Rebel Creative

Today's REBEL is Daniella, a Rebel flutist who has been playing for nearly twenty years but is having trouble assessing why she can't seem to get hired. What has changed? Is it her or is it "them"? When you stop getting calls or if you cannot find traction to start with, how do you proceed? What are the logical steps to restoring health to your career? Submit your creative business question to the show at http://rebelcreative.net for Deane to answer in a future broadcast.

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Today's episode is the last part of a two-part series of a question posed by REBELS​ Nina, Odahl, Orren, Pavel, Teressa, Sam, Sammy, William, and dozens more, wanting to know about how Deane and his assistant Aiche work together. In this final installment, Deane details his own personal philosophy​ on why he and Aiche's working relationship​ runs so smoothly and also describes​ some of the tools and processes they use to get things done efficiently given their vast geographical separation​. Submit your creative business question to the show at http://rebelcreative.net for Deane to answer in a future broadcast.

Today's episode is sponsored by our awesome friends​ at FreshBooks. Get your FREE one-month trial by visiting http://freshbooks.com/rebel and enter "Rebel Creative" in the How Did You Hear About​ Us section.​

Today's REBELS​ are Nina, Odahl, Orren, Pavel, Teressa, Sam, Sammy, William, and dozens more, wanting to know about how Deane and his assistant Aiche work together. In this first of a two-part series, Deane chronicles back to 2004 when​ he hired his first assistant up to now and how, deep into their fifth year together, he and Aiche run the day-to-day operation of Deane Ogden Creative International​, Inc. Submit your creative business question to the show at http://rebelcreative.net for Deane to answer in a future broadcast.

Today's episode is sponsored by our awesome friends​ at FreshBooks. Get your FREE one-month trial by visiting http://freshbooks.com/rebel and enter "Rebel Creative" in the How Did You Hear About​ Us section.

Today's REBEL is Geoff, a New Yorker musician who is relocating to Los Angeles to start his own composing business. Geoff has $5000 budgeted to spend on his startup… will it be enough and how should he spend it? What things should you watch out for when you are relocating with a limited budget? Submit your artistic business questions to be potentially featured on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page, or via email to [email protected]. This episode is sponsored by Freshbooks, the cloud accounting​ software that runs the Ogden Media empire. Get your free one-month unlimited trial of Freshbooks by visiting http://freshbooks.com/rebel and type "Rebel Creative" in the How Did You Hear About Us section.

Today's REBEL is Casey, a Young Adult fiction writer who has been told that her "voice" is derivative of other things already on the market. That's not good… or is it? In this episode, Deane examines how to infuse originality into your product whether you are in music or literature, visual or performance art. It takes a certain skillset to identify a special sauce, but once you do there could be no stopping you. Submit your artistic business questions to be potentially featured on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page, or via email to [email protected].

Today's REBEL is Scott, a musician who is finding it difficult to convince his spouse that the financially unpredictable nature of his artistic career is nothing to worry about. How much should you involve your spouse in your creative business? What happens when you've had previous relationships where money was never an issue, but in your current case it seems to be the only issue? How should you keep the peace in your relationship in order to fully focus on your creative tasks and ambitions? Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is Fran, a #Rebel4Life in Spain who is worried that his promotional tactics are flawed in that he promotes things that seem sure but don't always materialize. Does this negatively impact his integrity with his audience? How soon is "too soon" when you are promoting something you know needs end-user onboarding time? Will people understand if you promote things that ultimately don't end up happening? Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

We did it! 100 episodes. In the can. Done. Dusted. Boom. To celebrate, Deane takes questions from five Rebels in this flash round episode covering rogue employees, monetizing podcasts, being a terrible conversationalist, pitching production music, and setting up a music studio for basic recording. Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is… Deane. It's episode 99 of the show - one away from 100 - and instead of having one of the team members write this description, I'm doing it myself because this episode is deeply personal. Essentially, it's an open letter to you, my listener, my Rebel Alliance audience, and one that I hope you'll stick with the whole way through to the end. I need you to hear it. As we embark on the next 100 episodes of this show that I am so proud of and humbled that you give your attention to every week, this is what I need you to understand moving forward. Thanks, and as always… Rebel On! Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.

Today's REBEL is Kristine, a brand new #Rebel4Life who, like many upstart creatives, is caught in the seemingly endless loop of trying desperately to get ahead financially once she gets paid for a creative gig. What is the best way to set-up your finances to guarantee you aren't constantly turning your business profits over to the landlord or the electric company? Is there a best practice to paying yourself before you pay your expenses? Submit your artistic business questions to Deane for potential inclusion on a future REBEL CREATIVE episode by heading over to http://rebelcreative.net and clicking the big "Start Recording" button on the page.