It's Part of the Process

Creativity as a Way Through with Lisa Bardot. Lisa and I talk about how drawing helped her through a difficult time, the importance of expressing yourself through creativity, the effect the pandemic and its trauma had on making, how to get started tapping into your creativity or a daily practice, courage, vulnerability and how she keeps it all together while juggling her art, business and raising three kids.

Building an engaged audience with writer and artist Nica Tanaka of Kwento by Nica. Nica and I talk about creating an emotional connection with your audience, figuring out your ideal of successful growth and engagement, how your worth is not your work and she shares tips and secrets she's used to build an audience that always has her back and can't wait to see what she does next.

There's so much I had to learn the hard way because the resources that we have now just didn't exist when I started. I want you to learn the easy way, gleaning lessons from my missteps and success. That's why in today's episode, I'm sharing three things that were instrumental in helping me build several six-figure businesses over the years.

Thinking like a CEO with Mentor Mama Bear and Creative Strategist Ana Manzano of Go Forth and Hustle. Ana and I chat about scaling up your business, the grant she won that changed her business, delegating, working towards a growth mindset and more. P.S. - Ana is teaching a class on scaling your business at the Camp Dear Handmade Life Virtual Summit this summer. Take a tour of Camp DHL here: https://dearhandmadelife.com/camp-dhl/

With our Camp Dear Handmade Life around the corner, I wanted to share some tips for you to make meaningful connections at virtual events. While we do everything we can to help you grow your community at Camp DHL, we can't do everything, so here's my advice to get you from "what if there's an awkward moment?" to "I can't believe we just met, I feel like we've been friends forever" that you can use at Camp DHL and beyond!

Discovering and loving your style with painter and sewist Katie Kortman. Katie and I chat about discovering and embracing your style, dealing with criticism, sourcing inspiration without copying, motherhood, how to be an example of self-love for your children and her mother's mantra, "Weird is different and different is good."

In this solo episode I'm sharing four secrets to goal-getting that have helped me make big and small but meaningful transformations in my life and business. I'm also sharing about some highlights of Camp Dear Handmade Life, our six-week at-home craft, business, goal-getting and community-building virtual summer camp experience for creatives. In just a few hours a week, you can start working towards your next bold beautiful transformation at Camp DHL.

Embracing fear with artist and author Meera Lee Patel. Meera and I talk about using fear as a tool & teacher and embracing it, what it's like to be a first-time mama, living with anxiety and OCD, how to push past fear in your creativity and business and more.

The Secret I've Been Keeping & 5 Ways to Build Your Brand Through Events (Bonus episode) In this solo episode I'm sharing about the how attending events has impacted my life and business and been my biggest growth accelerator. I'm also letting you in on a secret.. our new event, Camp Dear Handmade Life, a six-week at-home business, craft, goal-getting and community retreat! Join the waiting list at dearhandmadelife.com/camp-dhl