The Professional Creative
By Bonnie Christine
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Episodes: 188
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Have you ever dreamed of having a mentor with years of success to guide you through your creative business journey?
That’s exactly what you’ll get when you tune into The Professional Creative podcast with your host, Bonnie Christine. With over 13 years of experience as an artist, entrepreneur, educator, and leader, Bonnie brings genuine warmth and actionable advice to your journey as a creative professional.
Tune in each week to get inspired and discover how the days of struggling to succeed as a creative are over.
Each episode is designed to help you GROW no matter what phase of the journey you’re on. From overcoming creative challenges to learning how to promote your work, you’ll learn how to take your passion to the next level and see SUCCESS. If you’re an aspiring professional creative or already on the entrepreneurial journey, you’ll hear about the latest marketing trends, best business practices, and inside tips from a longtime designer—all to help you grow your business like a boss!
Welcome to The Professional Creative podcast.
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187: How to Succeed in Wholesale: Expert Tips and Tricks with Guest Katie Hunt
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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186: The 7 Biggest Mistakes New Surface Designers Make (and How to Avoid Them)
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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185: How to Pursue Big Dreams: Ask Yourself These 5 Questions
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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184: Kickstart Your Creativity with Pattern Week for Free
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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183: Lessons from 2024: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What’s Next for 2025
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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182: From Reflection to Results: My Step-by-Step Year-End Review Process
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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181: The Art of Fabric Design: My Proven 30-Day Workflow
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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180: Mastering Meta Ads for Creative Entrepreneurs with Laura Ball
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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179: My Favorite Things - Holiday Edition
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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178: Come Create With Me
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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177: Inside the Mark Makers Mastermind Experience
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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176: Decisive Moments: How Hard Choices Shape Creative Success
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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175: Drumroll, Please: Unveiling Flowerie—Our New Product Shop
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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174: Fall Q&A: Your Burning Questions Part 2
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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173: Fall Q&A: Your Burning Questions Part 1
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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172: Think Outside the Box: How to Master Creative Problem-Solving
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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171: When Saying No is the Key to Success: Prioritizing Your Best Yes
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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170: Crafting Your Company’s Heart: Defining Core Values for Creative Entrepreneurs
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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169: Failed Payments? How to Recover Revenue Without Losing Customers
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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168: Your House, Your Rules: Take Control of Your Live Events and Webinars
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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167: Secrets to a Successful Alumni Launch: Boost Your Revenue and Student Success
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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166: Your Big One: Weekly Planning for Creative Entrepreneurs
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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165: Building Profitable Businesses: Expert Advice by Guest Shanna Skidmore
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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164: The Gift of Going Second: How Social Proof Builds Trust
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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163: Nurturing Members After A Launch: Essential Engagement Tips
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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162: Turn Passion Into Profit: Inspiration for Course Creators | Featuring Guest Amy Porterfield
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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161: Empower Your Team: Strategies for a Thriving Remote Workplace
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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160: Delegate to Elevate: Prioritize Your Zone of Genius
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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159: Prioritize Your Goals: Focus on One and Thrive
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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158: Mastering the Art of the Pitch: Building the Confidence to Reach Out
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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157: The Ultimate Art Licensing Handbook Revealed
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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156: Sharpen Your Skills: Mastering Continuous Improvement In Your Creative Journey
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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155: Exploring Iceland: Tips, Tales, and Travel Insights
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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154: Gathering Inspiration in the Slow Seasons
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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153: Working Through Worry: Believing In Your Best Case Scenarios
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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152: Creating Business Rituals to Strengthen Your Community
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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151: How to Take a Vacation from Your Business
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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150: Mini Series: Teach What You Know Part 4 - How to Create Revenue Streams
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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149: Mini Series: Teach What You Know Part 3 - Creating a Curriculum
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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148: Mini Series: Teach What You Know Part 2 - Knowing Your Niche
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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147: Mini Series: Teach What You Know Part 1 - Overcoming the Naysayers
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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146: The Power of Coaching
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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145: The Power of Collaboration featuring Bail Ansari and Liz Olson
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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144: The Journey to One Million Downloads
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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143: Embracing Growth: Overcome Imposter Syndrome as a Creative
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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142: Beyond the Basics: 5 Powerful Automation Tools for Entrepreneurs
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May 30, 2024 |
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141: Family, Fitness, and More: Marriage Talk with Bonnie + David
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May 23, 2024 |
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140: What Does Done Look Like? Assigning Tasks with Clarity
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May 14, 2024 |
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139: Logic vs. Emotion: Understanding Head Buyers and Heart Buyers
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May 09, 2024 |
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138: The Power of 15 Minutes
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May 07, 2024 |
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137: 5 Strategies to Overcome Fear
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May 02, 2024 |
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136: Creating Compelling Sales Pages That Convert
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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135: Design Your Life: Finding Freedom in Time, Location, and Finances
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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134: Showing Up as Your Whole Self on Social Media
