Shannon Dawson MA ’21
Step2,3 is a social media platform tailored towards the needs of artists. Step2,3s mission is to help artists elevate their way of life by galvanizing as many resources as possible on the digital platform, and to make artistic career paths financially more sustainable. Step2,3 hopes to change perceptions about the financial sustainability of artistic career paths by influencing the economic growth of the freelance arts industries.
Step2,3 is based in New York City, and primarily serves the NYC metro area, focused on NYC artists, performers, and employers. Once its roots are firmly established it will implement strategies to scale up and branch out geographically.
This enterprise took the top prize of $5,000 of seed money at Purchase’s College 2021 Shark Tank Business Plan Competition.