The Creative Legacy Podcast

In this episode, we welcome Quianna Marie who is telling us how she took her thriving business based in San Jose. CA and made the move to a completely different state to grow her business and take the next steps towards creating her dream wedding venue. But it wasn't a move of her business, it was an expansion to serving TWO locations both in California and her new Arizona home.

Quianna shares how she came to make the decision to expand her business and move, what she did to prepare, and how she made her existing California clients feel excited and comfortable about her move while also building her network in her new home.

In this episode, we welcome Liz Illg who is sharing her story of taking her passion, starting a successful business, and then showing up and using standard procedures and workflows to grow her business into five successful locations.

She also shares what was at risk if she had not continually made the choice to show up for her dreams and provides encouraging advice for you to choose to show up for your own dreams.

We are talking about our latest book club pick, Profit First by Mike Michalowicz. This book has been recommended and loved by SO many, and we agree! Learn more about why this book and Michalowicz Profit First formula is a must know for any business owner who wants to get paid!

Have you looked at other creators using video marketing and thought, I should probably be doing that because it would be helpful for my business but showing up in front of the camera is SO uncomfortable? Or you’re wondering where to even get started because it is just so different for you. You are definitely not alone! And on this episode we welcome Marvin Flavien, a videographer helping business owners become comfortable in front of the camera to utilize the power of video to make their business unstoppable. In this episode Marvin shares with you how to break through those barriers and find your space and voice in the world of video to take advantage of all the benefits it has - oh and he shares exactly what those benefits are too! Video is definitely here to stay so you’ll want to listen to this one.

Traveling full-time while growing your business may seem like the ultimate dream for many, and it is a reality that can happen! Sarah shares her experience of traveling for four months through Europe and Africa while running her business and many of the lessons she learned along the way.

Have you ever thought about taking the talents you’ve learned in business and using that knowledge to educate others? Maybe you’ve been in business for a while and you are ready to start helping new entrepreneurs. If you’re thinking of taking the leap from creative to creative educator, then this episode is for you. Guest, Laylee Emadi, joins us to help you navigate whether becoming an educator is right for you and tips to get you started.

Do you ever find yourself feeling really busy but yet unfulfilled in what you are doing? Then you likely need to be saying "no" more often. But when saying no seems almost like a negative - "I'd be missing out" or "It would be letting someone down" - it can be hard to do. In this episode we share why saying "no" can actually be an opportunity, the best self care and even a gift! And we share 10 ways to say "no" and still be kind.

Have you heard this term going around: CX Design? It stands for Customer Experience. CX Design is an interactive and immersive process of how customers interact with your business. It’s interactions, touch-points, and stories that link to the core values and message of a business. Today we are digging into what Customer (Client) Experience means to creative small business owners.

We are passionate about our businesses! When we welcome a partner into our lives we learn how to balance devoting time to our business as well as meaningful and intentional time with the one we love. We get to bring them on board to support our dreams, passions and goals while also supporting their own. But how do we do that? In this episode we welcome Shaunae's husband Matt to chat about how they began finding balance as a married couple while Shaunae continues to grow her photography business.

For our first book club pick of season two we read through Creative Calling by Chase Jarvis, the founder of Creative Live. We share our takeaways from the book and thoughts on creativity and our creative calling.