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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133: Protecting Your Work: Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents and Trade Secrets
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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132: Control Your Environment
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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131: Unlocking Email Success: Master the Art of Creating Engaging Nurture Sequences
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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130: How to Build a Thriving Membership Site featuring Stu McLaren
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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129: The Immersion Box
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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128: Practical Steps to Amplifying Your Online Presence
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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127: Your Story Star
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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126: A Year of Optimizing Sleep
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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125: The Opt-In
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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124: The Art of Business, Part 3
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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123: The Art of Business, Part 2
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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122: The Art of Business, Part 1
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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121: Clean Slate featuring Lisa Jacobs
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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120: How to Record or Re-Record a Course
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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119: AI vs. Artist - Where Do We Stand?
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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118: How to Make Money in Surface Pattern Design
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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117: The Rise of the Side Hustle
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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116: 7 Secrets to Success in Surface Pattern Design
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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115: Think Like a Successful Creative
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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114: Snooze, Don’t Lose: Revolutionizing Email Campaigns
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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113: Creating in the Fringes
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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112: Cleaning Digital Dust
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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111: Mindset of Dreaming to Doing
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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110: How to Set Goals
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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109: You're Invited! The 5-Day Pattern Challenge
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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108: Setting Intentions: Word of the Year | Featuring Lisa Jacobs
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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107: What Worked Well and What DIDN'T Work Well in 2023 + Ideas for 2024
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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106: Favorite Things
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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105: Inside Our 2023 Team Retreat
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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104: The Power of the Personal Brand | Featuring Glo Atanmo
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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103: Meet the Mark Makers 2023
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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102: Listener Q&A
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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101: Building a Subscription Box Business Featuring Sarah Williams
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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100: Reflections to 100 Episodes of the Professional Creative
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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99: Progress Over Perfection: Our Podcast in Action
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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The Power of Social Proof
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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97: Working Through Creative Block
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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96: Stepping into the Right Room
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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95: ANNOUNCING ...
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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94: How to Maximize the Impact of Your Thank You Page
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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30 Days to a Collection
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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92: Your Bags Are Packed Featuring Lisa Jacobs
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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91: Business Breakthroughs: How Do You Know You’re Ready?
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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90: What Is the "Art of Business?"
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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89: Fueling Your Creative Journey Featuring Nicholas Wilton
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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88: Crafting an Effective Opt-in Tailored to Your Audience's Learning Styles
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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87: How to Attend a Virtual Event
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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86: The Rhythms of Creativity and Business Featuring Morgan Harper Nichols
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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85: From Solo to CEO - 7 Leadership Skills that Matter
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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84: Permission to Just THINK
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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83: The Art of the Pitch
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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82: Team Bonnie Summer Hours: Our 4-Day Work Week
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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81: EA vs VA - 2 Months Out of the Inbox
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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80: Overcoming Overwhelm
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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79: Your House Your Rules
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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78: How to Set and enforce boundaries in your business Featuring Lisa Jacobs
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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77: Working from Rest
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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76: Product Launch Formula Featuring Jeff Walker
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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75: Curly Girls: The Hair Episode
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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74: The Lows of Entrepreneurship: 10 Most Challenging Moments in My Career
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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73: The Highs of Entrepreneurship: 10 Proudest Moments in My Career
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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72: How to Delight a Virtual Audience
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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71: Perks & Benefits: A Look Inside the Team Bonnie Handbook
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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70: How to Nurture & Lead a Team: Fostering Connection with Slack
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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69: Leap Into Action: Clarity Comes in the Doing
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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68: Find Financial Clarity: How to Separate Personal and Business Expenses
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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67: Pitching Strategies for Creatives | Featuring Susie Moore
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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66: Why You Should Cherish Your Early Work
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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65: The Transformative Power of Giving Back: How to Cultivate the Habit of Generosity
