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CanvasRebel
Interview: June 25, 2025
Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?
Passion and showing up.
My brand as an “Author & Adventurer into History” was a serendipitous slip of the tongue while introducing myself in a social media post. “Historian?” Oh no. That honorific belongs to lifelong dwellers in research and academia, experts in the field. And yet, I am privileged enough to play in their arena, speak their language, moderate their programs, exchange research, and banter over our century of choice. Why? Because I love what I do, and I’m not shy about sharing that. So, I will jump outside my comfort zone and present at conferences, give interviews on the subject of the American Revolution, and deliver on my promises (as best the Fates allow) to be there and do. And if I fall off the horse, if something goes awry (I’ve given inaccurate info during a podcast before and shudder still,) well… Back in the saddle and off we go, because the alternative is calling it quits. I owe myself, my readers, and history more than that.
About CanvasRebel:
“The small business owners, artists and creatives in our communities are brilliant and deserve more coverage, more platforms and more opportunities to share their stories and insights and we’re excited to play a small role in getting those insights out into the world through our CanvasRebel features.
Our mission is to create a space for artists, creatives and entrepreneurs to be able to learn from their peers through the magic and power of storytelling. Our love of the storytelling format comes from our founding of VoyageLA almost a decade ago, where we ask folks to share the story of their lives and how they got to where they are today. We’ve been fortunate to expand across dozens of cities nationwide. Through our conversations with thousands of small business owners, artists and creatives we noticed that there was a need for even more storytelling – stories about our business or career that we might share at dinner or over coffee, but that wouldn’t necessarily make it into our memoir at the end of our lives; stories that illustrate the nitty-gritty details of what it takes to be successful day to day, how to build and grow a client base, recruit, train and manage a team or generate a living from your art.”
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Podcast interview: August 18, 2023
Interview with The Historians, Bob Cudmore
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