The Maker's Playbook

By Rebecca Ickes Carra

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Episodes: 124

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A podcast where we talk all about what it's really like to make a living from the things you make. Featuring candid interviews with other ceramicists and makers, as well as helpful business tips to make your side-hustle into a life-giving, viable business.


Episode Date
Ep 510: Live at NCECA - Building Relationships with Collectors with Louise Rosenfield & Peter Beseacker
May 03, 2024
Ep 509: Etsy vs. Your Own Website {The Launch}
Apr 19, 2024
Ep 508: Instagram Real Talk with Allie Mason
Apr 12, 2024
Ep 507: The Assault on Creativity with Connie Cole
Apr 05, 2024
Ep 506: Business FOMO (and NCECA)
Mar 16, 2024
Ep 505: Creating Environmentally Friendly Pottery with Yuliya Makliuk of Here & Now Pottery
Mar 13, 2024
Ep: 504 - Setting Boundaries & Vetting Educators Online with Hope Limyansky-Smith
Mar 01, 2024
Ep 503: Instagram: The Good, The Bad & The Weird with Hope Limyansky-Smith
Feb 16, 2024
EP 502: Waiting until the Time is Right with Victoria Brook
Feb 09, 2024
Ep 501: Things that Want to Happen with Rebecca Harvey of the Archie Bray
Feb 02, 2024
{Best of 2023} Ep 327: "Blooming late," Academia & Imposter Syndrome with Page Kelly
Jan 22, 2024
{Best of 2023} Ep 401: Making a Living with Danny Meisinger
Jan 01, 2024
{Best of 2023} Ep: 332 - Building a Viable Business in NYC with Sarah Hussaini of Not Work Related (Part 1!)
Dec 25, 2023
{Best of 2023} Ep: 326 - The Business of Pottery with Rebecca Graves-Prowse
Dec 18, 2023
Ep 423: Starts & Stops {The Launch Series}
Dec 09, 2023
Ep 422: Debunking the Hustle with Gerald Brown
Dec 01, 2023
Ep 421: Defining Your Goals with Jono Pandolfi
Nov 17, 2023
Ep 420: Starting with Relationships with Makeda Smith of Sio Ceramics
Nov 13, 2023
Ep 419: Finding Your Momentum {The Launch}
Oct 27, 2023
Ep 418 : The Ability to Change Audiences with Maya Rumsey
Oct 20, 2023
Ep 417: What is the REAL Job? with Cara Steinbuchel of Cara Mae Skincare
Oct 13, 2023
Ep 416: The Importance of Storytelling with Naomi Clement
Sep 22, 2023
EP 415: How Clay can Hold Ideas with Kristina Batiste
Sep 15, 2023
Ep 414: Unfair Advantages {The Launch}
Sep 08, 2023
Ep 413: Part Two with The Dault's
Aug 25, 2023
Ep 412: Ruthlessly Eliminating Hurry with The Daults
Aug 18, 2023
Ep 411: In-Person Markets as Customer Research with Yvonne Rausch
Aug 12, 2023
Ep 410: Farmers Markets vs. Art Fairs
Aug 04, 2023
Ep 409: Battling Scarcity with Tzipporah Schvarcz
Jul 21, 2023
Ep 408: The 4-Day Work Week with Julie Cloutier
Jul 14, 2023
Ep 407: The Launch - Reflecting on Our First Market
Jul 07, 2023
Ep 406: Introducing The Launch (a real-time series on starting our ceramics business)
Jun 23, 2023
Ep: 405 - The Efficiency of Commissions with Micah Schedler
Jun 16, 2023
Ep: 404 - Using Your Background knowledge with Larissa Warren of Rat Bag Studios
Jun 11, 2023
Ep: 403 - Being a Part of a Lineage with Gloria Han
May 26, 2023
Ep: 402 - The Business of Clay (Part Two!)
