In episode 28 Ayngelina Brogan and I dive into why it's so important to know your key numbers, regardless of what kind of creative business you run, and how knowing those numbers can help you increase your productivity, time management and profitability!
Read MoreMindset and business are interconnected and what you call yourself really matters. How you refer to yourself and the mental roles you let yourself take on can both spur you on to growth or keep you trapped somewhere you don't want to be. We want to help you change your mindset in this episode to spur you on to growth - both as a creator and a business owner!
Read MoreThe global pandemic has wreaked havoc on many businesses but, it has also triggered a lot of ingenuity as women have figured out how to pivot their creative businesses and continue to find success. Today, we talk about how to pivot your business in times of change (and not just in a pandemic).
Read MoreGet to know Nova Scotia creative Ayngelina Brogan. Ayngelina is the publisher behind the culinary travel website Bacon is Magic, where she publishes written and video content to help travelers find the best food around the world - and even make some of it at home. When we're not in the midst of a global pandemic, Ayngelina splits her time between Havana, Cuba, her home just outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia and traveling the world! Learn more about Ayngelina's journey from a successful Toronto advertising career to a self-employed writer and publisher.
Read MoreIn Episode 24 we're talking about pitching. At some point we're all faced with pitching ourselves - be it to an editor, a gallery, a future client, a craft market, or a wholesaler. The times where we have to pitch ourselves and our businesses are endless. It comes down to two key points - listen to the full episode to find out more!
Read MoreIn Episode 23 of the podcast we tackle a topic a lot of women and a lot of working creatives really don't like to face: negotiation. But negotiation is a critical part of life and business and without learning some simple negotiation techniques, we often wind up settling for things we're not really happy about. We're flipping negotiation on its head today and getting rid of the stress that goes with it.
Read MoreIn Episode 22 we talk about how to promote yourself and your work without relying so much on social media. Heather Travis puts on her PR hat and we give you tons of tips and tricks to DIY your own press and marketing and have success with it! This episode is jam packed with all kind of grass roots marketing ideas to help you move your business forward in your community - even if you're a digital content creator.
Read MoreGet to know Ontario artist Heather Travis. Heather is a communications professional as well as a painter known for her large scale canvases and mural work. Recently, she has also gone mini with several old dollhouse restoration projects! We talk about the art community in her rural Ontario town, where her creativity comes from, the business of her art and what it's like when both you and your spouse are self-employed.
Read MoreBeing bored can be very beneficial - if only we could let ourselves embrace boredom! Our tips to help you be bored and let in the creative energy that comes out of it!
Read MoreAuthor Lisa Bolton share her best tips on how to get a non-fiction book deal when you don’t have a big audience or social media following and nobody really knows who you are.
Read MoreIs it a good idea to take on a business partner in your creative business? What could go wrong? What are the keys to a successful partnership? We answer all of those questions for you!
Read MoreTaking some time off from your business, whether it’s a few days, a few weeks or even a few months doesn’t have to be scary if you plan far enough in advance and follow these tips!
Read MoreFiguring out how to price your work is one of the hardest things you’ll do as a creative business owner. Whether you’re pricing a product or a service it’s a constantly moving target that changes with time and circumstance. We share our best tips for figuring out how to price your work in part one of this two part podcast.
Read MoreBatching your tasks and using time blocking are two effective ways to up your productivity while making sure you build in time to get deep creative work done and still take care of the day to day tasks of running a creative business.
Read MoreAfter 10 years of working from home for both of us, we share our best tips for working from home… productively!
Read MoreWorking from home comes with a lot of distractions! Here’s some of the most common ones you’ll face and our best tips to manage distractions when you run your business from home.
Read MoreAfter 10 years of working from home for both of us, we share some of our best tips for setting up a workspace at home for your creative business.
Read MoreGiving back to your community, your peers or your audience are all powerful ways to inspire others, which in turn has a tendency to turn around and inspire you right back. And it can be a powerful way to grow your creative business.
Read MoreWhat’s the difference between inspiration, imitation and plagiarism and how can you avoid copying somebody else’s work? We share some tips to help you in your daily work
Read MoreCultivate inspiration daily! For working creatives, cultivating inspiration needs to be part of our regular business routines - just like bookkeeping and social media and actually creating art. Here’s some of our tips to help.
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