The Creative Coach with Dan Brophy

Does the universe give you clues over the course of your whole life as to what your true purpose is?

In this episode I’m talking to Tamica Wilder, a bodywork & somatic sex coach. 

One of the reasons why I reached out to Tamica is because I noticed her online presence growing recently with her finding bite-size palatable ways for her to share her ideas to her community in a way that allows her to define her brand and grow her offering.

In this chat you'll hear points about:

• The benefit of working with a coach-led think tank to level-up your business practices
• DIY Branding: How to tell YOUR story YOUR way - and knowing what your industry expects - so that you can DEFY EXPECTATION
• Tamica shares a great tool that you can use to make a first step towards working out your brand's look and feel.
• We discuss gathering research and being hyper aware of what else is around vs. creating in a bubble (hint: there's no 'right' way to create)
• The importance of showing up to the page or the screen or the camera or the instrument - regardless of how you feel... because if you waited until you felt ' inspired' you may never get anything done
• The importance of boundary setting and scheduling to balance life demands (like having multiple human being to take care of)

For more on Tamica:

https://www.instagram.com/theorgasmicmama/

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My guess today is Tim Duggan who is the founder and editor of Junkee Media. 
Tim has just released a book called 'Cult Status', which I read in the lead up to having a chat. It's such a palatable and effortless read… well, 'listen' in that, I actually consumed it in a couple of days via Audible because I’m a self-confessed terrible reader.
I wanted to talk to Tim because not only has he built largest millennial media platform in the country, but has found a way to continually reinvent Junkee's offering in a digital landscape where the only constant is change.
I’ve known Tim for over 10 years – I was once a night club doorman at the Melbourne branch of a night he used to run with none other than Courtney Act called 'Disgraceland' and so we’ve always been on each other’s radars. 
When I heard he was writing his first book about lessons learned in launching – and sustaining – a millennial media empire,  I couldn’t wait to learn from one of the countries best most pragmatic geniuses of creative business - and certainly one of the nicest.
Cult Status contains magnificently practical and fun way to workshop your own business or brand in order to understand how to make it "sticky" – irresistible to your audience for the purpose of breeding a rabid fan base.
In this chat, we discuss:

• Discovering your superpower - and using it to create an offering that resonates.
• How Tim transformed his schedule in order to find the time to write his first book.
• How Tim works with writers block - not against it.
• Why the most important part of any good idea is action

This conversation is relevant for anyone looking to launch any sort of creative project, whether it be a business or brand or a rock band.You’re nothing without the support of an audience. remember: it's not enough just to have a talent - you have to have a talent for your talent.
For more on Tim / his amazing book 'Cult Status' check out the show notes. http://cultstatus.com/
In this podcast, Tim also references 'The Miracle Morning' by Hal Elrod:https://miraclemorning.com/
For more on Dan: www.instagram.com/danbrophywww.danbrophy.com

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This is a second instalment of my chat with best-selling author, award-winning coach and founding editorial director of Girl Boss, the women's media empire, Jerico Mandybur.

If you didn't catch last week's ep of this podcast, it's a great place to hear about Jerico's career origin story - and the path that lead her to  combine her career in journalism and her passion for tarot and spiritual eclecticism.

The reason why I wanted to check back in with Jerico is because so much time had passed since we last spoke - I think there was about 6 months between recording and posting the episode, due to my own delays around rebranding my podcast - which meant it was also a great opportunity to discuss the frustrations that all creatives have with balancing the demands of work and the calling of our passions.

This time around the episode is hot off the press, and I spoke to Jerico while she was in hotel quarantine, having just returned to Australia from living and working in LA.

I loved talking to Jerico so much, what was meant to be a 30 minute check in ended up as a 90 minute shequel episode - but we just had to keep on going til it all stopped flowing.

Some of the topics we discuss in the chat are:

• The practical ways to be both ambitious & goal-oriented - while also avoiding overworking
• How to structure your day for maximum productivity when you work for yourself
• How to fit writing a book into an otherwise full working life.
• How she developed her own unique visual aesthetic
• How she works with clients as a coach and branding & editorial consultant
• When is the best time to seek out a coach or consultant?

FOR MORE ON JERICO:

https://jericomandybur.com

https://www.instagram.com/jerico.mandybur

GET JERICO'S NEO TAROT DECK:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/neo-tarot-jerico-mandybur/book/9781784882372.html

 

FOR MORE ON DAN:

www.danbrophy.com

https://www.instagram.com/danbrophy

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In today's episode chat I'll be talking to best-selling author and spiritual coach, Jerico Manydbur.

I first discovered Jerico through her ‘Tarot Card of the Week Readings’ on Instagram - I love Jerico's candid, cool approach to tarot - turning it into something that felt as quotidian as a green smoothie.

Last year, Jerico published her own tarot deck, Neo Tarot. Besides being some of the most beautifully illustrated, they are unique in that they are both gender non-binary and present a wide array of racial archetypes. True to form, the accompanying book presents a practical explanation of each card offering actionable next steps to further self-awareness, tying the entire practice to wellness - as opposed to an immovable fate that you have no control over.

I wanted to talk to Jerico about the career path that lead her from Oyster Mag in Australia to being head-hunted by Sophia Amoruso to be the editorial director of Girl Boss. We also talk about:

• How to Avoid burnout by looking out for the signs. One month of rest could save 6 months of recovery down the track
• How to know which lane to pick when it comes to building a career that has real meaning and resonates with you
• The importance of committing to 'the long game' to create a career that you love

And

• How to navigate supporting yourself financially while you support yourself creatively - the great juggling act.

