"You're allowed to experiment and play and have fun because otherwise what is the point?" -Karla Peters

I met Karla a few years ago when I was looking for someone to help me figure out how to show up consistently online. Her whimsical and effective approach to brand design helped me to not only think more deeply about the work I wanted to do, but she also gave me permission to be myself as I created something new. We all need someone like Karla in our lives!

Join us for this conversation about the evolution of Karla's business—and her identity—as a creative entrepreneur, how she helps people map their inspired ideas by identifying the "minimum viable magic", and the ways we can all benefit from collaborating with someone who is not us.

Join us as we talk about:

• Why we often need to pay someone to help us see ourselves—and our brand—more clearly
• How to use idea mapping (aka "creative cartography") to bring your inspired ideas to life
• Thinking through your minimum viable magic, or MVM, to make progress on your dreams
• Being honest about your emotional landscape before deciding how to move forward 
• The messy process of learning to collaborate with someone who is not the same as you—and seeing your differences as a good thing
• Ideas for how to give yourself space—and permission—to dream about different versions of what could be possible
• Pushing back on the pressure we feel to do things a certain way because that’s how other people have done them
• Practical ideas for how to nurture our creative ideas in the midst of full, busy lives
• Why sometimes quitting is just what we need to do—even if it’s just for a day

Karla Peters is a violinist, creative director, and the founder of The Inspired Foundry — a creative studio for brainstorming, building, and branding your inspired ideas. She’s built 150+ brands, toured internationally as a musician with her duo The OK Factor, and guided hundreds of creatives toward their next evolution through branding, coaching, and honest conversations about what it really takes to bring ideas to life.

She lives in Minnesota in a tiny 300-square-foot apartment, once owned a 246-year-old violin, and is a wannabe cheesemonger who believes good bread and better questions can solve almost anything.

RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Follow Karla Peters on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theinspiredfoundry/ or sign up for her newsletter - https://theinspiredfoundry.myflodesk.com/goodidea
• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron - https://a.co/d/0cepneik
• The OK Factor on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0qPvnnO0TLLOwFRjFZbIlv?si=pdjBdUAJTkCeh5XUVBStjA
• Made for More Mastermind - https://jilliandebritz.myflodesk.com/madeformorewaitlist
• Learn more about coaching - https://jilliandebritz.com/coaching/

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