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Every other week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel, left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, illustrator, writer, community co-founder and has owned and operated a multi-six figure a year creative content business. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.
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EP182: Building a Resilient Creative Business Through Trade Wars and Chaos
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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EP181: Creative Canadian: Author Susan Wadds Builds Safe Creative Communities
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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EP180: Looking Back at 2024 and Ahead to 2025 in Our Creative Businesses
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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EP179 Creative Canadian Women: Kim Fahner - Poet, Author and Community Builder
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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To Discount or Not to Discount in Your Creative Business?
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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EP177: Beka Shane Denter Explores Canadian Creativity in Bloom Across Canada
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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EP176: The Power of Rituals in our Creative Practices
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holidays EP13: Payment Processor Freak Outs at Markets (and how to avoid them!)
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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EP174: Making a Pivot and Fashioning a Collaboration with Rebecca Rowe: Creative Canadian Women
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Prep For the Holidays EP 12: Prep Your Online Shops for the Holiday Rush
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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EP172: How to Increase Your Average Order Value and Boost Revenue in Your Creative Business
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holidays EP11: Market Booth Planning & Prep! Tips for Makers, Artists & Creatives
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holidays EP10: Tips for Planning Your Holiday Promotions
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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EP169: Season 6 Opener: Creating and Recreating Our Own Creative Process
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holidays EP9: Plan Your Calendar by Working Backwards.
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holidays EP8: Applying to Holiday Markets
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holidays EP7 Pitching Yourself for Holiday Gift Guides
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holiday EP6: Early, Essential Marketing with Pinterest and Blogging
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holidays EP5: Get a Jump on Holiday Marketing with Product Mockups & Samples
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Prep For the Holidays EP 4: Packaging & Shipping Materials
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holidays EP3: Get ready to start creating!!
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holidays EP2: Planning Out Your Products and Services for the Holidays!
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holidays EP1: Creatives, Warm Up Your Email List BEFORE Market and Selling Season!
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Prep for the Holidays Minisode Series Trailer - Stress-free Holiday Prep for Creatives!
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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EP158: Leaning Into Rest - and Why It's SO Important for Working Creatives
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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EP157: Creative Canadian Women - Photographer Heidi Richter
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May 20, 2024 |
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EP156: Rent or Own? The Dangers of Building a Creative Business on Rented Land
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May 06, 2024 |
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EP155: Creative Canadian Women: Alexandra Newbould - Illustrator & Courtroom Sketch Artist
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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EP154: Makers, Artists and Creatives: Here's How to Find Your Customers
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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EP153: REPLAY: Words of Wisdom for Creatives from Past Guests
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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EP 152 Creative Canadian Women: Demi Winters - Indepdendent Fantasy Romance Novelist
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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EP151: Creative Canadian Woman: Songwriter & Author Gail Taylor is Using Kickstarter
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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EP150: Trends We're Paying Attention to in Our Creative Businesses in 2024
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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EP149: Leaning into Change for a Life of Creative Fulfillment with Geneviève Retzlaff
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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EP148: The Law of Vibration and Your Creative Practice with Sara Fisher
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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EP147: Getting Started with Podcasting For Your Creative Business
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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EP146: So, You Think You're Ready to Go Viral?
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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EP145: Own Your Age and Your Wisdom with Zannat Reza
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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EP144: Creative Canadian Woman - Jacqueline Nicosia of Ardo Hospitality
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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EP143: Overcoming Perfectionism and Burnout with Psychotherapist Yu Tong Hannah Lin
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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EP142: Shaky Economy? Navigate the Holiday Selling Season & Plan for 2024
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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EP141: Stepping Out From Behind Your Work with Photographer Michele Mateus
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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EP140: Behind the Scenes of a Solo Art Exhibition with Heather Travis
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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SUMMER REPLAY From Fashion Concept to Launch: The Birth of Gallola with Katrina and Lexi von Hahn
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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SUMMER REPLAY: Branding For Multi-Passionate Creatives with Diane Foy
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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SUMMER REPLAY: Embracing Age and Passion: The Musical Journey of Sharon Marie White
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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SUMMER REPLAY: Your Logo is NOT Your Brand (so what the heck is??)
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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EP135: Blogging To Drive Traffic (And Build SEO) For Your Creative Business
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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EP134: Creative Canadian Women: Phyllis Ellis - Documentary Filmmaker
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May 12, 2023 |
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EP133: Photographer Darina Kopcok: Generating Quality Client Leads
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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EP132: Scarcity, Urgency or Always Available? Inventory & Marketing Models For Creative Business
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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EP131: Copyright and Creativity - With Copyright Lawyer Lesley Ellen Harris
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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EP130: Creating Products for Your Creative Services Business
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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EP129: Creative Canadian Women: Stefanie Henderlin of Mangata Apothecary - Growth From Failure
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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EP128: Words of Wisdom For Creative Business Owners
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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EP127: Etsy, Your Own Website or... Both?
