Meet Your Art Biz Bestie

Hey bestie!

I’m Michelle I. Gomez, aka “THE Neurodivergent Multi-Passionate,” artist-turned-artpreneur. 

I’m all about helping fellow ND MP artists like you navigate the messy, exciting world of building a life and art business that allows you to get paid to do ALL the things you love, without sacrificing your mental health, so you too can thrive and no longer solely survive.

My journey’s been anything but straightforward as an Artist, Curator, and Educator for the past twenty years.

What I do

To be honest, it looks like a messy charcoal drawing full of spirals, twists, and turns - just like my non-linear way of thinking, healing, and adulting.

After six years of coaching over 400 artists worldwide, that drawing has become a little less chaotic.

I am clearer and now 100% dedicated to guiding others JUST like me to find their own path in the “messy middle” between struggling artist and thriving artpreneur —without sacrificing MY mental health or authentic self along the way in the name of passion or martyrdom.

My artist to artpreneur story

My artist to artpreneur story

It all started the moment I went from Artist to Artpreneur…

Picture this: I just graduated from one of the top art schools in the country with both a BFA in General Fine Arts and an MFA in Curatorial Practice. Instead of feeling on top of the world, I had a full-on psychotic meltdown after countless job rejections and discrimination.

It was one of those “What now?” moments where I honestly didn’t know if I’d make it or even have the courage to live with a chronic frozen trauma response masked under CPTSD - the kind that makes it seem like everything is fine on the outside career wise.

Cross-faded at the beach, my happy place, I prayed, “How can I get paid to do what I love?” And that’s when she answered. My future self, “J-Leo”, gave me the idea that would change everything: find the golden thread between all of your skills.

I then had an aha moment: “Why not see weddings as art exhibitions?”

I started the arts event planning company dedicated to curating art exhibitions for weddings and life celebrations. It was wild and specific, and it made total sense—I was done knocking on doors and was ready to build my own damn table and chairs and finally take life by the wheel instead of being the passenger princess.

Why you’re in good hands around here

Before I knew it, I went to Google for free help and I built a six-figure business within 2 weeks. Artists started asking me how I did it. I went from rock bottom to running a thriving business, and I knew I had something valuable to share.

Within two weeks, I became one of the fastest-growing artist coaches in the country from 2018 to 2022, helping hundreds of creatives turn their dreams into real businesses. (Talk about being a traumatized ADHD-gifted, but burnt-out artist under hyperarousal, lol)

And I’m still kickin’ and slowly building a multi-million dollar empire to support my zone of genius within my many zones of genius, while simultaneously healing my nervous system after 35 years of living in a constant fight-and-flight response that caused not one, but three life changing burnouts.

So, if you’re wondering if you’re in good hands, know that I’ve been where you are, climbed my way up, and learned to work WITH my unique brain along the way so I can show you how.

I don’t do cookie-cutter coaching; I do real, transformative, deep work that actually changes lives. And I’m here to help you build a business that feels true to you—starting now. 

  • Quote "Working with you has given me the tools to grow! For the first time I feel like I have directions and clarity, ya know?"
  • Quote "Michelle changed my life. Since working together in 2020 everything shifted and I'm so grateful for her coaching, silly humor, willingness to see my potential and faith in creative entrepreneurs"
  • Quote "Michelle helped me tremendously when I was dealing with alllll the limiting beliefs back when we first started"
  • Quote "I feel like you're lit a fire inside me, and under my ass :) I can see that an authentic and money making business is possible.
  • Quote "You are not the Austin Martin coach for nothing! I am so surprised on how much you are helping us even outside of the calls"

why I STILL struggled behind the scenes

So let’s be real—I too had struggles behind the scenes that not everyone saw in my glory artist coaching days, as I unknowingly built my multi-six-figure “arts empire” with multiple projects, hundreds of clients, and collaborations on quicksand.

 I WAS MASKING MY DISABILITIES AND SETBACKS: I was unknowingly hiding my neurodivergence and the complexities that come with being a traumatized, neurodivergent, multi-passionate woman of color. Diagnosis taught me it wasn’t laziness; it was my unique brain trying to protect me from burnout.

PERFECTIONISM AND PEOPLE-PLEASING: Behind my business hustle was a deep-rooted need to prove myself to my community and coaches. I bent over backward for clients and scaled too fast when I was not ready to at the expense of my well-being, exhausting myself for approval, validation, and success

HYPOMANIC HIGHS, DEPRESSIVE LOWS: Entrepreneurship pushed me through a cycle of intense highs and lows, leaving me constantly dysregulated. The mental toll of success is real, and it’s something I want to talk about through this metaphor I called “The feast and famine nervous system”.

What I Did to Break Free

Facing these issues head-on, I gave myself permission to realign my life and business with who I am as an ND MP artist.

Now, I’m in my “2.0” era, where I know my needs, capacity, and values—and I’m here to help you discover yours, too, with Artist < Artpreneur 2.0 to help you do it all over again in your business, your way (or the highway).

Curious to know more about me outside my role as a Coach?

When I’m not coaching, you can find me working as the true Multi-Passionate Man Gen I am on a range of creative projects including:

  • 6 to 7 Club

    An IRL accountability club for six-figure women entrepreneurs scaling to seven figures.

  • Notes to Self

    My very own publishing company where I plan to publish not one, but four books! 

  • Michelle I. Gomez Paintings

    My own art therapy which I may or may not turn into a biz. 

  • Gomez Gallery

    My own gallery honoring my Curatorial skills and passionate mission to represent ostracized voices through exhibitions featuring beautiful artworks with deep meaning to spark conversations that change the world (Coming 2025).

  • Art School Consulting

    A Consulting Firm to make Art Schools Great Again (Coming 2028).

Ready to Build Your Own Path?

Artist to Artpreneur 2.0

Every twist, every challenge, and every breakthrough in my journey has led me here—to a place where I can help Neurodivergent and Multipassionate artists like you build the life and business you’ve always imagined, without sacrificing who you truly are.

If you’re ready to transform your journey from Artist to Artpreneur, find your community, and take that next step with guidance from someone who gets it, then I’d love for you to join us weirdos in Artist < Artpreneur 2.0 - where your unique journey is waiting, and so am I.

Pick my Brain

Or you can Pick my Brain for a 90 min session about anything related to building a six or seven figure business as a neurodivergent and multi-passionate artpreneur or entrepreneur.

Let’s make some magic happen, bestie, so we can unlearn and learn more in our 2.0 era together - our way or the highway.