May 21, 2023
Ep 401: Making a Living with Danny Meisinger
May 12, 2023
[REPLAY] - How you can still organically grow on Instagram with Jackie Wright
Apr 28, 2023
[REPLAY] - Falling into a Life of Ceramics with John Britt
Apr 21, 2023
[REPLAY] - Burnout and the search for balance with Nicole Dacey
Apr 14, 2023
[REPLAY] - On Being a Business Owner with Curt Hammerly
Apr 07, 2023
Ep 335: Live at NCECA - The Business of Clay with The Potter's Cast
Mar 31, 2023
Ep: 334 - Creating out of Chaos with Kim Ferguson of Khaos Creates
Mar 17, 2023
Ep: 333 - Part Two with Sarah Hussaini from Not Work Related
Mar 10, 2023
Ep:332 - Building a Viable Business in NYC with Sarah Hussaini of Not Work Related (Part 1!)
Mar 03, 2023
Ep: 331 - Changing with the Times with Katherine Mahoney
Feb 17, 2023
Ep: 330 - Working with Galleries with Sarah Chenoweth Davis
Feb 10, 2023
Ep: 329 - Trusting the Process with Virgil Ortiz
Feb 03, 2023
Ep: 328 - Intentional Practice with Yair Abraham
Jan 20, 2023
Ep: 327 - “Blooming late,” Academia, & Imposter Syndrome with Page Kelly
Jan 13, 2023
Ep: 326- The Business of Pottery with Rebecca Graves-Prowse
Jan 06, 2023
Ep: 325 - Finding New Routines with Alex Olson
Dec 23, 2022
Ep: 324 - Building Ceramicon with Elisabeth Young
Dec 16, 2022
Ep: 323 - Living, Learning and Making Abroad with Ido Ferber
Dec 09, 2022
Ep: 322 - Are You Spamming Your Email List? with Rebecca Ickes Carra
Nov 25, 2022
Ep: 321 - Pursuing Creativity Slowly with Horacio Casillas
Nov 18, 2022
Ep: 320 - Making Connections with Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy
Nov 11, 2022
Ep: 319 - Figuring Out What Works for You with Andrew Linderman
Oct 28, 2022
Ep: 318 - Values-Based Pricing with Rebecca Ickes Carra
Oct 21, 2022
Ep: 317 - How having a Full-time Job allows Cory Brown to be an Artist
Oct 14, 2022
Ep: 316 - Starting Before it’s Perfect with Juliette Davin
Sep 30, 2022
Ep: 315 - Slow Growth with Ricky Blanding
Sep 23, 2022
Ep: 314 - When Plans Change with Ben Carter
Sep 16, 2022
Ep: 313 - The Myth of Growth with Rebecca Ickes Carra
Aug 26, 2022
Ep: 312 - On Reflective Learning with Tom Kemp
Aug 18, 2022
Ep: 311 - Choosing NOT to Grow with Becca Otis
Aug 12, 2022
Ep: 310 - How a Big Goal Determines Everyday Decisions with Sam Lopez
Jul 29, 2022
Ep: 309 - How you can STILL organically grow on Instagram in 2022 with Jackie Wright
Jul 22, 2022
Ep: 308 - Following your own inspiration with Kate Schroeder
Jul 15, 2022
Ep: 307 - Repetitive Practice as the Key to Success with Rich Brown
Jul 01, 2022
Ep: 306 - Falling into a Life of Ceramics with John Britt
Jun 24, 2022
Ep: 305 - A Virtual Home for Makers with Rebecca Ickes Carra
Jun 17, 2022
Ep: 304 - Building a Communal Space with Kenny Sing of Turn Studio
May 27, 2022
Ep: 303 - Making Space for Our Personal Lives as a Full-time Maker with Lucy Fagella
May 20, 2022
Ep: 302 - Committing to a Goal and Sticking to it with Delvin Goode
May 13, 2022
Ep: 301 - A Lifelong Pursuit of Learning with Adam Field
May 06, 2022
Ep: 217 - The Social Responsibility of Businesses (and different business models to pursue)