 

I spoke to Jerico while she was based in LA and we had some sound issues  for the first part of this chat, so if you are an audio snob jump ahead to the 35 minute mark - however if you do stick around there is some gold to be had in the first half an hour.Jerico has is now back in Australia and offering her skills as a consultant, so for anyone who wants to leverage the skills she has gleaned from a decade defining some of the coolest brands in the world, get in touch with her via jericomandybur.com

 

FOR MORE ON JERICO:

https://www.instagram.com/jerico.mandybur/

https://jericomandybur.com

GET JERICO'S NEO TAROT DECK:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/neo-tarot-jerico-mandybur/book/9781784882372.html

 

FOR MORE ON DAN BROPHY:

https://www.instagram.com/danbrophy

 

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Andy Mant is founder and CEO of BluBlox - the light-blocking eyewear that improves sleep, affects  mood and combat digital eye strain.

Andy began his entrepreneur's journey after after feeling frustrated with a career in recruitment that left him wanting.

However beyond just having a million dollar idea you need a 'million dollar strategy' to help bring it to fruition.

Andy was an absolute GOLDMINE of wisdom and inspiration. Some of the topics that we discuss on this episode are:

• Discovering what you're passionate about - when you have no idea
• How to know when it's time to quit your day job
• Bridging the gap between your day job and your side hustle
• Identifying a gap in a market to create something that has an in-built audience
• The macro and micro shifts that you can take to transform your focus and productivity every day (some of them you'll wish you started doing yesterday

Have a notepad ready, because you are going to want to be taking notes!

For more on Andy:

www.instagram.com/iamandymant 

https://www.instagram.com/blubloxofficial/

www.blublox.com

 

For more on Dan:
www.instagram.com/danbrophy

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In this episode I'll be talking to lifestyle and wellness power-couple Melissa Ambrosini & Nick Broadhurst

Melissa is a bestselling author, host of the top-rated podcast The Melissa Ambrosini Show, a keynote speaker, content creator, and entrepreneur.

Nick is a singer, songwriter and a former member of Sneaky Sound System, as well as a meditation advocate, visual artist and entrepreneur.

We discuss:

• How to best understand your strengths to know what to look for in a partner
• Building an audience - and turning it into a customer base
• Creating the ideal work / life balance
• Growing and nurturing passive income streams
• Which professionals they have outsourced to enhance all areas of life - from health, to relationship to business

 

For more on Melissa: www.melissaambrosini.com

For more on Nick: www.iamnickbroadhurst.com

For more on Dan www.instagrma.com/danbrophy

 

 

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You've got a successful blog, you've built an audience, everyone tells you that you should write a book. Now I guess it's juts as simple as writing the book. Right?!

For creatives of ALL disciplines, the hard part isn't STARTING a project, it's FINISHING.
While our passion project is the thing we love to do, sometimes GETTING IT DONE is the hardest part.
I chat to newly minted author, and old friend, Ashe Davenport (Sad Mum Lady) all about the process of writing:

• How much time she dedicated to it each week
• How she outsourced professionals for feedback - and at what stage in the development process
• How she overcame the paralysing self-doubt that threatened fo derail the project.

This is a great chat for anyone who is dying to GET OUT OF THEIR OWN WAY in order to DO THE THING they love.

 

FOR MORE ON ASHE DAVENPORT:

www.Instagram.com/AsheDavenport

www.booktopia.com.au/sad-mum-lady-ashe-davenport/book/9781760877637.html

 

FOR MORE ON DAN BROPHY:

www.linktr.ee/danbrophy

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On this week's Quit Your Day Job podcast (link in bio), I chat to Australian theatre LEGEND Trevor Ashley (Hairspray, Liza on an E, Fat Swan) - AS HE GET'S READY TO GO ON STAGE at the Sydney Opera House for his new play. 'The Lyin' Queen' was six years in the making before premiering this month - I wanted to chat to Trevor about the process of nurturing a PASSION PROJECT for that long - and how to know when it's time to launch!This is a great episode for anyone looking to TAKE THE LEAP into sharing their work... maybe the time is now?!

LINKS:

https://www.thelionqueen.com.au

https://www.instagram.com/trevor_ashley/

Check out my Creative Wellness Vlog:

https://www.instagram.com/danbrophy/

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Shira O'Sullivan Linker is the founder of 'gentSac' an online and retail store in The Galeries in Sydney's CBD which curates luxury men's grooming products from around the globe. However, Shira is passionate about inspiring men to take as good a care of their inner life as their outer-self.

For more:

www.gentsac.com.au

www.instagram.com/gentsac

www.instagram.com/life.of.shira

For more on host Dan Brophy

www.instagram.com/danbrophy

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How do you get out of your own way and make your best work? Artist Missy Gilbert AKA ØFFËRÎNGŠ says its by focusing on WHO the work is for. By dedicating it and setting intention for the work, it allows you to get out of your own way and channel your greatest level of focus to maximise your creative output.

Missy is an artist, though she has only just started to call herself that - after 21 years working as a freelance creative. I wanted to talk to Missy about why it's so hard to claim that title - especially given she is one of the most successful creatives I know working across events (the immersive dining behemoth 'Hyper Real' in conjunction with Chin Chin Restaurant), Performance Art (QVB After Dark, Sydney) and she even runs a 2000 square meter artists space, The Nest Creative Space in Alexandria, Sydney!

Missy shares much wisdom and magic - enjoy!

For more on Missy: https://www.instagram.com/i_am_offerings/

For more on Dan: https://www.instagram.com/danbrophy/

 

 

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