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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EP126: Money Mindset Matters For Working Creatives with Pamela George
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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REPLAY: Choosing a Word Of the Year with Raj Thandhi
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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EP124: One Small Change That Had a Huge Impact On My Creative Business This Year
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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EP123: Embracing the Business Side of Creating with Sara Roach-Lewis
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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EP122: An Easier Way to Market Your Creative Business On Social Media with Susan Diaz
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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EP121: Diving Down Into Meaning and Resistance in our Creative Work
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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EP120: Creative Canadian Women: Katrina & Lexie of Gallola - Starting a Fashion and Lifestyle Brand From Scratch
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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EP119: When Loved Ones Don't Support Your Creative Business, What Can You Do?
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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EP118: Creative Canadian Janice Lawandi - From Chemist to Multi-Stream Revenue Baker
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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EP117: Surprising Success with a Small YouTube Channel - with Ayngelina Brogan
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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EP116: Season 4 Opener: Adapting to Social Media changes, New Tech, Studio Sales and Prep for the Holiday Season
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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REPLAY: Getting Ready For Holiday Craft Market Season with Louisa Hrennikoff
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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REPLAY: Starting a Subscription Box Service For Your Creative Business
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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REPLAY: Niching Down Your Business with Dance Photographer Rachael Dyer
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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REPLAY: Holiday Season Prep - It's Time to Get Started!
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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EP111: The One With Unusual Questions
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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EP110: Navigating Economic Uncertainty While Running a Creative Business
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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EP109: Setting Boundaries for Your Creative Business (and Yourself!)
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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EP108: Tools to Help Grow Your Creative Business
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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EP107: Making Sure Your Next BIG IDEA is Ready and Waiting When You Need It!
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May 27, 2022 |
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EP106: When is it Time to Move on From Your Creative Business?
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May 20, 2022 |
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EP105: Creative Burnout: Protecting Yourself and Your Creative Business
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May 13, 2022 |
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EP104: A 7 Figure A Year Creative Business?
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May 06, 2022 |
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EP103: Creative Canadian: Using Your Platform for Good with Dee de los Santos
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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EP102: Creative Canadian Liliana Tommasini - Children's Book Author
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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EP101: Reducing Waste and In Your Creative Business
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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EP100: Wild Milestones and All the Top 5s
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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EP099: Growing Your Creative Business with Ebooks with Kristen Raney
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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EP098: Aligning Your Values With Your Business
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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EP097: REPLAY: Getting Started with Patreon
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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EP096: Creating Space for Silence
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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EP095: Push Back Instant Gratification and Embrace the Process Behind the Work
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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EP094: What the Heck is a Forever Series and Do I Really Need One?
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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EP093: The Best Free Resource for Creative Entrepreneurs with Christina Neigel
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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EP092: 20 Email Newsletter Ideas for Creatives (That Aren't Too Sales-y)!
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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EP091: Branding for Multi-Passionate Artists with Diane Foy
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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EP090: Creative Canadian Sharon Marie White and Ageism in the Creative Arts
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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EP089: Creative Canadian Raj Thandhi and Choosing a Word of the Year
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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EP088: Reviewing & Setting Goals in Your Creative Business
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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EP087: Creative Canadian Tiffany Mayer: The Biggest Freelancer Mistakes
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Episode 86: Creative Canadian Kristen Raney - Urban Gardener, Floral Artist and Content Entrpereneur
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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EP085: So You Want to Quit Your Day Job...
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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EP084: Imperfectly Perfect (a Creative Mindset Episode)
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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EP083: Creative Canadian Meghan Telpner Adds Heart to Transform the Brain
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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EP082: Budget and Hybrid Pricing Models for Creative Businesses
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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EP081: Premium Pricing Models For Your Creative Business
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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EP080: Get Ready For Craft Market Season with Louisa Hrennikoff of Luli Designs Jewelry
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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EP079: Creative Canadian - Photographer Betty Shin Binon and the Power of Education
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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EP078: Creative Canadian Lia Rinaldo and Getting Small to Go Big
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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EP077: Self-Care for Creative Entrepreneurs (Especially Through the Holiday Season!)
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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EP076: The Social Media Mindset Struggle
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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EP075: REPLAY: Protecting Your Creative Work with Lawyer Andrea Henry
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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EP074: REPLAY: 10 Curious Ways We Self-Sabotage Our Creative Careers
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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EP073: REPLAY: Why What You Call Yourself Matters to Your Creative Business
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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EP072: REPLAY: Taking Risks as a Working Creative
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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EP071: REPLAY: Overcoming Self-Doubt As A Working Creative
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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EP070: Holiday Season Prep - It's Time To Get Started!
