On this episode I’m thrilled to welcome the absolutely lovely back Kiley Bennett to the podcast. Kiley is an artist, educator, and author from Kentucky. Kiley joins me in this episode to chat about the journey that we go on as a creative entrep

LP033 Do Less and Sell More on Instagram

Feb 22nd, 2022 34m 19s

Join me in this episode to chat all things Instagram with the oh-so-lovely Elise Darma. Elise is a an online marketing specialist who specializes is teaching people how to utilize social media best reach their customers She teachers numerous c

LP032 You Don't Need Talent

Feb 11th, 2022 6m 50s

Join me in this episode where we walk through one the biggest myths in the art and maker world: the idea that in order to be successful you need to have talent. Yep, we’re talking all about talent in this episode. What it is, how it can help -

LP031 The Art of Annual Planning: Part Four

Jan 24th, 2022 8m 29s

Join me in this episode where we walk through the fourth and final part of creating an annual plan for your creative business. Today we are going to be focussing on creating your plan for 2022. You’ve done all of the hard work, collecting the n

LP030 The Art of Annual Planning: Part Three

Jan 17th, 2022 8m 34s

Join me in this episode where we walk through the third part of creating an annual plan for your creative business. Today we are going to be dreaming all the dreams and setting some goals for 2022. We’re going to use the information we gathered

LP029 The Art of Annual Planning: Part Two

Jan 11th, 2022 10m 20s

In part two of this four-part series all about annual planning, we are digging into all everything FEELINGS related. We’re going to do some reflecting on the past year to see where we felt joy, stress, what went wrong, what went right, and what

LP028 The Art of Annual Planning: Part One

Jan 4th, 2022 10m 20s

Back when I was an elementary teacher, annual planning was a huge and important part of my classroom curriculum each year. A strong plan for the year meant I could easily focus on the things I needed to get ready for each week, and would keep m

LP027 Standing out in a Saturated Market

Dec 10th, 2021 30m 2s

Tracy Matthews is a Jewelry Designer, Entrepreneur, Mentor, and Podcast host. Her passion is supporting makers to tap into their unique creative brilliance factor to make more money and impact. She has been featured in InStyle, Elle, Us Weekly,

LP026 The Making of 'Making a Life'

Oct 26th, 2021 33m 20s

‘Making a Life’ starts with Melanie sharing her journey of coming to a cross roads in her career and finds herself determined to write a book (she was previously a book editor at Abrams) of her own “investigating and celebrating the role makin

LP025 Growing Pains

Oct 1st, 2021 28s

Once in a while with your work you come across a product that is just, like the EXACT thing you need to get the job done. That is how I felt when I came across the Canvas lamp, I was like YES this is it! If you are a maker or artist and have ev

LP024 Success with ETSY

May 16th, 2021 20s

Have you ever come across someone on Instagram and thought “I want to be friends with this person’? Well, that’s hope I felt about Sallie Dale. Sallie is a mom, a maker, and if she ever decides to change careers, could be a comedian. Her Instag

LP023 On My Bookshelf

Mar 21st, 2021 9m 48s

I am a book-a-holic. A book nerd. Book-lover. You get it. I love the books, allll the books. On todays episode I share with you three of my favourite books for creative entrepreneurs. Business, creativity, work-flow, these books are inspiring a

LP022 March Meet the Maker

Feb 8th, 2021 10m 54s

I am super jazzed to bring this lovely interview with Joanne Hawker to you today. Joanne is a designer and maker from the south west of England. She runs her handmade business from her home studio and focuses her work on cheery stationary and i

LP021 The Balancing Act: Motherhood + Creative Entrepreneurship

Jan 25th, 2021 13m 34s

In this episode I dig into the big question of balancing motherhood with running your own creative business with the oh-so-talented Amy Whetton of Wild Canary Studio. Amy is mother to two energy-filled twins (aged six) and lives with her husban

LP020 Planning + Productivity

Jan 10th, 2021 27m 53s

In perhaps the most perfectly timed episode ever - I am thrilled to welcome my friend Bonnie Christine to the show to discuss one of my favourite topics - getting things done! This time of year many of us are deep into reflection after a year c

LP019 Publishing an Art Book

Nov 17th, 2020 14m

I was very excited to interview my friend Isa Down for this episode of the podcast. Isa is an artist, mother, and nature lover who lives in Colorado the US (she is originally from Canada, I just feel the need to pop this in here!)Isa started pa

LP018 Learning to Love Custom Orders

Oct 20th, 2020 24m 50s

Have you ever admired someones work from afar and then finally gotten up the nerve to say hi? Well, that’s what I did with Kody. She is a crazy-talented watercolour artist and I have admired her work on Instagram for a few years now. When I sta

LP017 Moving into Wholesale

Sep 13th, 2020 19m 10s

Friends, meet Charisse. Charisse and I met years ago at an ETSY Team Captains Summit in Toronto. We instantly bonded over being moms, makers, and our strong desire to go and hide in our hotel rooms away from crowds (we went for coffee instead i

Wholesale: A Makers Perspective

Sep 13th, 2020 19m 10s

LP016 Colour is Key

Aug 26th, 2020 20m 26s

I found Gia Graham one day when I was scrolling through Instagram. Her artwork and use of colour caught my eye. I found out more about her and her work and her wonderful and oh-so-fun ‘Palette Play’ project. She puts together and shares a beaut

LP014 How to Fall in Love with Your Email Newsletter

Aug 12th, 2020 7m 3s

Have you got an email newsletter? Do you ignore it or hate it? Until early this year I certainly did. My business mentor gave me the kick in the pants I needed and so I threw myself into learning all about this magical way to connect with your

The Keys to Collaboration

Jul 28th, 2020 7m 26s

Have you ever considered collaborating with another creative on a project? Have you every thought about the magic that could come from putting creative ideas together? In this podcast I discuss all of the different reasons why you might conside

LP014 The Keys to a Successful Collaboration

Jul 28th, 2020 7m 26s

LP013 How an Everyday Project Saved my Sanity

Jul 12th, 2020 11m 36s

I have always thought about doing an everyday project but to be honest, I felt scared of the idea. I didn’t want to start - for risk of not finishing. It turns out, I kind of fell into doing a daily art project, and it was amazing.As an artist

LP012 Yes, You Need a Website

Jun 29th, 2020 23m 23s

In this episode we welcome Avery Swartz to the show. Avery is the founder and CEO or Camp Tech, a tech workshop company for non-technical folks, the author of See You on the Internet’ a book all about marketing your business online, and she is