I decided to take a 16 week business class called Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) which met once a week, we had homework. Which I still do occasionally if I need cash. I went back to my first career which was sign language interpreting. Anyway I had to leave there and I was just trying to figure what to do.
The money is really good but it was all the other stuff. MM: No administrator would go into a cardiac surgeon’s operating room and tell them what to do. Companies like Pearson Testing and curriculum companies are making a fortune off of it but the reality of it is you need to train teachers really, really well then you give them all the support they need to become excellent teachers then leave them the Fuck alone. As we know all the money is going into testing. Mainly I love the kids but got burnt out by the administration and politics of education. I wasn’t burnt out but I was crispy around the edges. MM: I was a high school Biology teacher in the city here for 8 ½ years. PSW: How did you get started as a Personal Historian? They pull the book off the shelf and sit down with their family and they go through it and reminisce and remember and reconnect with one another and that’s where the words come in as part of an individual, family or organizational oral tradition. They look to what I create as an opportunity for storytelling. But the majority of my clients don’t have the time to caption anything. Occasionally if a client wants it but then they have to do the work. There are no words (text) in the work I do, except those that are in documents or memorabilia. At least people know what to do (as a memoir writer). MM: Personal Historians in general have a difficult time selling our services. PSW: How long have you been doing Personal History work? Memories Out of the Box is heading into the Profitability stage but we are not there yet. Visibility, Credibility and Profitability. It’s the three stages of building a business. Martie McNabb (MM): Not busy with a lot of paid work. I know you are really busy so thanks for your time. Martie has been in business for over nine years and she is graciously going to share her wisdom and insights with us today. Her books are created to let the reader tell the story in their own words. She owns and operates a business in Brooklyn, NY She is a visual artist who tells personal history stories in books (& other display products) using only photos & memorabilia. I met Martie McNabb at one of the local chapter Association of Personal Historian meetings last year.
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