Jaz Owens from Burbank, California is the founder of Artistic Partners Entertainment & A Song for Life Sarcoidosis Foundation. She’s one of the newest family members of the Own Your Power Community and we want to give her a moment to shine and share with us why she LOVES what she does!
Main service/product: Artistic Partners Entertainment provides professional and creative services to independent artists such as management consulting, image development & music production consulting just to name a few. We also provide promotion and marketing assistance through internet/electronic mediums and special events.
A Song for Life Sarcoidosis Foundation focuses on raising awareness, educating people about the disease & about alternative “natural” solutions for managing the disease through diet & supplemental therapy and finally providing grants to people who may need financial assistance obtaining the necessary supplements to manage their disease since these resources are not covered by traditional insurance.
How long have you been in business?: Artistic Partners Entertainment was established about 3 ½ years ago but has just now been put into full swing this year.
A Song for Life Foundation was just established this year.
What does your business do? Artistic Partners Entertainment is an organization that provides essential resources to creative talent that allows them to sustain independence, maximize their presence while helping them to maintain a professional edge but without tricky contracts and long-term obligations.
A Song for Life Sarcoidosis Foundation is striving to give sufferers of the disease hope for maintaining a functional lifestyle by providing them with tools & resources that will help to restore some form of normalcy in their lives and to shed more light on what we as sufferers deal with from day to day so that our families and the general public can have a better understanding so they may effectively assist us in coping with this disease.
Any interesting fact(s) you can share about your industry? Anyone who has ever had experience in the entertainment industry knows that it can be quite a “hard-knock” & “cut-throat” industry and it is ever changing but I want artists of all kind to know is that there are good-hearted professionals out there who have good intentions in “the business of art” willing to guide and represent artists for the good of their future.
As for the health industry as it relates to Sarcoidosis . . . This disease is still a mystery even to the traditional medical world as it is. Health professionals don’t know it all so we have to educate them as much as they educate us. It’s imperative that Sarcoidosis sufferers and their families continue to do their own research and trust their own experiences. The current therapies offered in traditional medicine today is more often more harmful than good to Sarcoidosis sufferers, so I urge those plagued with the disease to proceed with caution when it comes down to succumbing to the current prescription treatments.
Most popular problem you help people solve? For Artistic Partner clients I’d like to help get back to the art of things and alleviate the burden of them having to wear all the hats. Their career is partnership and they must stay the captain of their ship but our goal is to be a sufficient co-captain so artists can effectively reach their ultimate creative destination.
For Sarcoidosis sufferers I’d like to help them find effective alternative solutions for managing this disease and achieve hope for life longevity.
What year did you kiss Corporate America goodbye and why do you hope to never go back? All though I’ve “kissed corporate America goodbye” in the past, I haven’t had the luxury to kissing them goodbye forever YET, but I’m striving for that because my passions don’t lie in climbing the corporate ladder, it lies in helping others live a better life and achieve their creative goals . . . that’s what drives me.
How do you stay motivated? What drives you? What motivates me is the feeling I get from helping people and my LOVE for good music and positive entertainment. What drives me is the feeling I get from being “chained” to a desk that sits on the path to nowhere and I refuse to live life that way!
What’s your favorite area on www.ownyourpower.biz? I have two favorite areas of the website and that’s networking, because of the ability to connect with people all over the country from different backgrounds, but with similar desires to achieve success & fulfillment. And hands down the success stories, because they continue to feed my hope.
It’s sadly time for your last meal on earth…what would it be? Mushrooms with a seafood stuffing (crab & shrimp) & a spinach and artichoke dip as appetizers, Lobster tail and filet mignon with asparagus and either garlic mashed potatoes or a loaded baked potato followed by classic cheese cake with strawberry topping &/or a moistly rich warm chocolate cake with French vanilla ice cream for dessert . . . OH, and don’t forget the SLAMMIN’ Mojito for my cocktail!
Have you used Social Networking to gain new contacts/business? If so, what have been any results? Yes, I have connected with good resources using social networking through of course the Own Your Power/Give n Take Networks and they have been more than positive.
If you could do it all over again, what is the biggest mistake you’d avoid next time around? Giving up on my projects too soon instead of finding a way to “re-vamp”.
What’s in your cd player/ipod right now? I listen to artists from Nancy Wilson, Lalah Hathaway & Anita Baker to Robin Thicke, India Arie, Janet Jackson & Missy Elliott. But right now I’m mostly rockin’ this “HOT” new artists named Tim “TiO” Owens. He’s been out there performing with other artists and making splashes all over Europe as well as writing & producing for groups like K-Ci & JoJo from the group Jodeci, but now he’s breaking out on the verge of his own thing you won’t wanna miss him so check out snippets of his new CD project entitled “ReaLife” on www.MySpace.com/tiosings and on the Own Your Power community on Ning and he’s also an Artistic Partners Entertainment client so watch how it all unfolds!
GET IN TOUCH WITH JAZ!
Add her as a friend: http://ownyourpower.ning.com/profile/ArtisticPartners
Website (s): www.Myspace.com/Artisticpartners & the foundation doesn’t have a website yet.
Contact info you want in article: Artisticpartners@yahoo.com & Asongfoundation@gmail.com.
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When it comes to being the Boss, El Presidente, The Man or Woman behind the DBA, you’ll find there are a number of different things for you to learn about that can save you time and make you money. Outsourcing is by far one of the more exciting things to discover and put to use.
