Separating the Artist from the Art: The Skill to Sell in Hawaii | EP035 | Taisei Discovers

Taisei Discovers Keoni Payton, the man behind Farmers Market, Defend Hawaii and countless other creative ventures, all of which have sparked discourse and mainstream attention in Hawaii for years now. In this interview, Keoni talks about his early life in Mauna Kea, being incarcerated for selling pot, learning prison politics, betrayal, running successful businesses while being an artist and what's next for him and Farmers Market. Enjoy this one and let us know your thoughts. TIMESTAMPS - 00:00 - Keoni's intro 01:17 - How we feelin? 01:38 - Why is Keoni on TD? 02:25 - Crabs in the bucket 04:09 - Pain Killers meaning 05:11 - Why sell what you don't want? 06:02 - Being Incarcerated 07:28 - The lessons learned 08:14 - Back to Pain Killers 09:29 - Influences growing up 10:35 - Hawaii Political State 11:20 - Gift of Art 12:02 - Artist's Journey 14:32 - Defend Hawaii 16:46 - The Marketing Aspect 17:20 - What happened next? 18:56 - Farmers Market 19:55 - Ku-ka'ili-moku Tattoo 20:31 - Farmers Market Story 23:26 - Fashion Industry in Hawaii 24:25 - Do different things 25:57 - AI and Art 27:58 - Are you against AI? 28:42 - I wil win, everytime! 30:05 - Advise for the Artists 32:02 - What's next for Keoni? 32:14 - Fatherhood 33:11 - Co-parenting 34:19 - Why do couples fall apart? 36:26 - Handling hate 37:49 - Joel Albanez 38:32 - Redefining work 39:28 - Why do people buy these shirts? 43:26 - Keyboard battles 44:02 - Farmers Market future 45:13 - The comeback 46:08 - The economics of Art 50:35 - Hustle vs. Biz 52:04 - Customer Experience 56:37 - Why live in the country? 59:33 - Shoutouts Mahalo to Keoni from me and Kenji (‪‪@100badvideos‬) for coming on the podcast and sharing his story with us and the viewers. This is Episode 35 of Taisei Discovers. Subscribe and share for more. ___________________________________________________________________ Fill out the contact form below to have your wine featured on our channel, or if you'd like us to visit your vineyard and winery: 📩 https://forms.gle/WC9Ln42SXmG3Ebgv5 Follow Keoni on IG -   / painkillers   Follow Farmers Market on IG -   / farmersmarkethawaii   Follow Taisei on Instagram -   / taiseidiscovers   Follow Kenji on Instagram -   / kenjiwalks   ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 This video may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such content available for purposes of education, commentary, criticism, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. We believe this constitutes a “fair use” of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you are the copyright owner and believe your material has been used inappropriately, please contact us directly at [email protected] and we will address your concerns promptly.