Connect with Nathan

https://yondrstudio.com

Https://instagram.com/nathanyoder

@nathanyoder

Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/nathan-yoder-where-are-they-now-series/

This week we go back to the archives, I interviewed Nathan first back in 2013 and the latest time was after he moved more to an illustration focus back in 2016. It will be great to catch up with Nathan this week and see where his business has been and where it is now.

On this entrepreneurial journey there are a LOT of unknowns. We dive deep into this and what Nathan has held onto in these uncertain times. This episode will be centered around his faith and where his focus on Jesus in his life takes his business.

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I believe every entrepreneur should be supported, challenged, and encouraged as they grow their business. I understand how overwhelming and demanding building a creative business can be because I have been growing my business for over 20 years.

Find out more. So you can stop being stuck and doubting your value and your decisions and instead start seeing growth in your mindset and in your business.

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https:// www.symbolonbranding.co.uk

Our instagram account — https://instagram.com/symbolonbranding

My personal instagram where I have my AI art — https://instagram.com/reficulgr

Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/how-to-use-ai-in-your-creative-business/

Our guest this week is my good friend Dimi Lazarou. He is always pioneering new techniques and new technologies. He has been using AI (Artificial Intelligence) for years. He started making images before anyone else I knew was doing it. He has also figured out ways to use text and visual based AI to get the results he desires.

This might scare you. As I write this there is a writers strike happening in America in the entertainment industry. Some of the writer's demands have to do with AI and how it is used in the industry.

There are a lot of ways AI will be useful to us. There are some jobs that AI will render obsolete. As we continue to advance do you find yourself embracing new technologies or resisting?

I hope it gives you a new perspective and helps you to understand more where you stand on the issue.

Did you know you can join us live each week? Sign up and get a reminder email 30 min before the show: https://creativesignite.com/signup

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Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey.

Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals.

Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording.

Sign up at http://www.creativesignite.com/signup

The Group Program:

At Creatives Ignite, we know that you want to be a focused, confident entrepreneur with clear direction. In order to do that, you need to get out of your head and learn from other creative entrepreneurs. The problem is you're a solopreneur with limited knowledge and experience on what your next steps need to be which makes you feel uncertain and alone.

I believe every entrepreneur should be supported, challenged, and encouraged as they grow their business. I understand how overwhelming and demanding building a creative business can be because I have been growing my business for over 20 years.

Find out more. So you can stop being stuck and doubting your value and your decisions and instead start seeing growth in your mindset and in your business.

www.creativesignite.com/coaching/powerstation

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https://instagram.com/youbringfire

https://twitter.com/youbringfire

https://youbringfire.com

Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/scott-biersack-where-are-they-now-series/

We are continuing with the Where are They Now series. I expect I might get a little teary because my mom is not here for the first time in years, but I am going to do my best this week. I am getting to interview one of my favorite guests from the years. I have interviewed Scott Biersack, quite a few times over the 10 years of the podcast.

Here are a few things I love about Scott:

1. He is willing to try new things

2. He loves learning

3. He is empathetic and hasn't had it easy, and isn't afraid to tell those hard stories

4. He is inspiring, he is willing to get dirty, and commit to practicing his craft on a weekly basis.

There are many other things and he has had lots of learning and changes since we last spoke in 2018. I hope you will join me for this episode.

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Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey.

Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals.

Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording.

Sign up at http://www.creativesignite.com/signup

The Group Program:

At Creatives Ignite, we know that you want to be a focused, confident entrepreneur with clear direction. In order to do that, you need to get out of your head and learn from other creative entrepreneurs. The problem is you're a solopreneur with limited knowledge and experience on what your next steps need to be which makes you feel uncertain and alone.

I believe every entrepreneur should be supported, challenged, and encouraged as they grow their business. I understand how overwhelming and demanding building a creative business can be because I have been growing my business for over 20 years.

Find out more. So you can stop being stuck and doubting your value and your decisions and instead start seeing growth in your mindset and in your business.

www.creativesignite.com/coaching/powerstation

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Website: https://watercolordevo.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/watercolordevo

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@watercolordevo

https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/watercolordevo

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We are continuing with the Where are They Now series. There is no doubt my guest this week was top on my list. Amarilys Henderson is probably my favorite Skillshare teacher. She is an author, an illustrator, an artist who sells her items in her shop on her site, but also licenses her work, she has a community, and has teaches classes on her own platform. She has had some big shifts in her teaching and her art licensing that we'll talk about.

