Creative Courage: The Creative Business Podcast

By Matt Essam

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Are you a creative business owner? Do you ever feel like you’ve got more to give or that there’s a bigger impact you could make?

Creative Courage is a creative business podcast hosted by award-winning coach, author, and speaker, Matt Essam. Matt explores the internal battles we all face as creative business owners.

From the fear of launching to the anxiety we face around our life purpose, Creative Courage is the first podcast series that will dive deep into the physiology of courage and its key part in our success as business owners, leaders and creatives.

Each week, we bring you expert insights and proven strategies from inspiring entrepreneurs and thought leaders who have conquered their creative challenges.

If you’re ready to elevate your creative journey and unlock your full potential, so that you can make more impact, win better clients and ultimately be proud of what you’ve built, then subscribe to the creative business podcast, Creative Courage, now on your favourite podcast platform.

Join us as we redefine what it means to thrive as a creative business owner.


Episode Date
The Formula For Attracting Your Ideal Clients On LinkedIn with Sam Browne
Apr 22, 2026
If You Feel Lost, Ask Yourself This Question…
Apr 15, 2026
Are You Undercharging? Use This Number To Find Out…
Apr 08, 2026
Uncovering The Hidden Patterns Holding You Back with Kristy Campbell
Apr 01, 2026
Scarcity Mode vs. Opportunity Mode - Which One Are You In?
Mar 25, 2026
How To Stop Fear and Scarcity From Running Your Business with Sebastian Bates
Mar 18, 2026
Why Your Clients Are Killing Your Business
Mar 11, 2026
The ‘4 Ps’ Strategy That Will Future-Proof Your Creative Business
Mar 04, 2026
How To Become The Go-To Expert In Your Industry with Sabrina Stocker
Feb 25, 2026
Scaling A Business Without Losing Your Creativity with Sam Ramsden
Feb 18, 2026
Why An “Authentic Brand” Doesn’t Exist with James Martin
Feb 11, 2026
You’re Paying Too Much Tax (Here’s How To Fix It) with Pali Banwait
Feb 04, 2026
The VA Mistakes Most Founders Are Making with Richard Woods
Jan 28, 2026
What Creatives Get Wrong About Content with Chris Do
Jan 21, 2026
Freelance vs Agency: Which Model Gives You More Freedom? with Shoaib Ahmed
Jan 14, 2026
The 3-Step System For Getting Sh*t Done in 2026
Jan 07, 2026
Are You Building The Wrong Business For Your Personality Type?
Dec 17, 2025
AI Will Make Creatives Invisible Unless They Do THIS with Paul Fernandez
Dec 10, 2025
Why Fun Is The Secret Advantage And How To Get It Back with Adam Faulkner
Dec 03, 2025
How To Experiment Your Way To Finding Your Purpose with Chris Goor
Nov 26, 2025
Copy This 3 Step System To Attract Your Dream Clients
Nov 19, 2025
The Blueprint For Landing Huge Clients Like Pepsi & Cadbury with Simon Forster
Nov 12, 2025
The 3 Steps To Turning Rejections Into Fuel For Your Business
Nov 05, 2025
The Real Reason Your Portfolio Isn’t Attracting Clients
Oct 29, 2025
Do You Need A Personal Brand To Build A Successful Business?
Oct 22, 2025
6-Figure Client Experience Secrets From A Hospitality Expert
Oct 15, 2025
The Hidden Reason You’re Not Satisfied With Your Business
Oct 08, 2025
Stop Clients Comparing You To Other Studios With The ‘4 P’s’ Strategy
Oct 01, 2025
The Key To Repeating Success And Avoiding Failure In Your Business
Sep 24, 2025
The Productivity Secret Nobody Talks About with Simon Alexander Ong
Sep 17, 2025
It Was The Trip From Hell - Until I Realised THIS
Sep 10, 2025
How To Triple Your Rates Without Scaring Clients Away
Sep 03, 2025
The BEST Way To Attract Your Dream Clients In The AI Age
Aug 27, 2025
Building A 6-Figure Content Creation Business With NO Clients
Aug 20, 2025
Feeling Unfulfilled? Listen To This...
Aug 13, 2025
When It Feels Like Everything Is Falling Apart - Do THIS
Aug 06, 2025
STOP Writing Proposals - Use This Sales Framework Instead
Jul 30, 2025
Use This Productivity Hack To Kill Your Overwhelm TODAY
Jul 23, 2025
The 3 Pricing Mistakes Keeping You Overworked & Underpaid
Jul 16, 2025
AI Is Coming For Creatives - Do THIS To Stay Ahead
Jul 09, 2025
The Hidden Cost of Ignoring Your Intuition with Liza Leiss
Jul 02, 2025
Build Real Confidence and Stop People Pleasing with Adil Hussain
Jun 25, 2025
How To Take Holiday Without Your Business Falling Apart
Jun 18, 2025
Never Worry About Competitors Again Using THIS Strategy
Jun 11, 2025
The 3 Biggest Profit Killers In Your Creative Business with Marcel Petitpas
Jun 04, 2025
The Secret To Creating Content That Lands Six-Figure Projects
May 28, 2025
Are You Building The Right Business?
May 21, 2025
Scale Your Agency Without Growing Your Team with Grant Hushek
May 14, 2025
How To Find 6-Figure Deals Hiding In Your Existing Network with Daniel Ocock
