Art of Hustle

Anthem is the best. I cannot say enough good things about him. My 26 year-​old nephew had graduated from college and wanted to find a good job. Anthem worked with him to determine the jobs that would fit his interests and skills, assisted him with developing his resume and job applications, and helped him prepare for job interviews. My nephew is now is working at a bank doing a job that he loves. Thank you Anthem.

Enough good things can’t be said about Anthem. I met Anthem through a networking group and decided I would hire him for my fledgeling business. I started my business in April, and by the time I hired Anthem at the beginning of September, I hadn’t even gotten halfway to breaking even in my business.
Anthem is very good at what he does. He’s a veritable master at sales. In a couple of sessions, we determined I needed to completely restructure my services model from an hourly basis to project based with multiple monthly subscription models. This restructure was completed by the beginning of October.
Fast forward a month (just a month!) and I am 95% of the way to breaking even in my business, fully anticipating profitability before the end of the month. I’m on an upward spiral with no discernable ceiling. I have plans laid out to launch a newsletter designed to bring in new business and a game plan to incorporate and hire employees within the next 6 months.
Simply put, Anthem has been instrumental in helping me launch my business. Without his help, I’m fairly certain I would be refreshing my resume to go find a job… which, I hear, is something else Anthem is great at helping people with!

Anthem is legit. Not sure how I can say it any differently. He was able to help me bring focus on a few things that dramatically impacted things in a pretty big way. Details matter! This is NOT for people who want to take a backseat to their business. This is for people like me that feel like their business was moving in too many directions. Since working with Anthem, my business has shifted from something I worked for, to business that now works for me. Do yourself a favor and call him.

Anthem is helping me get a grip on my calendar, attract the clients I want, get more business, and ultimately serve my clients much better. I’ve only been working with him a short time, and I can already see the difference in my energy and my attitude. He keeps it real and keeps it light, and I highly recommend him. I’ve done years of coaching and spent a fortune on it, and he is by far the best value.

Working with Anthem has been a total game changer. As an event planner, I experienced a growth spurt and really want to step everything up and reach that higher level – and I’m happy to report, it’s happening! Make no mistake, you have and MUST put in the work, but it’s all done under Anthem’s watchful eye. He has proved invaluable on all levels, always at the ready with sage advice. What I love is his open door policy to us subscription clients, but also his emphasis on working smarter, and also in the interest of self-​preservation. As all of us small business owners know, we have to take care of ourselves first, before we take care of others! So easy to forget that perspective, and Anthem emphasizes that, and then some.
It’s been about 7 months working together now, and I’m finally getting to rebuilding my existing website, gathering more Unilocal reviews, weeding out non-​qualitfying clients and cleaning my insfrastructure and systems to maintain what he calls our «core genius.» I relate to that phrase so much! There is always going to be admin and un-​fun day-​to-​day stuff for running your business, but with Anthem, he’s there to make sure I’m doing it efficiently, and always with my short– and long-​term goals in mind.
Anthem likes to say he is here for me as an accountablility partner, and that’s been absolutely true. He has been there for some very painful and tough moments this season and opened my eyes to creating ideals for my business: the right work flow, the right client, the right everything! I’m excited to see what lies next and where we go from here. I highly recommend him if you’re looking to step up that game and reach new heights. You won’t regret it!

Art Of Hustle has 100% helped me get my business back up and running after having to place it on hold during maternity leave. I had a goal of acquiring my past clients and getting a few new ones on board and within 4 months I was able to reach my goal with the help of Anthem by my side.
This is the first time I’ve invested in hiring a coach to step my game up as a small biz owner, and now there’s no turning back! I would recommend Art of Hustle to anyone, regardless of what stage their business is in, cause we all need a coach/​cheerleader/​guide to keep us focused and see the small mistakes we make and keep us moving in the right direction.
Invest in yourself, you deserve it! Art of Hustle is the game changer you’ve been needing to grow your biz! #IndependentHustle #StepYoGameUp #ThePapaLoDownAgency

What can I say, other than Anthem is amazing! I have only been working with anthem for a month and a half and I quadrupled my sales. I have had my best month ever, earning $ 20,000 in sales. This is a major milestone for my men’s coaching business.
I already had a business that was working more or less, but I was having a problem presencing my big program in my presentations. Anthem gave me a few tweaks, here and there and Voilá, I started closing like hot tamales!
Anthem is worth every penny I spend on him and more! He is my secret weapon to success!
Besides being an amazing business coach, Anthem is also a gentle, down to earth and reliable person. He is easy to talk with, a great cheerleader and is always there for you when you need him.
If you want real and fast results, Anthem is your guy. He knows what he’s talking about. He is the real deal.
Thanks Anthem. You rock!!! =)

I’ve been looking for someone like Anthem and the Art of Hustle for a long time now. Anthem has the skills, experience and knowledge that I need plus more! Thanks to him, I finally have a bio that I feel good about posting, I’m recognizing the true value (and price) of my services, and maybe most important, I’m creating much needed spaciousness in my work and in my life. Whether I’m working with him one-​to-​one or attending a workshop, I always walk away with real information I can put to work immediately and feel grounded and inspired while doing so.