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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64: Focus: Our Most Precious Yet Rarest Resource
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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63: How I'm Using Chat GPT as an Artist and Creative Entrepreneur
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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62: Taking the Stage: My Top Takeaways from Convertkit Craft + Commerce
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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61: Tips for Traveling Well: How to Prioritize Your Energy & Productivity on the Go
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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60: Money Amplifies: Overcoming Fears of Financial Success
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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59: How to Avoid Burnout
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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58: The 3 Phases of Creativity: A Blueprint for Sustainable Success
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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57: Hiring & Your Zone of Genius
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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56: Expand Your Reach & Impact: How to Develop a Brand Voice Guide
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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55: Dethroning the Queen of Procrastination
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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54: 75 Days of Hard Things
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May 30, 2023 |
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53: Building a Strong Foundation: Nurturing a Marriage and a Business
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May 25, 2023 |
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52: The Art of Effective Delegation
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May 23, 2023 |
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51: Letting Go - 50 Tasks You Should Be Delegating Right Now
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May 18, 2023 |
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50: Listener Q&A - Morning Rituals, Hiring Help, & Breaking Through Saturated Markets
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May 16, 2023 |
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49: SOPs for Creatives: Boosting Productivity and Consistency in Your Business
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May 11, 2023 |
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48: Three Simple Strategies to Beat Procrastination
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May 09, 2023 |
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47: Ten Business Models That Let You Work from Anywhere
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May 04, 2023 |
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46: Membership Sites for Creatives 101
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May 02, 2023 |
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45: How to Build a Thriving Membership Site Featuring Stu McLaren
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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44: Mastering the Hotseat: Unlock the Power of Group Problem-Solving
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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43: Behind the Scenes of Planning our Mastermind Intensive Event
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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42: The 5-Minute Daily Brain Dump: Clear Your Mind and Boost Productivity
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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41: From Freebies to Fans: Nurturing Your Email List for Long-Term Success
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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40: How to Critique Your Own Work: The 10-Minute Portfolio Review
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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39: 3 Things I Do Every Day: Building Success Through Root Habits
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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38: Reclaiming Your Time
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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37: Ask Your Audience: The Power of Surveys, Polls, and Co-Creation for Creative Entrepreneurs
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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36: Navigating the Question of "Can I Pick Your Brain"
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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35: Are You a Boundary Breaker? How to Set Limits to Protect Your Creativity
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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34: What I'm Reading: 4 Books to Transform Your Life and Business
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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33: The Love Squad: A Guide to Seasonal Support in Your Business
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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32: How a Simple Question Can Transform Your Approach
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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31: How to Thrive as a Creative: Moving from Fear to Abundance
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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30: Stand in Your Power: I Am an Artist.
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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29: What Problem Do We Solve?
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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28: Two Weeks Notice with Amy Porterfield
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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#27: Moving from Dreaming to Doing
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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#26: The Art of Gathering Inspiration
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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#25: The Weeds & Seeds of Growing a Creative Business
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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#24: 10 Lessons Learned from a Year of Creating
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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#23: How to Invest in Yourself
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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#22: 15 Ways to Create Income with Your Creativity
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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#21: Behind the Scenes of Our Weekly Team Meeting
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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#20 Learn to Love Going LIVE
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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#19: Ten Seconds of Courage
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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#18: Annual Planning for Your Best Year Yet
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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#17: Strategic Planning for the Professional Creative
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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#16 Developing Your Signature Style + 1 Year of Art Prompts
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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#15: My Predictions for 2023 in Creative Entrepreneurship
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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#14: Tame Your To-Do List with the OCN Method
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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#13: Stuck in the Daily Scramble + Exploding Star Concept
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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#12: Meet the Mark Makers Mastermind
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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#11: How I Started this Podcast
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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#10: The Logistics of Running an Online Conference
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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#9: How to Hack Your Willpower for Increased Creativity
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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#8: Behind the Scenes of Our Annual Team Retreat
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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#7: The Power of Creative Truths
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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#6: Creative or Educator?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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#5: Managing Self Doubt
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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#4: Your Path to Success
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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#3: How Much Money Do You Make From Just Your Artwork?
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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#2: 7 Ways to Get Support in Your Journey as a Creative
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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#1: Starting From ZERO
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Trailer
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Oct 16, 2022 |