Raw Milk - The Creative Business Podcast about social media, marketing, branding, blogging

When you build a brand based around your life, how do you know when work ends and life begins, or vice-versa? Does it mean your always working, or is there a way to stay intentional in your life and approach your commitment to business in a healthy way? Listen in as Rebecca Gallop of A Daily Something shares her approach to balancing work and life as a mom of three.

Most of us think of Pinterest as a place to collect ideas. But if you are a creative, the platform is also a powerful way to get your work out into the world. Listen in as Yuka Ohishi explains the best practices for leveraging Pinterest to improve your discoverability and grow your creative business!

So, you have a side hustle as a maker that you’d like to turn into a full-fledged, full-time creative business. Listen in as Lauren Haynes explains how her interest in herbalism and natural medicine grew into a successful venture known as Wooden Spoon Herbs—and hear her advice around monetizing a product you’re passionate about!

Running an online business can be especially challenging for building a loyal customer base that believes in what you're doing since it's all living in a digital landscape. But if you ask Jenna Wilson and Cary Vaughan, the internet has provided a previously unimaginable opportunity to grow a brand online that has both a thriving digital and in-person community of supporters.

In the age of social media, Emily Katz has a unique creative business that she cultivates both online and in-person with her gorgeous macrame weavings and workshops. Listen in as she pulls back her beautiful Instagram curtain and discusses the role of failure and uncertainty in the evolution of her creative life and business.

One of the greatest challenges for aspiring creative entrepreneurs? Limiting our scope to a single area of expertise. Listen in as chef, interior designer and entertaining expert Athena Calderone of Eye Swoon explains how she built a lifestyle brand that affords her the freedom to explore several different creative pursuits!

So, you want to stand out as a creative entrepreneur. But how do you develop a design aesthetic that feels like you? Listen in as Jen Olmstead of Tonic Site Shop explains where to go for inspiration that will resonate with your audience—without turning into a mash-up of the creatives you admire!

Whatever goal you’re chasing, it’s easy to come up with list of reasons NOT to start. Today, I’m discussing how to overcome fear and take the first step. Listen in for insight around the most common fears that hold creatives back and learn how to confront those fears, walking through them bravely each day.

The life of an artist is one of uncertainty. You simply can’t predict how long it may take to turn your art into a job or how many paintings you will sell in a given month. Listen in as Stella Maria Baer shares how to make a living—without selling out!

Are you under the impression that the people who ‘make it’ are special in some way? Well, that’s just not true. Today, I’m sharing the story of my ten-year battle with drug addiction and mental illness, describing the mindset shift that finally freed me to build the creative business—and life—that I love!

Belief is powerful. And for food stylist and Wu Haus blogger Alison Wu, spirituality is deeply connected to her ongoing wellness journey. Listen in as Alison explains how to embrace the woo and make intuitive decisions around your health—and the wellbeing of your creative business!

Saying NO comes with a lot of baggage—guilt, fear and shame. But when you say YES to things that don’t move your dreams forward, you end up scattered and stuck. Today, I’m debunking the myths around the word NO, discussing when, why and how to turn people down—without feeling like a jerk.

How do you do the hard work of reinventing yourself as an artist? Listen in as oil painter Rebekka Seale explains how her desire for making and learning has translated to several successful businesses and how she follows her internal North Star each time she’s called to a new creative pursuit.

A lot of us creatives are resistant to the cultural idea of ‘more is better,’ yet we HAVE to be profitable to continue doing our creative work. Listen in as business strategist Shanna Skidmore explains how to decide what is ENOUGH and design a profitable business that fits the life YOU want!

There are introverts, there are extroverts, and then there are webtroverts—those of us who embody our most comfortable selves on the internet. Listen in as writer-photographer turned social media coach Sara Tasker shares how the web has allowed her to establish a multiple six-figure business that she can run from her phone!