I am a musician and attended a workshop of Anthem’s hosted by San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music. For me, the workshop focused on how to turn a project into manageable tasks, by helping us understand where our project might fit into our larger vision, and into our organization’s framework. What really brought it home was working on individual projects in the same workshop. We tried out what we had just learned, and thus could ask more specific questions. (Anthem even took the time to answer my left-​over questions by email). I found it engaging, applicable, inspiring and fun! I went right home and started my homework. Best of all, I am still doing it; it was that inspiring. Thank you Anthem Salgado! (BTW, you have a great name)

First Art of Hustle helped me with my newsletters, helped me to create ideas to tell my story and engage my clientele. Thanks to my coaching I have high open and click rates! Clients even compliment me on my newsletters!
I decided to work with Art of Hustle to help overhaul the content on my website. Now my website is cleaner and the content tells a better story about who we are, what my business does and who we love to work with. Now my prospects are easier to close because I’m attracting the clientele who are the right fit.
So far working with the Art of Hustle has improved client engagement and increased my sales. I’m up 10% from last month!
Sweet!

Anthem’s workshops are life affirming, uplifting, mind-​blowingly clear, precise, and most of all, his suggestions and remedies are of the sort that can immediately be put into practice. I’ve attended
several workshops with other attendees of diverse age groups, professions and varying stages
of career development. I and I suspect everyone, have left every time, fully aware of his kindness, compassion, detailed understanding of appropriate procedures and practices and clear communication of how to implement them. Anthem is obviously determined to be of service. He is a hero.

Anthem helped me step up my game and take steps toward building my network and my yoga business. As a coach he provided accountability, strategies, and a friendly ear during a challenging transition period at work. I’m grateful for his support because it helped awaken my own inner coach and I’ve been taking bigger and bigger strides each month, meeting my goals and dreaming bigger. He’s a great guy who understands what it is like to work in arts management, which was an added bonus.

I attended the Art Of Hustle workshop at the Brooklyn Museum. Anthem successfully engages you in an extremely collaborative and supportive way. I walked out of the seminar feeling informed, inspired, motivated and focused. I have taken a few other creative entrepreneur workshops where the content was just one slide after another and the seminar leader was the only one speaking. This is the opposite of Anthem’s workshop. His presentation was on point and the content was very original. I would highly recommend attending one his workshops if you are looking to start or grow your business. It is definitely worth it. Most likely the most valuable investment you can make for your business!

On Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 7 p.m. Anthem Salgado lead the last in a series of talks and professional development activities for artists and designers looking to brand, build, and grow their creative enterprises. He was super professional and on point from idea to implementation. Anthem’s presentation was clear and interactive workshop activities were fun and engaging for our visors. I would welcome the opportunity to work with him again. It was a a a dream… The Bay to BK!

For those who seek a better foothold on the creative career paths we’ve chosen to climb, I’ve found that the Art of Hustle provides real guidance and support to keep moving onward and upward.
As an advocate – an almost-​addict – to continuous learning, hard work and finding ways to «live above the line,» I find that AoH’s website is especially great for its frequent (and extremely relevant) articles chock full of easy-​to-​understand advice and fresh perspectives.
I was so excited when I heard that the Art of Hustle was coming to the East Coast that I took a 2-​hr. pilgrimage after a full day’s work to the Brooklyn Museum, and it was… TOTALLY WORTH IT!
The «Power Shift» workshop was nothing short of the kickstart I needed to really take the helm in my career again. There, an incredibly diverse collection of creatives gathered from all areas – music, writing, textile design, a variety of visual arts, and an in-​house branding professional (me) who all sought answers. After the over-​2-​hour workshop flew by, I think we all left with more confidence, understanding and determination. I know I did.
Anthem is one of the most inspiring mentors that I have seen in my career history. He is a talented coach who knows just how to turn the light bulbs on over everyone’s heads. Anthem gives people real talk: sharing not only the «how’s» and the «why’s,» but underscoring that the best results are earned through our own efforts, intentions and in constantly reaching for our next goal.
I love that AoH is grounded in reality, results and tailored successes; and highly recommend!