May 07, 2025
Close Six Figure Deals On Upwork (Client Case Study)
Apr 30, 2025
Why Creative Businesses Bleed Cash (And How to Stop It) with Rayhaan Moughal
Apr 24, 2025
The Money Mindset Shift That Will Transform Your Business with Catherine Morgan
Apr 16, 2025
The Real Reason You’re Not Closing More Deals
Apr 09, 2025
The One Word That Will Transform Your Business
Apr 02, 2025
THIS Is Stopping You From Making More Money
Mar 26, 2025
How To Become The Top 1% of Creative Businesses
Mar 19, 2025
Your Surroundings Are Sabotaging Business Growth (Here’s Why)
Mar 12, 2025
Discover The ONE Strategy That Will Transform Your Creative Business
Mar 05, 2025
3 Powerful Strategies to Keep Going When You Feel Like Giving Up
Feb 26, 2025
How To Build A Personal Brand That Sells For You with Freddie Pullen
Feb 19, 2025
The Hidden Costs Of A Full Calendar (And How To Get Your Time Back)
Feb 12, 2025
Stop Trading Time for Money and 10x Your Prices with Robin Waite
Feb 05, 2025
Scaling a Multiple 6-Figure Agency And Landing Your Ideal Clients with Josh Gudgeon
Jan 29, 2025
Attract Warm Leads on Autopilot With This Underrated Strategy
Jan 22, 2025
The Proven Formula To Landing Celebrity Clients Like Will Smith & Red Bull
Jan 15, 2025
STOP Making New Years Resolutions - Do THIS Instead…
Jan 08, 2025
The Secret To Making Better Decisions in 2025
Jan 01, 2025
Lessons From The Agency Owner I Paid £10K A Month To Be Coached By
Dec 23, 2024
Why Fear and Scarcity Are Killing Your Business (And How to Fix It) with Sebastian Bates
Dec 18, 2024
ONLY Work With THESE Types Of Clients
Dec 11, 2024
The Hidden Indicators Of Success You NEED To Pay Attention To
Dec 04, 2024
Unlock Hidden Revenue Opportunities From Existing Clients With THIS Strategy
Nov 27, 2024
The 4 Seasons of Business Every Creative Business Owner Needs to Understand
Nov 20, 2024
3 Strategies To Take Your Business From Surviving To Thriving with Kai Cheng
Nov 13, 2024
The Filmmaker Who Got His Film In Cinemas While DOUBLING His Agency’s Revenue
Nov 06, 2024
Use This Simple Referral Strategy To Generate Consistent Leads
Oct 30, 2024
The 3 Keys to Scaling Your Agency Without Hustling Harder
Oct 23, 2024
Mastering Design Thinking To Win Next-Level Clients with Matt Anderson
Oct 16, 2024
The 10 Commandments Of Sales Every Creative Needs
Oct 09, 2024
The ONE Strategy To Land Clients At ANY Networking Event
Oct 02, 2024
What Does It Take To Grow And Sell A Creative Agency? with Jonathan Leafe
Sep 25, 2024
Avoiding Burnout When You Scale A Creative Agency (Case Study)
Sep 18, 2024
5 Metrics to Measure If You Want To Grow Your Agency
Sep 11, 2024
Hacks to Hype Your Brand and Attract High-Value Clients with Lucy Werner
Sep 04, 2024
Is Your Business Feeling Like A Grind? Try This…
Jul 31, 2024
How To Tell Your Story And Stand Out On LinkedIn with Ash Rathod
Jul 24, 2024
How To Generate 10 Inbound Enquiries A Week with Jason Squires
Jul 17, 2024
Bread and Butter Work Is Killing Your Business with Ben Tallon
Jul 10, 2024
This Is Why You Are Unfulfilled
Jul 03, 2024
The Secrets To Landing Major Corporate Clients with James Connolly
Jun 26, 2024
Is the Story You’re Telling Yourself Holding You Back?
Jun 19, 2024
The 5 Elements Of A Cold Message That Gets Responses
Jun 12, 2024
Finding Your Flow and Achieving Your Potential with Hannah Power
May 29, 2024
Achieve Your Goals Faster By Using ‘Parts Work’
May 15, 2024
How To Attract Your Ideal Clients Through Storyselling with Mark Leruste
May 08, 2024
The Secrets to Selling as a Creative with Daniel Priestley
May 01, 2024
Capturing The Confidence of Your Clients with Dan Kennedy
Apr 24, 2024
Turning Your Story Into Success with James Martin
Apr 17, 2024
The Mindset Shift That Turns Challenges Into Opportunities
Apr 10, 2024
3 Strategies To Reprogram Your Mind For Success
Apr 03, 2024
Unveiling the Traits of Successful Leaders and High Performers and with Dave Raybould
Mar 27, 2024
How to Take Back Control of Your Project Pipeline
Mar 20, 2024
How to Go From Freelancer to Studio Owner With Erik Herrström
Mar 13, 2024
How to Stand the Flock Out With Jacob Cass
Mar 06, 2024
Stop Self Sabotaging and Unlock Your True Potential With Anneli Hansson
Feb 28, 2024
Finding Meaningful Work as a Creative Studio
Feb 21, 2024
The Success Formula with Kristy Campbell
Feb 14, 2024
How to Fall in Love With Sales (Even if You Hate It) with Distorted
Feb 08, 2024
Redefining Limits in Business with Matt Essam
Jan 31, 2024
How to Land A-list clients using cold outreach with Kai Cheng
Jan 24, 2024
Unleashing Success through Strategic Pricing, Productization, and Courageous Decision-Making with Robin Waite
Jan 17, 2024
How To Attract Your Dream Clients with Anna Rumbold
Jan 10, 2024
The Courage To Create as an Introvert with Chris Do
Jan 03, 2024
Creative Courage Trailer
Dec 11, 2023