How Creativity, Curiosity, and Risk-Taking can help you Succeed with Kristina Snyder

Doing what you love, applying your creativity and curiosity, and being fearless in everything you do, whether starting a business, getting an idea, or exploring it, can help you take move forward in your career.Creative people are bound to face failures. That’s inevitable. But you need to be willing to fail and be a risk taker. Not allowing yourself to get stuck when you do have a failure, but instead focusing on bouncing back & trying new things will make your success journey easier and faster.In this episode, Kristina Snyder, CEO of Snyder, one of the world's best-known artist representation agencies, shares her story of how she found her way to success through creativity, curiosity, and risk-taking.“There is no failure; there are adjustments and recalculating.”Snapshot of the Key Points from the Episode:[01:58] Kristina talks about her journey to becoming one of the world's best-known and most respected artist representation agencies. She also talks about what the word “parlé” means and why it is one of the words she loves. What is the one reason why most people get stuck in their lives?[06:43] Kristina talks about what have been her superpowers and how her willingness to fail has led to her success.[12:19] The reality is that nobody really cares. Why is failing necessary for success?[16:28] How can creativity, curiosity, and risk-taking help you succeed? Do people become more curious with age?[21:40] Kristina shares some marketing strategies that her company has implemented in her agency to increase their reach and get in front of their audience. What is organic marketing from Kristina’s viewpoint? What are some of the mistakes people make in online marketing?[28:11] What does working from your happy place mean to Kristina?[32:30] Kristina’s advice on what is the best way to become an artist.About Kristina Snyder - Kristina is a former photography agent, photo editor, photographer and travel writer, and has meandered through the creative communities in New York City since she arrived from her native Sweden in the late 80’s. During the day, she worked in the photo industry as an editor and researcher at magazines like Newsweek, Time and People, and in the evenings she was “the girl who schlepped music equipment from CBGB’s at three in the morning” after her husband's gigs.Today, Kristina is the founder and CEO of SNYDER, one of the best known and most well-respected artist representation agencies in the world with offices in the US and the UK. Kristina has used her experience and insight in the field to build a reputation for developing excellence in the illustrators, animators and visual artists that the agency represents. Many of the SNYDER artists are award winners and have been featured as speakers at industry events and festivals. Kristina has won multiple awards for Creative Direction for promotional pieces from Communication Arts.How to Connect with Kristina Snyder:Website: http://wearesnyder.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aka_kristinasnyder/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearesnyder_/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-snyder-3390ab6/