About this episode

Nick, Tracey & Dale discuss art milestones and lessons learned from expanding their art business into retail.

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou and Happy New Year, friends! Nick, Tracey & Dale kick off 2025 by taking a moment to discuss art milestones from the last 12 months (most notably opening up a pop-up shop at Ala Moana Center!) Looking to potentially expand your art business to a brick and mortar location? The episode is packed with details and lessons learned in opening a retail shop (in one day, mind you!) We also chat about awesome design collabs from 2024 including Kahala, Uniqlo and Cocomoon. The crew dives into their opportunities to expand in the Japan market, MMA haircuts, and dangerous centipede bites. Yeah, you read that right. Episode 36 of Secondary Colors has got ...it ...all. Shop Nick's designs www.nickkuchar.com Follow Nick: http://instagram.com/nickkuchar/ Recorded from the Nick Kuchar Art & Design Shop at Ala Moana Center on O'ahu.

People in this episode

Host: Nick Kuchar

Guests: Tracey, Dale

Topics covered

• art business
• retail expansion
• design collaborations
• Japan market
• pop-up shop
• art milestones

Keywords

• art business
• retail shop
• design collaborations
• pop-up shop
• Japan market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kahala, Uniqlo, Cocomoon

Places: Ala Moana Center, Japan

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