Separating the Artist from the Art: The Skill to Sell in Hawaii | EP035 | Taisei Discovers

Описание: Taisei Discovers Keoni Payton, the man behind Farmers Market, Defend Hawaii and countless other creative ventures, all of which have sparked discourse and mainstream attention in Hawaii for years now.

In this interview, Keoni talks about his early life in Mauna Kea, being incarcerated for selling pot, learning prison politics, betrayal, running successful businesses while being an artist and what's next for him and Farmers Market.

Enjoy this one and let us know your thoughts.

TIMESTAMPS -
00:00 - Keoni's intro
01:17 - How we feelin?
01:38 - Why is Keoni on TD?
02:25 - Crabs in the bucket
04:09 - Pain Killers meaning
05:11 - Why sell what you don't want?
06:02 - Being Incarcerated
07:28 - The lessons learned
08:14 - Back to Pain Killers
09:29 - Influences growing up
10:35 - Hawaii Political State
11:20 - Gift of Art
12:02 - Artist's Journey
14:32 - Defend Hawaii
16:46 - The Marketing Aspect
17:20 - What happened next?
18:56 - Farmers Market
19:55 - Ku-ka'ili-moku Tattoo
20:31 - Farmers Market Story
23:26 - Fashion Industry in Hawaii
24:25 - Do different things
25:57 - AI and Art
27:58 - Are you against AI?
28:42 - I wil win, everytime!
30:05 - Advise for the Artists
32:02 - What's next for Keoni?
32:14 - Fatherhood
33:11 - Co-parenting
34:19 - Why do couples fall apart?
36:26 - Handling hate
37:49 - Joel Albanez
38:32 - Redefining work
39:28 - Why do people buy these shirts?
43:26 - Keyboard battles
44:02 - Farmers Market future
45:13 - The comeback
46:08 - The economics of Art
50:35 - Hustle vs. Biz
52:04 - Customer Experience
56:37 - Why live in the country?
59:33 - Shoutouts

Mahalo to Keoni from me and Kenji (‪‪@100badvideos‬) for coming on the podcast and sharing his story with us and the viewers.

This is Episode 35 of Taisei Discovers. Subscribe and share for more.

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