building a stronger creative economy together.Each week I share conversations, ideas, and observations from the people who are actually doing the work. No gurus or courses. Just creators, artists, business owners, and communities finding new ways to build together.I'll introduce you to people and projects worth paying attention to, and share my perspective on what we might be missing when art, commerce, and community come together.If you're a creator, artist, entrepreneur, or business owner, I hope you'll join the conversation.

I'm John, and this was me in Los Angeles in 2005.Like a lot of people who moved to Los Angeles, I thought I knew where my career was headed. I'd already been working in radio since I was 18, so somewhere between voice acting, television, music, and entertainment, I assumed I'd find my place in traditional media.Then I discovered podcasting.This was long before smartphones took over the world and years before most people believed you could build a career on the internet. I was hooked because it completely changed the relationship between creators and the people they wanted to reach.I've spent the last twenty years chasing that idea. First as an artist, then as a creator, and now as a business owner and father. Along the way, I've become convinced that we're entering one of the most exciting times in history to build something meaningful.I see the relationship between art, commerce, and community getting stronger every year. Creators need businesses. Businesses need creators. And both are stronger when they're rooted in the communities they serve.I'm convinced that most of the answers we're looking for already exist in our own neighborhoods. The next customer, collaborator, audience member, mentor, or breakthrough is probably a lot closer than we think.The hard part is getting artists, creators, entrepreneurs, and local businesses to realize they're all building the same thing.If we learn to serve the idea first, the money has a way of following.That's the philosophy behind everything I do.The future of entertainment clearly doesn't belong to Hollywood anymore. I think it's being built in coffee shops, breweries, local theaters, small businesses, spare bedrooms, and main streets all over the world.The old playbook isn't coming back.That's exciting.It means we get to write a new one together.

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Art, Commerce & Content!Your first newsletter will arrive soon, and I can't wait to share what I'm working on.As a thank you for subscribing, anyone who books a 30-minute Perspective Session also receives a complimentary 30-minute follow-up session.Great ideas rarely come together in a single conversation, and I don't want the flame to die once we light it.Talk to you soon,John Barchard