Amarilys is inspiring to me for many reasons, here are five:

1. Her faith is at the center of her work.

2. She is always trying something new.

3. She has multiple income streams.

4. She doesn't give up. She is exploring and experimenting.

5. She shares what she knows, freely and is super easy to talk to and relate to.

Have you wanted to create work that is unique to you and have it put on home goods, stationery, cards, and many other applications? Amarilys has had a lot happen since 2017 when we last spoke. (She also was a speaker at Camp 2021).

I have a lot of questions and you can read the show notes here, https://creativesignite.com/amarilys-henderson-where-are-they-now/

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Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey.

Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals.

Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording.

Sign up at http://www.creativesignite.com/signup

The Group Program:

At Creatives Ignite, we know that you want to be a focused, confident entrepreneur with clear direction. In order to do that, you need to get out of your head and learn from other creative entrepreneurs. The problem is you're a solopreneur with limited knowledge and experience on what your next steps need to be which makes you feel uncertain and alone.

I believe every entrepreneur should be supported, challenged, and encouraged as they grow their business. I understand how overwhelming and demanding building a creative business can be because I have been growing my business for over 20 years.

Find out more. So you can stop being stuck and doubting your value and your decisions and instead start seeing growth in your mindset and in your business.

www.creativesignite.com/coaching/powerstation

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Connect with Bob

bob-ewing.com

twitter/Instagram: @bobewing_

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Https://twitter.com/bobewing_

Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/bob-ewing-where-are-they-now/

Episode 434 is LIVE on March 1, 2023 at 11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET / 7:30pm GMT / 9:30am in Hawaii

After 10 years of the podcast I have interviewed many people. There are a few people I want to interview again, some people's lives have changed a lot.

I hope you will join me this week as I interview my friend, Bob Ewing and we talk about him going from a full time for someone else and freelancing to now full time for himself.

This year I am working on growing my YouTube channel and starting this month I am going to be releasing content just on there. Make sure you are subscribed to my YouTube channel @creativesignite to get this extra content. Tell me what you think in the comments.

Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording. https://creativesignite.com/signup

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Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey.

Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals.

Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording.

Sign up at http://www.creativesignite.com

The Accelerant Group Program:

At Creatives Ignite, we know that you want to be a focused, confident entrepreneur with clear direction. In order to do that, you need to get out of your head and learn from other creative entrepreneurs. The problem is you're a solopreneur with limited knowledge and experience on what your next steps need to be which makes you feel uncertain and alone.

I believe every entrepreneur should be supported, challenged, and encouraged as they grow their business. I understand how overwhelming and demanding building a creative business can be because I have been growing my business for over 20 years.

Find out more. So you can stop being stuck and doubting your value and your decisions and instead start seeing growth in your mindset and in your business.

www.creativesignite.com/coaching/powerstation

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Connect with Jody:

FeralGiant.com / @FeralGiant on all socials

RamblinManPod.com / @RamblinManPod on all socials

Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/the-power-of-mentors/

Episode 433 LIVE on SATURDAY, February 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm GMT / 2:30 pm ET / 11:30 am PT / 9:30 am in Hawaii

Jody Collins is a community builder, designer, and believes in mentoring. I met Jody at an AIGA leadership retreat quite a few years ago. He is funny, engaging, passionate, and talented. Jody is a natural great leader, because he is always lifting others, and checking on them to make sure everyone is on the path.

Jody is also a talented illustrator and podcaster. He is interested in many things including printmaking. Our conversation will dive into the mentors who made a difference in his life and why he is so passionate about helping others.

LOVE ON DESIGNERS

Week 4 is CONNECT

This week I want you to reach out to someone you don’t know and tell them how their work / life has inspired you.

Some ideas you can do are:

Create a social media post and tag them (and us) telling them how they have inspired or helped you.

Reach out to a mentor or teacher (recent or past teacher) and let them know how much they have meant to you.

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Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey.

Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals.

Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording.

