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Art Breaker: A Podcast About Innovation in the Art World

Art Breaker: A Podcast About Innovation in the Art World

By Bossy Mealz

Welcome to Art Breaker, a podcast about innovation in the art world. Your host Bossy Mealz (aka Amelia Manderscheid) has spent over a decade as a contemporary art dealer at the world's leading art businesses and as an early-stage investor in creative startups. This podcast features conversations with entrepreneurs transforming the art industry. Join me to learn how these businesses are changing the art world and how you can use their innovations to grow your own art business.

To be connected directly with any podcast guests or to request to be on the show, email me at mealz@bossymealz.com
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The Worth of Art: Financial Tools for the Art Market with Arturo Cifuentes

Art Breaker: A Podcast About Innovation in the Art WorldOct 25, 2023

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The Worth of Art: Financial Tools for the Art Market with Arturo Cifuentes
Oct 25, 202341:18
Art as an Alternative Asset with Jeremy Rhodes of Yieldstreet
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The Surprising Parallels Between Angel Investing and Collecting Art

The Surprising Parallels Between Angel Investing and Collecting Art

We are back for Season Two of Art Breaker, a podcast about innovation in the art world.  For this season I am focusing exclusively on art as an asset class and for my first episode I will discuss the surprising parallels between angel investing and collecting art.  I will also give my top ten rules for collecting art.   No matter why you collect or at what price point, I encourage you to follow these guidelines and collect art with confidence.

Feb 16, 202336:19
An International Perspective on Startups with Artfundi

An International Perspective on Startups with Artfundi

For this episode I spoke with the founder and CEO of Artfundi, Tamzin Lovell-Miller.  She is based in South Africa and previously owned an art gallery in Cape Town.  Her first hand experience as a gallerist led her to create Artfundi, which offers all-in-one art inventory and website management.  Their slogan is “Art Management Made Easy.” and I think we can all agree that is something the art world needs.


Aug 21, 202123:24
Bringing a Product Manager Mindset to The Role of an Art Advisor

Bringing a Product Manager Mindset to The Role of an Art Advisor

I was so excited to speak with one of my oldest friends in the art world, Hadley Powell, art advisor and owner of Powell Fine Art Advisory. We discuss how her experience as a Product Manager at Invaluable shaped her role as an art advisor and how she uses technology in her business today.  


Here is a link to view the Agile MVP image discussed in this episode.  


Aug 21, 202126:00
Museum Exchange: Revolutionizing the Art Donation Process

Museum Exchange: Revolutionizing the Art Donation Process

Museum Exchange is the first digital platform for institutional art donations.  I interviewed co-founder David Moos to learn more about how Museum Exchange allows donors to reach out to numerous institutions and receive proposals for donation all in one seamless online process.

Aug 19, 202126:08
Asset Management Tools for the Art World with the Co-Founders of Lobus

Asset Management Tools for the Art World with the Co-Founders of Lobus

I interviewed the co-founders of Lobus, Lori Hotz and Sarah Wendell Sherrill, who are building the first integrated platform focused on intelligence for the art world.  We discussed the difficulties around transparency in the art market and Lobus' mission is to bring broader access to the art world.


Aug 18, 202136:33
Innovative Partnerships Between Business & Museums with Joe Dunning of Dunning & Partners
Aug 18, 202133:05
Art to Zero: Reducing the Environmental Impact of the Art World

Art to Zero: Reducing the Environmental Impact of the Art World

Learn more about how you can join the fight against climate change in the art world from my interview with co-founder of Art to Zero, Charlotte Perrottey.  Art to Zero envision's a visual arts that fully engages on the path to net zero for the next decade, and beyond.

You can read more on the announcement of the formation of PACT in the Art Newspaper.

To learn more about the organizations fighting climate change mentioned in this episode, please use the links below:

Art to Zero

Partners for Arts Climate Targets (PACT)

SME Climate Hub

Aug 18, 202118:33
The Story of A 10-Year Old Bootstrapped Art Collection Management Tool: Artwork Archive

The Story of A 10-Year Old Bootstrapped Art Collection Management Tool: Artwork Archive

Artwork Archive provides artists, collectors and organizations powerful tools to manage their artwork, career or collection.  I interviewed co-founder Justin Anthony to learn more about Artwork Archive's journey from the first cloud-based inventory management tool to serving thousands of artists, collectors and organizations in over 120 countries over a decade later.  

Aug 18, 202134:43
Beyond NFTs: How Blockchain.Art is Transforming The Art World's Relationship to Cryptocurrency
Aug 18, 202134:30
Bringing Transparency to the Art Buyings Process with the CEO and Founder of Origen

Bringing Transparency to the Art Buyings Process with the CEO and Founder of Origen

Origen is a collector-focused platform for contemporary art, pioneering a Collector Rating system, which serves as a credit score for art collectors. With the Collector Rating, collectors can rely on vetted metrics to transact anonymously with each other and approach new galleries online.  In this interview with CEO and Founder Yelena Ambartsumian listeners will learn what led her to leave a career in law to found Origen, given her experiences as a new art collector.

Aug 18, 202118:17
An Introduction to Art Breaker

An Introduction to Art Breaker

This brief episode introduces Art Breaker, a new podcast about innovation in the art world.  It also includes clips from episodes in our inaugural season to give listeners a sampling of the people and companies featured on Art Breaker.

Aug 18, 202102:40