He Worked For Free On Purpose — Here's How It Built A Career | Patrick Walters #shorts #podcast

He Worked For Free On Purpose — Here's How It Built A Career | Patrick Walters #shorts #podcast

July 8, 2026 · 1 min

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Patrick Walters discusses how working for free helped him build a successful career as an arts educator.

Send us Fan Mail Patrick Walters breaks down exactly how he launched his career as an arts educator — and it didn't start with a paycheck. He and his friend Josh took on a stack of pro bono work, going wherever they could to hone their skills, build up their CVs, and grind out workshops while getting into communities. That groundwork compounded: he went on to work with the Toronto Public Library, started landing grants, ran his own programming, and partnered with cultural hotspots across the...

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