Following the Creative Spirit Podcast

Today’s guest episode is with artist and printmaker, Molly Rooke. Molly talks about some of the themes in her work, particularly around the coastline and preservation and how she uses darning and small acts of repair to comment on the climate crsis. We chat about her influences, inspiration and her creative practice, and Molly shares some advice from her experience working as an artist for others who want to persue fine art as a career. 

Molly’s website: https://www.molly-rooke.com

Molly instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollyrooke/ and https://www.instagram.com/darngoodstudio/?hl=en 

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Today’s guest, Portia Yip is a multi-passionate creative. She’s a business coach, copywriter, creative mentor and artist. Portia works with other creatives to empower them in building their, version of what a sustainable business ecosystem looks like. Her work draws a lot of inspiration from nature which feels really lovely and nurturing and in our conversation, we chat about how to embrace the different seasons in our business and how to find focus as a multi-passionate creative with lots of different interests and passions. 

Seasonal Guidance Collection: https://www.portiayip.com/seasonal-guidance-collection/ Creative Compass Community: https://community.portiayip.com/ Website: https://www.portiayip.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portia_yip/

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This week's interview is with Flora Davidson, who is a marketing coach for introverts. She helps introverted entrepreneurs get visible using Instagram with strategies that don't sacrifice their personality. Today's conversation was so interesting because I'm an introvert myself. We chatted about how there are actually different types of introverts and depending on what your personality type is, you might struggle with some slightly different things. And so bringing self awareness and self acceptance to that is super important to getting the best strategy and showing up in the way that's best for you. We discuss some of the mindset issues that introverts come up with, and then Flora shares some really useful tips and advice to help you with your marketing strategy as well. 

Flora’s website: https://introvertvisibility.com/

Introvert type quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/60ce7fff7c08840017eb4853 

Flora’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/introvert_visibility/ 

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In this episode we’re going to be chatting about some of the reasons why having brand strategy for your business is so beneficial. Strategy is one of my favourite things because it’s what sets your brand and your business up for success. But it has become a bit of a buzzword these days - it seems like everyone is offering brand strategy but a lot of people talk about it as this big, scary complicated thing. But it's not as complicated as it sounds and there are so many amazing benefits to building your brand with strategy.

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I’ve got a selection of creative conversations with coaches, artists and multi-passionate creatives lined up. We cover topics such as the link between creativity and wellbeing and how having a nourishing creative practice can have a positive impact on your mental health. We talk about some of the struggles around being a multi-passionate creative and how to embrace the different seasons in your business or creative practice. We got tips on how to market your creative business if you’re an introvert and really interesting conversations with artists about their work and their practice. So there’s lots of really good stuff to look forward to.

I’ll also be sharing some solo episodes with tips and actionable advice on how to build a creative brand or brand your creative business. So there’s lots of practical advice that you can implement pretty quickly and see some quick wins.

So if you are a creative business owner, or you’re wanting to start a creative business, or you want to learn more about creativity and start to cultivate a meaningful creative practice you’re in the right place.

This podcast is really a place to celebrate creativity and follow your curiosity and your passions, to share inspiring stories with plenty of encouragement and practical advice on running a successful creative business.

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There aren't many creatives I know who don't struggle with creative anxiety - unfortunately it's just part of the creative process. But developing a consistent creative process can help you learn to trust the process and manage that anxiety. In this episode, I'm sharing a few techniques and exercises that I've found useful in helping to manage and overcome creative anxiety.

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In this episode, I'm going to be chatting about how to know if your business is ready for a rebrand. There are five signs that your business might want to consider a rebrand, and there's also a couple of reasons why people often want to rebrand your business that are definitely not good enough reasons to do a whole rebrand, so we'll chat about this as well.

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