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Evan Bryce: Running Residencies Around the World & Building Art of Mondays | Mikey Talk Episode 31

In this episode, I sit down with Evan Bryce, co-founder of Art of Mondays, in the Dandenongs Ranges with some of his team who've been traveling with him. Evan left a successful marketing career at Megaphone to build something he wished existed - a global community for founders who value meaningful connection over traditional success metrics. We dive into the very first moment he decided to start Art of Mondays, what his relationship with Mondays used to be like before building a company literally named after the day most people dread, and how he engineers that magical first-day feeling at residencies where strangers become genuine friends within hours. I was at the Wanaka residency in New Zealand and witnessed this firsthand - it's remarkable. Evan opens up about spending 2024 living nomadically while running roughly one residency per month all over the world. He shares specific stories about the unexpected challenges of building a business without a home, what it's been like transitioning from solo founder on the road to having team members travel with him, and the first time he ran Shark Tank pitch night at a residency. We talk about witnessing transformations in founders who come through the community, the process of training new facilitators to hand over something he's been running himself, and whether he's actually found the meaningful connections he was searching for when he left the traditional career path. Evan reflects on what's next for both Art of Mondays and himself - where this global movement is heading that might surprise people. From leaving stability to living in beautiful locations around the world, this conversation explores what it really means to build community as a business and what you learn about yourself when you actually do the thing instead of just dreaming about it. ~~~ 0:00 - Setup 0:52 - Intro 2:41 - The very first moment Evan decided to start Art of Mondays 6:53 - What his relationship with Mondays was like before all this 11:08 - How he engineers the magic feeling at residencies 14:37 - Unexpected challenges from building a business nomadically 21:14 - Being back in Australia with team members after traveling 24:23 - The first time he ran Shark Tank pitch night 26:24 - Training new people to hand over facilitating residencies 36:44 - A transformation he witnessed in someone from the community 40:28 - Has he found the meaningful connections he was searching for 41:40 - What's next for Art of Mondays and for Evan ~~~ Good Ideas Studio creates authentic stories and provides platforms for others to reach their full potential. #MikeyTalk #ArtOfMondays #FounderCommunity #NomadicLife #MelbourneFounders #GoodIdeasStudio