The Ultimate Creative

In this episode of The Ultimate Creative, amazing returning guest Julie Greenham is sharing how to tap into your creativity even more as an entrepreneur, through mindfulness!

Julie is the host of The Quiet Powerhouse Podcast and this is a very exciting cross-over episode, for more mindful entrepreneur magic head over to http://www.juliegreenham.com/podcast or find The Quiet Powerhouse Podcast on your favourite app!

The Mindful Entrepreneur Membership is open on August 20, jump on the waitlist to get your spot first! http://www.juliegreenham.com/membership

And be sure to follow Julie on Instagram at @iamjuliegreenham

Are you looking for different ways to promote your podcast? Well you might just want to try Pinterest! And on today’s episode of The Ultimate Creative Podcast, my guest Tara Reid is sharing exactly how you can use Pinterest to promote your podcast and grow your audience, without having to do a lot of extra work!

Tara Reid is a multi-passionate, creative business owner (sound familiar?) with THREE BUSINESSES. She started out with her product business selling jewelry in 2007, and in 2015 pivoted to more services for entrepreneurs. Tara’s clients wanted to start implementing more Search Engine Optimization (SEO) which was great at first, until the creativity disappeared from the equation. So Tara used her creative skills along with her technical online business skills, to create customized Pinterest services for her clients! The combo of both skills was a perfect fit for Pinterest!

And for those of us who don’t have/want to spend many hours of the day creating up to 5 pins for each podcast episode, Tara has a seriously amazing Podcast Marketing Template Bundle for Canva, full of customizable pins, Instagram posts and more! She’s thought of everything!

PLUS, Tara will be sharing her top 3 key things you can do on Pinterest to promote your podcast, and in October she’ll be hosting the Freelance Revenue Boost Summit you’ll definitely want to get on the waitlist for!

Tara’s Links:

• Freelance Revenue Boost Summit - https://www.freelancerevenueboost.com
• Free Pinterest SEO Guide - https://thetarareid.com/pinterest-seo-guide/
• The Podcast Marketing Template Bundle - https://emilymilling--introvertmedia.thrivecart.com/entrepreneur-templates-annual/?ref=introvert-pod
• Work With Tara: https://thetarareid.com/
• Introvertpreneur: https://www.introvertpreneur.com/
• Introvertpreneur Podcast: https://www.introvertpreneur.com/podcast/
• More Templates from Tara: https://thetarareid.com/shop/

If you’re in need of help to launch your podcast, or possibly to revive it, my team can help you out!

1. Check out my new FREE masterclass, 5 simple steps to launch a podcast at https://theultimatecreative.com/simple-steps-to-start-a-podcast/
2. Podcast Production Production - Let us take all the extra stuff off your plate! We just opened up spots for a new offering which includes a more complete content strategy! https://theultimatecreative.com/podcasting

Be sure to follow The Ultimate Creative Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and sign up for the newsletter to get new episodes directly to your inbox when they go live!

In this episode of The Ultimate Creative, The Juicy CEO™ herself, Monique Bryan is here to tell you exactly how to create your own juicy personal brand!

We’re talking about the difference between a regular brand and a personal brand, why it’s important as entrepreneurs and creators to be extremely aware of your personal brand and how you appear online, AND, Monique is sharing a few tips on how to get your digital house in check!

I also asked Monique what she considers to be the top 3 pieces of content she recommends to grow your personal brand, here’s what she said: 

1. Your genesis story - why you do what you do, and how you got here.
2. Accomplishments - what are you proud of? What awards are you winning? What have you achieved?
3. Testimonials - screen grabs, written, video, anything that shows people how you help your clients! How have you changed people’s lives?

BONUS: If you don’t want to be a “hot mess express” on the internet, you absolutely need to check out Monique’s free masterclass, From Brand To Bank, which is happening THIS WEEK! Twice! You’ll learn:

🔥How to curate your visibility and position your brand for your dream bank account

🔥How to figure out your roadmap to the money

🔥The ONE thing you can do today to look instantly credible online, so you can charge a premium for your services

Truly, I was able to attend the last one and it is SO GOOD. Sign up here!

Links:

• From Brand To Bank: https://bit.ly/brandtobank
• Programs: https://www.moniquebryan.com/programs
• The Juicy CEO Podcast: https://www.moniquebryan.com/thejuicyceopodcast
• VIP Brand Photoshoot: https://www.moniquebryan.com/vip-brand-photoshoot
• Monique’s IG: @moniquebryan_co

If you’re in need of help to launch your podcast, or possibly to revive it, my team can help you out!