Sign up at http://www.creativesignite.com

The Accelerant Group Program:

At Creatives Ignite, we know that you want to be a focused, confident entrepreneur with clear direction. In order to do that, you need to get out of your head and learn from other creative entrepreneurs. The problem is you're a solopreneur with limited knowledge and experience on what your next steps need to be which makes you feel uncertain and alone.

I believe every entrepreneur should be supported, challenged, and encouraged as they grow their business. I understand how overwhelming and demanding building a creative business can be because I have been growing my business for over 20 years.

Find out more. So you can stop being stuck and doubting your value and your decisions and instead start seeing growth in your mindset and in your business.

www.creativesignite.com/coaching/powerstation

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https://www.dameonwilliams.com/visual-design

https://www.instagram.com/dameon_williams/

https://linktr.ee/dameon_williams

https://www.retrosupply.co/?rfsn=692287.b957b

https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/dominacus/

Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/abcs-of-february-with-dameon-williams/

Episode 432 LIVE on February 15, 2023 at 7:30 pm GMT / 2:30 pm ET / 11:30am PT / 9:30am in Hawaii

There are so many benefits of having a regular creative practice. Starting your own challenge, celebrating during a specific month, or even joining in with others during something like inktober aids you in getting better.

This week we talk to my friend Dameon Williams. He is an illustrator, UX designer who is someone I look up to. His creative learning practice is something I have been trying to emulate. Dameon makes learning and mastering a new technique or tool look easy. But he has been practicing learning and developing his flexibility with illustration and illustration tools for years.

He has tackled the ABC's of February challenge for the past few years. Dameon has come up with unique ways to highlight Black History month by featuring historical figures, inventions, and cultural influences in his daily illustrations and informative posts.

This is the perfect time to do this episode as this month we are lifting people, encouraging others, and this week is focused on you.

Week 3 is RECHARGE

Maybe you are like me and I am so far down on my to-do list I never prioritize myself and sometimes even my own business. This week I am hoping you will commit some time to do some self-care and restorative work on you and giving you what you need this week. Shoot a picture and use the hashtag #loveondesigners this week and let us know how you are taking care of yourself this week.

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Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey.

Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals.

The Accelerant Group Program:

At Creatives Ignite, we know that you want to be a focused, confident entrepreneur with clear direction. In order to do that, you need to get out of your head and learn from other creative entrepreneurs. The problem is you're a solopreneur with limited knowledge and experience on what your next steps need to be which makes you feel uncertain and alone.

I believe every entrepreneur should be supported, challenged, and encouraged as they grow their business. I understand how overwhelming and demanding building a creative business can be because I have been growing my business for over 20 years.

Find out more. So you can stop being stuck and doubting your value and your decisions and instead start seeing growth in your mindset and in your business.

www.creativesignite.com/coaching/powerstation

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Connect with Robin

https://www.robinlanda.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinlanda/

https://www.instagram.com/proflanda/

https://twitter.com/rlanda

Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/the-new-art-of-ideas-with-robin-landa/

I can't tell you how many Robin Landa books I own. I even have multiple copies of the same book. That is how much I love what Robin creates. This book was no different. I have the physical copy and the audible version.

Robin Landa is a professor, an author, a designer, and an inspiration. She has written over 20 books (25 I think), I use them with clients, in my creative practice, and in my research. This book was great at setting a framework for new ideas. It gives suggestions on how to tackle projects differently. There are tons of stories and examples inside the pages.

ALSO this is WEEK 2 of LOVE ON DESIGNERS

Week 2 is ENCOURAGE

Create a post with an encouraging phrase or video on social media specifically to someone who needs a lift. Tag them and me. Remember to use the hashtag #loveondesigners

Direct message someone and let them know you have seen their work and know how much time and energy they have been putting into it and it isn’t going unnoticed.

I hope you will join us as we lift up the creative community this month and spread the love.

Here is how to enter to win one of the five giveaways this month:

Winners will be randomly selected. Each week I post on YouTube @creativesignite. Anyone who comments on any of my YouTube videos will be entered to win. I will be randomly select a winner each week (Feb 1–28) (three YouTube winners). To be entered to win all you have to do is:

Subscribe to my YouTube channel @creativesignite. https://www.youtube.com/@creativesignite

Comment and share the video with a friend.

