Creative Pursuit | Podcast for Aspiring Creative Entrepreneurs & Freelancers | Hosted by Darin Young | Side Hustle | Business

We’re changing things up a bit for this episode. As much as I enjoy hearing and sharing the stories of other creative entrepreneurs, I think it’s important to dig into the details of starting and running a business. So every so often, I plan to have an expert on the show, providing tips and advice in their field, with the hope that it helps you run your business smoother and smarter.

With that, I’m delighted to have Kwame Christian as my guest. He is an attorney practicing business law. He also has a separate business as a negotiation consultant and has his own podcast focused on negotiation. Kwame provides some very helpful advice on what to do when first starting a business. We then discuss his passion behind negotiation and some tactics that you can make use of to get the price you deserve the next time you’re meeting with a potential client. Kwame also has a free guide on negotiation that you can find at: americannegotiationinstitute.com/prep

americannegotiationinstitute.com

linkedin.com/in/kwamechristian/

linkedin.com/in/darinyoung/

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On this episode I’m honored to have Matt Vojacek. He is the owner of Zwelly which is an animation and motion graphics agency. He is also the creator of Making Midwest which is a 2-day festival for creatives happening July 29th & 30th, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio. Matt describes how his journey into entrepreneurship started when he was 12, what the road to becoming a full-time motion graphics artist was like, and how Making Midwest went from a quarterly meetup, to a Kickstarter campaign, and now to a weekend festival with close to 40 speakers.

zwelly.com

makingmidwest.com

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On this episode I am joined by Dustin Pearce, who is a web developer and social entrepreneur and is the owner of Makeshark. Makeshark is a web design and SEO agency that does away with project based pricing and instead, has a subscription pricing model. Dustin shares how he got into web design, how the idea of subscription based pricing came to him, and the social mission before his business. He also explains the story behind the name Makeshark and the strategy in choosing it.

makeshark.com

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On this episode I am joined by Dustin Pearce, who is a web developer and social entrepreneur and is the owner of Makeshark. Makeshark is a web design and SEO agency that does away with project based pricing and instead, has a subscription pricing model. Dustin shares how he got into web design, how the idea of subscription based pricing came to him, and the social mission before his business. He also explains the story behind the name Makeshark and the strategy in choosing it.

makeshark.com

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In this episode I chat with Kaylyn Parker. Kaylyn is a social media strategist and helps small and medium sized businesses craft their social media strategy to get noticed online and build brand loyalty with clients. Kaylyn shares how she transitioned from working in the mortgage industry to becoming an entrepreneur. She provides tips to improve social media engagement for your business and how to get into social media strategy yourself using her online courses, Brand Varsity. She also runs a Facebook group called Social Media Mastery that has everything you need to know about mastering social media for business.

kaylynparker.com

Brand Varsity

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In this episode I chat with Kaylyn Parker. Kaylyn is a social media strategist and helps small and medium sized businesses craft their social media strategy to get noticed online and build brand loyalty with clients. Kaylyn shares how she transitioned from working in the mortgage industry to becoming an entrepreneur. She provides tips to improve social media engagement for your business and how to get into social media strategy yourself using her online courses, Brand Varsity. She also runs a Facebook group called Social Media Mastery that has everything you need to know about mastering social media for business.

kaylynparker.com

Brand Varsity

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In this episode I chat with Amy Gillespie, the owner and creator behind The Campfire Experience, which is a luxury adventuring company that brings unique experiences to free-spirits and adventurers who don't want to sacrifice comfort for connection. Her mission is to help people connect with nature, with themselves, and with other people. Amy discusses how her idea began as a secret side hustle but eventually led to her quitting her corporate job and venturing into the risky world of entrepreneurship. But she reveals why she's glad she did it and offers advice on how you can make the leap as well.

The Campfire Experience

Instagram: the_campfire_experience

Facebook: @CampDifferent

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In this episode I chat with Amy Gillespie, the owner and creator behind The Campfire Experience, which is a luxury adventuring company that brings unique experiences to free-spirits and adventurers who don't want to sacrifice comfort for connection. Her mission is to help people connect with nature, with themselves, and with other people. Amy discusses how her idea began as a secret side hustle but eventually led to her quitting her corporate job and venturing into the risky world of entrepreneurship. But she reveals why she's glad she did it and offers advice on how you can make the leap as well.

The Campfire Experience

Instagram: the_campfire_experience

Facebook: @CampDifferent

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In this episode we chat with Nick Dekker, the man and voice behind

breakfastwithnick.com. Breakfast with Nick is a food blog dedicated to all things food around Columbus, OH, with some features from his travels as well. Nick originally started his blog as a hobby and a way to keep in touch with family. He has since grown his blog to generate revenue, and has also branched off into self-publishing a food guidebook, organizing events, and leading food tours on the weekends. Nick discusses the steps he took along his journey and provides simple and practical advice to inspire you to start blogging as well.

Breakfast with Nick

Columbus Food Adventures

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In the inaugural episode of the Creative Pursuit podcast, we feature Sam Malik, owner of Malik Media which is a marketing and design agency. The most incredible part of Malik Media is that Sam started it at age 17. Sam is currently a freshman in college and he shares his story about how he started his agency while still being a student in high school. He is also launching an online platform called Meelance, which is way for freelance creatives and employers to connect. It aims to simplify the communication process and allows employers to receive great work while helping freelancers get a fair wage.

malikmedia.co

meelance.co

@samuelrmalik

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