Every once in a while we bump into people who somehow earn a great living, and build a great life— simply by being themselves.
If life is a journey of self-discovery, self-acceptance, and ultimately leveraging our power of Being Ourselves… These people don’t waste too much time in discovery and acceptance, because they have too much impact to create by virtue of their Being.
My friend Evan La Ruffa is one of these people. If the guy isn’t installing the craziest, hippest, and most cutting-edge art for corporate spaces, he is evangelizing the value of art to executive leaders of brands like Adidas.
Evan La Ruffa is the founder of I Paint My Mind, an organization that transforms people and spaces by connecting artists, businesses, and communities through art.
He currently serves as the Executive Director and Leader Curator.
Evan has one of those vibes you can feel a block away before you get there. He’s covered in tats, rocks some heavy gauge ear-wear, and yet he’s so genuinely joyful that he can hang with anyone.
- If you’re looking for creative ways to monetize your passion, while giving back to a greater cause, you’ll want to hear this.
- This conversation is also packed with ways to engage corporate partners and clients.
- We’ll cover in detail how he built an organization around his passion, and what he’s learned from speaking to so many corporate buyers over the years.
- We start with the lessons he took from his parents that gave him Permission to Glow in The Dark.
About Our Guest
Evan La Ruffa is the founder of I Paint My Mind, an organization that transforms people and spaces by connecting artists, businesses, and communities through art.
He currently serves as the Executive Director and Leader Curator.
Over the last 6 years, I Paint my Mind has amassed an incredible collection of over 1100 pieces of original art, which they have exhibited in over 65 businesses and communities.
You can browse their collection at IPaintMyMind.org.
Connect with Evan here:
Evan La Ruffa .com (speaking and consulting site)
SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES
- Browse the (epic) collection of original art at I Paint My Mind
- Corporate partners: Rent Art and Give back.
- Free, loaned art for communities.
- Feature on Evan in Voyage Chicago
- Book Mentioned: Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life by James Victore
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Incredible leaders + creators, how they live, and how they contribute to the world we deserve. Our show explores 3 powerful permissions with guests and listeners: Permission to Chill, Permission to Feel All the Feels, and Permission to Glow in the Dark.
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