Afi Sulaiman, Artist & Illustrator, Malaysia

In today’s episode, we meet Afi Sulaiman, a digital artist and illustrator in Malaysia. I was introduced to her by Michelle Yeo of Dandy as Afi and Dandy were collaborating. Michelle was a former guest of mine on this podcast and she knew that I would be open to meeting Afi. If you’d like to check out Michelle’s episode where she talks about starting her restaurant business, look for Ep 11 in Season 2. Afi is a millennial who was dabbling with digital art when she was in her gap year. At that time, she was undergoing mental health issues and looked towards art as a form of therapy and self-expression. Little did she know that this path would propel her into the limelight and now she is a commissioned artist who works with corporate companies, small businesses and individuals.  In this episode, Afi and I speak about: her journey as an artist and illustrator, gaining fast fame on Instagram and getting full community support, how she deals with pro bono requests for her art and illustrations, her own mental health experiences how she prices her art, how she determines which clients are a good fit for her and what she thinks of art as a business and how she works at her business.  I believe you will enjoy this episode if you love art and business!  This episode is sponsored by Redbox Studio. Get the full show notes on Womenpreneur Asia. If you'd like to work with me, check out this page.