Mar 26, 2022
Ep: 216 - Building and Growing Our Communities with Phi Le of Illuminated Clay
Mar 11, 2022
Ep: 215 - On Burnout and the Search for Balance with Nicole Dacey
Mar 04, 2022
Ep: 214 - Having a Non-Negotiable with Mike Tavares
Feb 18, 2022
Ep: 213 - Taking Big Risks with Leila of Tierra Madera Ceramics
Feb 11, 2022
Ep: 212 - Growing as an Artist through Community Support with the Village Potters
Feb 04, 2022
Ep: 211 - The Importance of a Consistent Photography Style
Jan 21, 2022
Ep: 210 - Creating an Efficient Photography System
Jan 14, 2022
Ep: 209 - Being a Business Owner with Curt Hammerly
Jan 07, 2022
Ep: 208 - The Perks of Disparate Life Experiences with Kisha Reed of Peaks Candles
Dec 17, 2021
Ep: 207 - Crafting a Life that Works for You with Bryan Hopkins
Dec 10, 2021
Ep: 206 - Why Your Sales Results have Nothing to do with the Value of Your Work
Dec 03, 2021
Ep: 205 - Succeeding by Specializing with Matt Katz
Nov 19, 2021
Ep: 204 - Building a Commissions-based Business with David T Kim
Nov 12, 2021
Ep: 203 - Life after the Great Pottery Thrown Down with Rosa Wiland Holmes
Oct 29, 2021
Ep: 202 - On Crafting a Business to Suit Your Life with Greta Michelle
Oct 22, 2021
Ep: 201 - How to Sustain going Full-time with Sunshine Cobb
Oct 15, 2021
[REPLAY] - Kara Leigh Ford and the Realities of Full-Time Entrepreneurship
Oct 01, 2021
[REPLAY] - Sandy Lockwood and Finding Your Own Style
Sep 24, 2021
[REPLAY] - Camille at the Wheel and Crafting a Brand Story
Sep 17, 2021
[REPLAY] - Simon Levin and Making First, Selling Second
Sep 10, 2021
Ep: 127 - How I Do It All”
Aug 28, 2021
Ep: 126 - On the Importance of Experimenting with Tamara Bryan
Aug 20, 2021
Ep: 125 - Mental Health & Finding Your Community with Katie Meili
Aug 16, 2021
Ep: 124 - On Trusting Yourself with Sherród Faulks of Deep Black Designs
Jul 30, 2021
Ep: 123 - The Importance of a Vision with Alex Matisse of Eastfork Pottery
Jul 23, 2021
Ep: 122 - Building a Brand Experience with Angela Venarchik
Jul 16, 2021
Ep: 121 - 4th and Final week of the Photography Extravaganza!
Jun 25, 2021
Ep: 120 - Photography Extravaganza Week 3
Jun 19, 2021
Ep: 119 - Photography Extravaganza Week 2
Jun 11, 2021
Ep: 118 - Week 1 of the Photography Extravaganza!
Jun 05, 2021
Ep: 117 - Playing the Long Game with Ryan Durbin
May 14, 2021
Ep: 116 - Instagram vs. Real life with Sophia McEvoy
May 07, 2021
Ep: 115 - How to go full-time
Apr 30, 2021
Ep: 114 - Dwight White
Apr 23, 2021
Ep: 113 - Rachel Russell
Apr 09, 2021
Ep: 112 - Soula of Golden Ratio Clayworks
Apr 02, 2021
Ep: 111 - Tom Corneill
Mar 26, 2021
Ep: 110 - Diana Adams of Sample Haus
Mar 12, 2021
Ep: 109 - Kate McElwee
Mar 05, 2021
Ep: 108 - Simon Levin
Feb 26, 2021
Ep: 107 - On Making Decisions for Ourselves
Feb 13, 2021
Ep: 106 - Sandy Lockwood
Feb 05, 2021
Ep: 105 - Emilie Bouvet-Boisclair
Jan 29, 2021
Ep: 104 - Stephen Phillips
Jan 15, 2021
Ep: 103 - Kara Leigh Ford
Jan 08, 2021
Ep: 102 - Camille at the Wheel
Jan 02, 2021
Ep: 101 - An Introduction to the Maker's Playbook
Dec 17, 2020