All too common is the business owner who feels they have to do everything themselves in order for things to go smoothly in their online venture. This couldn’t be farther from the truth! In case you’re curious about why so many business owners are singing the praises of outsourcing, keep reading to see just five of the many benefits it can obtain.
More Value for Your Time
When you own an business, one of the most important things to remember is how much your time is really worth. When you think about the dull or repetitive tasks that you are doing, you’ll find this work is not worth your high per hour price tag! When you outsource, you’ll pay someone else to take care of those responsibilities while you give attention to the more important, money-making projects.
Saving Resources
Think about everything that goes into the tasks that you would outsource. This will range from things like your time and space to costs such as Internet and software. After awhile all of these costs add up. For instance, graphics software can get quite expensive. If you are outsourcing an activity, you get more than just the task itself out of the way. You will also get someone who specializes in areas of your business that you may not know quite as well as or have no desire to learn. More than likely these people will already have the tools needed to complete their assignment. Depending on the project, this might save you money and learning time. This brings me to the next benefit of outsourcing.
Going to the Experts
The tasks you are outsourcing might not be ones that you have no desire to learn about, whether they are troubleshooting, manufacturing, taking orders, website design and maintenance, or something else. By handing the work over to an expert who enjoys and makes it their business to know these things, you’ll be able to take advantage of their knowledge in the area without having to learn it yourself. This in turn will give your customers or clients more than you could possibly give them yourself.
Expand
When you outsource, you will soon realize that you are in a great place when it comes to getting more involved with your business. You will be able to expand and provide everything your customers need. Outsourcing frees you up to try new things with your business, learn more and experience new aspects of your industry.
Accountability
When you outsource, you will have a contract with the person or company you are working with. By having someone else who is depending on work from you, you are more apt to stay ahead of the game by planning better and making sure that you’re tasks are getting completed as well.
When you first begin learning about and implementing outsourcing techniques within your business, you’ll find out those boring or repetitive tasks can easily be handed off to someone who enjoys doing them. This will allow you, as the business’ owner, to free up more time to concentrate on more important aspects of your business such as product creation, advertising, networking and other marketing practices.
These are the things that will help your business to grow even more profitable.
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Lucinda Cross is the President of LC Associates. We provide back office support for your admin and marketing needs we help small business owners spend more time working on their business instead of in their business. Working with independent professionals in the consulting and public relations fields, she helps clients gain time, increase efficiency and make more money by taking on their administrative burdens and helping instill strong administrative foundations in their businesses.
Would you love to eat at a lavish restaurant at least once a week?
Itching to take that dream vacation to an exotic Island? You need to
refurnish your home office, but ummmm … it’s not really in the budget
right now. The mortgage, your sky rocketing credit card bills, and your kid’s
tuition seem to be taking center stage instead. Without taking on the
guilt of enjoying life you CAN get many of these things and live
good. I mean really good by finding cool barters. I mean, come on, that’s what this is all about, Livin’ the Good Life, baby!
A spark of creativity, a great connection, a desire to save, and a buried treasure
or talent you possess are all you need. You can get what you desire
with just some of those main ingredients to lead you to a trade that
can blow your mind. I’ll admit, finding good deals isn’t always easy,
but when you stumble upon someone who has something amazing to offer
and is open to trading or, better yet, a member of a trade exchange that you’re a member of, then GO FOR IT!
I looked around and found some really interesting deals that others have been able to nail and wanted to share them with you.
In Tallahassee, FL, a photographer traded for:- A year’s lease of office space
- A Jacuzzi tub
- Pavers for landscaping
- Hair, Nails, Massage, Permanent Makeup, and other personal services
- Clothing and Shoes
- Computers - Hardware and Services
- Signage
- Furniture
- Print Advertising
- Hotel Rooms
- Concrete Patio
- Restaurants
In Brooklyn, NY, Publicist Fiona Bloom
was able to get a week-long vacation in a luxurious villa in Barbados
for publicity work. She did it not only once but two years in a row.
In Boca Raton, FL, an owner of a human resources firm created custom employee handbooks and in exchange was able to rack up on:
- A billiards table- Office furniture
- Event tickets
- Restaurants
On barternews.com they mentioned a barter and cash mixed that was a great savings for hotel rooms:-
Koh-I-Noor, a manufacturer of artists’ instruments in Bloomsbury (NJ),
bartered trade credits held in its account with Active Travel for
accommodations at a hotel in Woodcliff Lake (NJ) for a four-day
meeting. Jeffrey Murray, manager of sales promotion, education, and
training, said, “The rate for a single room was $130, but, by
bartering, we saved a third off that amount and paid a rate of only
$80.”
- Hi-tec, a division of a UK-based athletic shoe
manufacturer, is getting more than just a reduced room rate when it
holds its annual sales meeting for 150 attendees at a Fort Lauderdale
resort. Hi-tec paid 35% of the room bill in trade credits along with
25% of its food and beverage costs.
Some of my very own favorites that I’ve been able to barter are marketing coaching for:
- Web design
- Pampering (massages, manicures, pedicures, and facials)
Ghost Writing for Someone:
- Getting my office, living room, and dining room redecorated and painted.
Team Motivation presentations for a salon’s staff:
- My hair done whenever I’d like, on the house!
Now
you have an idea of some things that others are doing in the barter
world. Pick up your own magic lamp to conjure up your own barters that
rock. Who needs a genie?
Keep Livin’ Good,
Simone
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