129: The Power Of Bartering & Using Your Creative Skills As Currency w/ Chad Balkum & Johnathan Wellington

<p><strong>Nam</strong><strong>e:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Chad Balkum & Johnathan Wellington</span></p> <p><strong>Business Name:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Skillhaus</span></p> <p><strong>Current Title:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Owners of Skillhaus</span></p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mexico City</span></p> <p><strong>Educational Background:</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Howard University - Business management</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CUNY City College - Visual Communication</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About Chad and Johnathan:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chad and Johnathan are changing the way creatives do business with each other. Entrepreneurs are turning to skill bartering to start and scale their businesses, and platforms like Skillhaus are helping them build community and utilize their network to succeed. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Skillhaus is a first-of-its-kind creative skill-bartering community rooted in collaboration. The founders believe that your dreams shouldn't go deferred due to a lack of income or resources.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>DURING THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why bartering is important in business</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How bartering works</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Traditional vs. modern bartering</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The importance of relationships in bartering</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why skills are the new currency</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ways that barteri