Megan Auman's main focus is her eponymous jewelry line, but as she’s built her business over the years she has learned first hand what it takes to grow a creative business — and she shares that information as an educator through her site Designing an MBA and her classes at CreativeLive.

I wanted to interview Megan, because of her tenacity, clear entrepreneur spirit, and her willingness to share what she's learned with other creative business owners.

Megan has so much wisdom and experience to offer, and she does so willingly. Some of the topics we discuss on today's show are how her parents support helped her to always go after her dreams of making art for a living, the reality of running a handmade business, being honest with your self around your product, and cultivating brand consistency no matter what the size of your business.