1. Check out my new FREE masterclass, 5 simple steps to launch a podcast at https://theultimatecreative.com/simple-steps-to-start-a-podcast/

2. Podcast Production Production - Let us take all the extra stuff off your plate! We just opened up spots for a new offering which includes a more complete content strategy! https://theultimatecreative.com/podcasting

How to batch your content like a boss!

This week I’m showing you exactly how I plan and batch all of my content for a month at a time so that I’m not spending hours panicking about creating content - I’m prepared every month with exactly what I want to produce, record, edit and promote every single day!

If you want to have more consistency with your content then you should definitely check out this episode of TUC Thursday’s Live!

Join me every Thursday at 11am EST to talk about more content and creativity things, and how you can use it to bring more revenue into your biz!

Watch the IG Live here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPqajquo_dF/

This is a very special episode of The Ultimate Creative Podcast. Why? Because one of my amazing business coaches, Shelagh Cummins, is coming in to drop some SERIOUS MAGIC into your ears! 

Here, I’ll prove it with this quote:

BOOM.

Oh wait that wasn’t mind blowing enough? Hang on I’ve got another one:

OHHHHHHH BABY! 

We are better than mediocrity! Heck yes we are!

Aside from Shelagh’s many amazing quotes in this episode, the reason I wanted to bring her on the show was really to help all my creator listeners understand that there is an essential business element that needs to be addressed, that I really don’t think content creators believe they need. 

Why? Because I see it all the time - creators want to earn money from their content, but aren’t putting in the work on the business side to truly understand how to communicate their value (and frankly, believe that what they have to offer is of value) to the world. 

So if you’re one of those content creators that’s thinking “dang, I do really want to earn money from my content, I know that my stuff is great, and I want to take it to the next level” you should absolutely tune in to hear:

• Why it’s important that content creators view themselves as business owners
• The most important thing content creators can do to make the shift and begin treating their content as a business or revenue stream
• How to turn dreams into action, and action into profit!

And I highly encourage you to check out Shelagh’s offerings if you want to take the next step towards becoming a business owner:

• The Road To Seven: https://www.theroadtoseven.com/
• The Business Accelerator: https://www.theroadtoseven.com/the-business-accelerator-live
• The Capital Access Program (seriously cool): https://www.theroadtoseven.com/capital-access-program
• The Road To Seven Podcast: https://www.theroadtoseven.com/theroadtosevenpodcast
• Episode 58 - The Hidden Microcosm of Entrepreneurs: https://www.theroadtoseven.com/theroadtosevenpodcast/the-hidden-microcosm-of-women-entrepreneurs
• Free Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/867037907397297

If you’re in need of help to launch your podcast, or possibly to revive it, my team can help you out!

1. Check out my new FREE masterclass, 5 simple steps to launch a podcast at https://theultimatecreative.com/simple-steps-to-start-a-podcast/
2. Podcast Production Production - Let us take all the extra stuff off your plate! We just opened up spots for a new offering which includes a more complete content strategy! https://theultimatecreative.com/podcasting

Be sure to follow The Ultimate Creative Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and sign up for the newsletter to get new episodes directly to your inbox when they go live!

What’s your creative process?

Today on The Ultimate Creative Podcast we’re talking about how to develop your own creative process!

What works for everyone will not work for you. And what works for you now will not work for you this time next year - or maybe even this time next month! I'll share a few different ideas that you can try to squeeze more creative juice out of your brains as we melt into this lovely pre-July heat! It's going to be HUUUUMMIIIIID! WOOT!


We'll be covering:

🤔 Why is creative process important?

😵‍💫 How do you set yourself up for creative success?

🤨 What will your creative process look like?

Why do we want to have a process anyway?

👉 It’s easier to set expectations for clients and for yourself

👉 You don’t have to reinvent the wheel every single time

👉 It can be easier to release self-limiting behaviours and thoughts because we are naturally in the creative flow

Getting into that creative flow state is really what this is all about, and paying attention to how you arrive to this creative flow state is equally important, so that you can remove the barriers to getting there.

If you’re in need of help to launch your podcast, or possibly to revive it, my team can help you out!