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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EP069: Creative Canadian Natalie Gates and the Power of Good Copywriting
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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EP068: The Importance of Scheduling Downtime In Your Creative Business
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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EP067: LinkedIn For Creatives with Louise Brogan
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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EP066: Your Creative Work Won't Sell Itself (And Here's What You Can Do About It)
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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EP065: The Jealous Creative - Confronting the Ugly Emotion (with Alana Ruoso)
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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EP064: Creative Canadian: Dianne Jacob - Author, Editor and Writing Coach
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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EP063: Replay - How to Get a Book Deal When Nobody Knows Who You Are
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May 28, 2021 |
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EP062: Creative Canadian - Lisa Le and Getting Started with YouTube
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May 21, 2021 |
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EP061: Your Logo is NOT Your Brand (So What Is?)
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May 14, 2021 |
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EP060: Creative Canadian - Dance Photographer Rachael Dyer and Niching Down Your Business
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May 07, 2021 |
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EP059: Email Marketing Basics For Your Creative Business with Trina Waller
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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EP058: So You Want to Start A Subscription Box Service - Here's How to Get Started
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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EP057: Creative Canadian - Product Developer and Online Retailer Debra Wong
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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EP056: Pricing Your Products (and "Productized" Services)
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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EP055: Raising the Rates On Your Creative Services
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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EP054: Getting Started with Patreon with Pailin Chongchitnant of Hot Thai Kitchen
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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EP053: Creative Canadian - Multi-Business Entrepreneur Steph Todd
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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EP052: Visualizing Success with Lisa Bolton
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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EP051: Reflections on a Pandemic (and Running a Creative Business)
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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EP050: What I've Learned From A Year of Podcasting (And What's Next!)
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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EP049: Protecting What You Create with Lawyer Andrea Henry
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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EP048: What Can You Do to Earn $100 Right Now?
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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EP047: Why You Should Do The 100 Day Project (and how to succeed with it!)
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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EP046: 10 Curious Ways We Self-Sabotage our Creative Careers
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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EP045: How To Surprise and Delight Your Fans
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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EP 044: Masterminds, Mentors and Coaches - Oh My!
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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EP043: What's Kickstarting My Creative Inspiration While I'm Stuck At Home
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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EP022: REPLAY - Promoting Your Creative Business Outside of Social Media
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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EP041: REPLAY - Managing Procrastination and Perfectionism
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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EP040: How We're Growing Our Art Businesses in 2021
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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EP039: What We Learned From Our Art Businesses in 2020.
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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EP038: Setting 2021 Goals For Your Creative Business
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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EP037: Creative Canadian: Blogger Lily Ernst
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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EP036: How To Work With Influencers and Brand Ambassadors For Your Creative Small Business
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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EP035: Getting Started with TV Appearances to Promote Your Creative Small Business
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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EP034: Creative Canadian: Puneeta Chhitwal Varma, Writer and Better Food Advocate
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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EP033: Why You Need a Media Kit For Your Creative Small Business
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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EP 032: How to Manage a Multi-Passionate Creative Career
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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EP031 The Best Pitching Tips For Writers
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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EP030 Finding Creative Business Success Outside of the Big City
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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EP029: Creative Canadian: Freelance Writer Gabby Peyton
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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EP028: Using Metrics To Increase Productivity, Time Management and Profitability
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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EP027: Why It Matters What You Call Yourself
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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EP026: Pivoting Your Creative Business During Times of Change
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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EP025: Canadian Creative: Culinary Travel Publisher Ayngelina Brogan
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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EP024: Pitching Tips For Creative Businesses.
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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EP023: Negotiation Tips For Working Creatives
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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EP022: Promoting Your Work Outside of Social Media
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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EP021: Canadian Creative: Artist Heather Travis
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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EP020: Changes Are Coming
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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EP019: The Creative Benefits of Being Bored
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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EP018: How To Get A Book Deal When Nobody Knows Who You Are
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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EP017: Tips For A Successful Creative Business Partnership
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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EP016: Preparing Your Creative Business for Time Off
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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EP015: Pricing Your Work as a Creative (Part Two)
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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EP014: Pricing Your Work as a Creative (Part One)
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May 29, 2020 |
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EP013: Batching Tasks and Time Blocking for Ultimate Productivity
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May 22, 2020 |
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EP012: Our Best Tips For Working From Home
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May 15, 2020 |
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EP011: Tips For Managing Distractions while Creating from Home
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May 08, 2020 |
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EP010: Tips For Creating a Home Work Space For Your Business
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May 01, 2020 |
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EP009: How Working Creatives Can Inspire Others by Giving Back
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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EP008: Inspiration, Imitation & Plagerism For Working Creatives
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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EP007: Cultivating Inspiration
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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EP006: Our Favourite Sources of Creative Inspiration
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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EP005: Taking Risks as an Artist
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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EP004: Overcoming Self-Doubt as an Artist
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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EP003: Procrastination and Perfectionism
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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EP002: Melissa Interviews Lisa
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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EP001: Lisa Interviews Melissa
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Feb 29, 2020 |
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EP000: The Trailer!
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Feb 28, 2020 |