Meet Aniruddh Pandit | Business Consultant for Artists

We had the good fortune of connecting with Aniruddh Pandit and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Aniruddh, what habits do you feel play an important role in your life?
I changed the definition of “networking” for myself, and I try to encourage others to do the same. Instead of stepping out to meet people who can help you, I make it a goal to step out and meet people that I can and want to help. This makes the process of “networking” much more enjoyable and satisfying. Of course, the practice does a great job of repaying one’s efforts, but that should be treated as an arbitrary outcome, not the intent!

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
How did you get to where you are today business-wise.

Slow, steady effort. Patience during slow periods. Most importantly – the ability to lose money. Personally, I quit a high level job with enough savings to live for two years. It took me two years to build enough income to barely pay rent. The success of every company or entrepreneur I have worked with is almost directly related to how long they can lose money.

Was it easy?

There is no easy path to success, and no easy way to maintain success. There are a million reasons for this, but the central one is that your definition of success will and should constantly evolve.

If not, how did you overcome the challenges? What are the lessons you’ve learned along the way.

There is no distinction between physical, psychological and spiritual health. Our culture tries to separate all of these, and further narrow it’s focus within each of the three. This paradigm is what has slowed me down the most or caused the most damage to my well being and the success of my work. As soon as I accepted that there is no distinction between the three, and that toxicity in one area is toxicity in all areas, I finally started making decisions that were aligned with who I was and what I could offer others.

What do you want the world to know about you or your brand and story?

Artists don’t want to retire. True artists want to keep working on their own practice until they die. Therefore, the traditional approaches to career and finances – predicated on working towards a retirement pay off – does not apply, and artists struggle most when they try to conform to that traditional mentality. The ideal for most artists I know – is that they simply want freedom – the time and energy to do what they are called to do. I want to help artists in this journey – to do more of what they want, and less of what they don’t.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
In-N-Out
Yucca’s
Best Fish Tacos in Ensenada
Bar Stella
Jumbo’s Clown Room
Wii Spa
Museum of Jurassic Technology
Los Angeles Adventurer’s Club
The Integratron (in Landers)

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
A shoutout to Josh Waitzkin’s “The Art of Learning.” It’s an incredibly insightful look at how to master any process, while living a meaningful, balanced life.

Website: https://microbudgetexec.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniruddh-pandit-aa5b70132/

Image Credits
First Photo: Katherine Spiers
Second and Third Photos: Erica Torres-Ness