Join us LIVE on Wednesdays at 11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET / 7:30pm GMT / 9:30am in Hawaii

Sign up here to get the link delivered to your inbox 30 minutes beforehand. https://creativesignite.com/signup

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Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals.

Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording.

Sign up at http://www.creativesignite.com

The Accelerant Group Program:

At Creatives Ignite, we know that you want to be a focused, confident entrepreneur with clear direction. In order to do that, you need to get out of your head and learn from other creative entrepreneurs. The problem is you're a solopreneur with limited knowledge and experience on what your next steps need to be which makes you feel uncertain and alone.

I believe every entrepreneur should be supported, challenged, and encouraged as they grow their business. I understand how overwhelming and demanding building a creative business can be because I have been growing my business for over 20 years.

Find out more. So you can stop being stuck and doubting your value and your decisions and instead start seeing growth in your mindset and in your business.

www.creativesignite.com/coaching/powerstation

Leave a Review & Share with Your Friends

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Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/love-on-designers-2023

Back in 2018 my friend Kim Panella and I decided to take the month of February to love on our friends, mentors, co-workers and people starting in the field, also taking a week to do some self-love. This is not limited to Designers only but any Creative.

WEEK 1 is ENERGIZE

Take someone to coffee, bring someone an espresso, soda, or red bull.

Post an energizing quote and tag a friend who could use some energizing (remember to use the #loveondesigners tag)

Then snap a photo and use the hashtag #loveondesigners when you post it and tag me @creativesignite when you post.

Week 2 is ENCOURAGE

Create a post with an encouraging phrase or video on social media specifically to someone who needs a lift. Tag them and me. Remember to use the hashtag #loveondesigners

Direct message someone and let them know you have seen their work and know how much time and energy they have been putting into it and it isn’t going unnoticed.

Week 3 is RECHARGE

This is a week about you. Maybe you are like me and I am so far down on my to-do list I never prioritize myself and sometimes even my own business. This week I am hoping you will commit some time to do some self-care and restorative work on you and giving you what you need this week. Shoot a picture and use the hashtag #loveondesigners this week and let us know how you are taking care of yourself this week.

Week 4 is CONNECT

This week I want you to reach out to someone you don’t know and tell them how their work / life has inspired you.

I hope you will join us as we lift up the creative community this month and spread the love.

Here is how to enter to win one of the five giveaways this month:

I am focused on growing my YouTube channel and one way for me to do this is to have more engagement and comments. GIVEAWAY TIME! To enter the drawing for some of my favorite drawing and mixed media tools, plus a few cards to send to friends and people who inspire you, postcards which you can hang in your office, and a few special surprise bonus items here's what you have to do.

Five total winners will be randomly selected. Each week I post on YouTube @creativesignite. Anyone who comments on any of my YouTube videos will be entered to win. I will be randomly select a winner each week (Feb 1–15) (three YouTube winners). To be entered to win all you have to do is:

Subscribe to my YouTube channel @creativesignite.

Comment and share the video with a friend.

OR for the two LIVE SHOW winners

Come to the live show and make a comment. The more you comment the more chances you have to win. The last two weeks I will choose a person during the Feb 15th live show and during the Feb 25th live show. All you have to do is: Come to the live show and comment in the chat during the live show.

Sign up here to get the link delivered to your inbox 30 minutes beforehand. https://creativesignite.com/signup

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This week I have an old friend and fellow creative entrepreneur, Brian Perry. Brian is a singer, songwriter, life-coach, and author. We are going to talk about his latest book, "The Myth of Certainty" and his journey with mental health.

As we wrap up this month of focusing on getting our thoughts and minds in a place that works for us not against us, we talk about where we thought we'd be. Often our dreams and our ability to create a plan to get us to that dream is unclear or fuzzy.

There were so many moments in the book where I was hit by stingers that I had been through, or things I am facing. Being an entrepreneur, sacrificing so many things, and getting beat down by by inner critic is hard. We are going to talk about how Brian has made a difference, kept going, and taken on new challenges despite how hard it can be.

Episode 429 LIVE on Wednesday, January 25, 2023

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I believe every entrepreneur should be supported, challenged, and encouraged as they grow their business. I understand how overwhelming and demanding building a creative business can be because I have been growing my business for over 20 years.

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