TLDR Outline:
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 <li>I’m sending you an unbranded, non-promotional email because I want to connect. And it’s my birthday. 
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 <li>Creative freedom vs making money: I’ve been exploring this all my life. I really don’t think we have to choose. 
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 <li>How can we feed our stomachs/families and feed our souls? We find ways to craft our jobs or businesses as vehicles for creativity and self-actualization. Don’t worry, I’ll explain. 
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 <li>I’ll be writing to you once per month in the hopes it helps, inspires or entertains. I hope you’ll stick around.</li>
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Read the <a href="https://www.shannondejong.com/blog/unbranded-newsletter-1">transcript for this audio here</a> and find more writings and audio from Shannon <a href="//www.shannondejong.com">on her website</a>.

Shannon DeJong is a CEO. She’s also an artist. These two things are not mutually exclusive - however, they are extremely difficult to pull off. At the helm of her quickly growing San Francisco naming and branding agency, but equally passionate about performance art and acting, Shannon has been feeling like a woman divided. 

Part narrative documentary, part performance art, part live-your-values kick-in-the-pants - ArtistCEO is the real story behind what it takes to make business and art play nice.