I took an introductory workshop and it was phenomenal. For those aspiring entrepreneurs who might feel overwhelmed, everything is broken down step-​by-​step in a very open forum approach. You’ll understand creating and managing a business in both personal and general context. You’ll end the first session feeling very inspired with your goals in order.
Highly recommended!

I discovered Anthem and Art of Hustle serendipitously this past summer and have since been working with him on a slew of business strategies which include but are not limited to: marketing, business development, cleaning up internal systems, masterminding and much more.
As a one person shop, I have found it invaluable to have a coach walk alongside me through the ups, downs and everywhere-​in-​betweens in this adventure called the small business life.
Anthem is just a wonderful person, period. So working with him has a certain kind of ease to it. He’s intuitive, consistently value-​adding during our coach sessions and email exchanges, helps me when I’m challenged or have an idea I need help fleshing out, listens carefully, see’s my big vision (esp when I forget to see it for myself at times), celebrates my wins and helps me realign when I feel like I’ve had a loss. It can be a tough and lonely road when you are an entrepreneur. So it is imperative that you have good people on your team. I consider AoH to be the best of the best. He’s a wealth of knowledge, has a ton of varied and colorful experience that I believe makes him most unique in this industry and he is always sharing the best resources with me. I consider Anthem a teammate, a coach, certainly a professional and now a good friend.
I recommend Anthem to anyone who is looking to grow their business, their brand and get stronger systems in place, get more accountability around projects and big visions and to anyone ready for some work, to take your business and self to the next level (s)!

Art of Hustle has been instrumental in helping me position my ad/​consulting business for growth. Through regular strategic planning sessions and reviews, we were able to clearly establish and track where I was, relative to my marketing and operational priorities. I was also given some useful lessons and readings in the areas of marketing where my background was insufficient. It was critical to have a strategic, experienced sounding board helping me evaluate new areas of opportunity and risks to the business.
I’d recommend Art of Hustle for anyone running a small business, who is willing/​able to work toward establishing a more strategic and disciplined approach to attracting and retaining customers.

A few months back I was looking for tech work in the Bay Area. I figured it would be a breeze and was in for a surprise when reality hit. I was getting a lot of interviews and rocking the first and second rounds. The problem came with the last rounds with the CEO’s, VP’s, etc. When set in front of the senior staff I was not hitting the mark when it came to delivering a compelling story, communicating my process, and finally providing proof of value with solid examples from the past. In short, I needed to improve my story telling.
Anthem provided me with the tools I needed to be able to construct that compelling story on the fly. Through in person drills, one on one critiques, and suggested reading/​homework I was able to adapt my presentation and land my dream job.
At first I was a bit skeptical about the process and the price. Anthem put together an approach that was tailored to my needs and maximized my time and budget. He hit me with a nice mix of «canned» techniques and «custom fit» exercises designed to get me to a very clearly defined goal.
Booyakasha.

I decided to leave a secure job to pursue my true ambitions– be my own boss, work with artists, and make my passion my main source of income. I knew it was the right thing to do and rode the highs that come with finally listening to one’s inner voice. A few months later, I felt the magnitude of my decision and I was TERRIFIED. Doubt clouded my mind to the point where I forgot why I made such an important decision in the first place and I found myself wanting to return to familiarity.
On a particularly rough day, I received an e-​mail from Anthem who I had met over 6 months before at a networking event. He remembered that I was working on projects with an artist who is now my client and asked about how things were progressing. At that moment, I was reminded of how much I learned from Anthem in the 15 minutes that I talked to him at the event and was convinced that reconnecting with him was divine intervention. The timeliness of his message and genuine tone was enough to make me spill all the questions I had about the career path I chose. Within a week, I met him in person for my consultation. Anthem’s professionalism, positivity, and firmness restored my faith in my journey. I left feeling excited to have an accountability partner and ready to hustle up.
Since jumpstarting my life’s work with Anthem, I have achieved a level of confidence in my skills that I’ve never experienced before and can only see it growing from here. The wisdom and knowledge he applies to our discussions enable me to think outside the box and transform self-​sabotaging habits into clear action steps in the right direction. Now, I have four clients and three projects with a variety of arts organizations. Anthem’s guidance helped drive me here and I’m excited to see what’s next!