1. Check out my new FREE masterclass, 5 simple steps to launch a podcast at https://theultimatecreative.com/simple-steps-to-start-a-podcast/
2. Podcast Production Production - Let us take all the extra stuff off your plate! We just opened up spots for a new offering which includes a more complete content strategy!

So you’re starting a podcast, and you’re wondering how podcast music works, right? Well in this episode I’m going to give you a few different ways to use podcast music, where you can get podcast music and the various things to consider when choosing your podcast music.

We're covering:

> How do you use music in a podcast?

> What can music do to set you apart from other podcasters?

> What are the different types of podcast music you can get?

> How Custom Podcast Music Works

> What kind of music should you use for your podcast?

I'll also be sharing examples of music I've written for these podcasts!

> Caper Cast hosted by Whitney Garder and Stephanie Cooke

> We Really Like Her hosted by Emily Gagne and Danita Steinberg

> Weird Magnets hosted by Stephanie Cooke and Katy Sawatsky

> VRMP Radio Presents: The 5 People You Meet In Hell

> Her Name Is... hosted by me and my pal Jenny Tang

Links:

• Check out full links in the blog post at: https://theultimatecreative.com/how-podcast-music-works

• Rain News: https://rainnews.com/podcast-music-licensing-4-things-you-need-to-know/

• Envato Elements (Note: This is an affiliate link and I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you): https://1.envato.market/tuc-music

• Sounds Like An Earful: https://soundslikeanearful.com/

• Episode 9 of The Ultimate Creative Podcast: https://theultimatecreative.com/podcasting-with-stephanie-cooke/

Learn how my team can help you launch and grow a podcast:

• Free Masterclass: 5 Simple Steps to Start a Podcast: https://theultimatecreative.com/simple-steps-to-start-a-podcast/

• Learn at your own pace with Podcast Rocket: https://theultimatecreative.com/podcast-rocket

• Already have a podcast? Learn how my team can help you manage your monthly production with our top notch editing and marketing packages: https://theultimatecreative.com/podcasting

Are you trying to get more visibility but have no idea how to pitch yourself to podcasts? Are your cold pitch templated emails just making podcasters mad? Then you need to listen to this episode of The Ultimate Creative to hear how Podcast Visibility Strategist, Elizabeth Krajewski can help you ditch the cold pitch and build intentional relationships so that you can grow your audience by being on other podcasts!

Elizabeth shares her creative journey, and how working in podcast management eventually led her to podcast visibility strategy, which allows her to feel truly fulfilled and creative. How? It’s in the details.

Elizabeth doesn’t just write a cold pitch and send it to hundreds and hundreds of podcasts that have nothing to do with her clients. Heck no! Because that’s annoying and podcasters hate it! Instead, she does the research. She dives deep into her client’s mission and purpose, and aligns them with podcasts that have audiences who will get a lot of value out of hearing from them. 

The best advice when pitching yourself to podcasts:

Elizabeth says to “come up with one topic for your pitch, and format it the way the podcaster normally formats their episode titles. Because that way, they're going to envision you on the podcast already.”

And of course Elizabeth also shares what you should include in a package when you pitch yourself to podcasts, as well as a very awesome FREE podcast guesting strategy guide which you can grab from the links below!

About Elizabeth:

As a podcast visibility strategist Elizabeth Krajewski is on a mission to elevate female entrepreneurs’ voices so they can inspire and engage with more clients through their podcast interviews. Whether she’s researching relevant podcasts to pitch her clients to or working on topics that amplify her client’s voices, she uses her experience and network to provide her clients an unforgettable experience. 

Elizabeth knows that in order to land podcast interviews that convert for her clients she needs to lead with value and build genuine connections. When she's not working with her clients or being active in her local community, she loves to explore new travel destinations, check out local restaurants with her partner, or curl up with a good book that usually includes a cat snuggled next to her.

Elizabeth’s Links:

> bit.ly/podcastvisibility

> https://virtuwellsolutions.com/ultimatecreative

> https://instagram.com/virtuwellsolutions

More Links:

> Join me every Thursday at 11am EST for TUC Thursdays Live on Instagram! https://instagram.com/the_ultimatecreative

> The Ultimate Creative Podcast Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tucpodcommunity/

Learn how my team can help you launch and grow a podcast:

> Free Masterclass: 5 Simple Steps to Start a Podcast: https://theultimatecreative.com/simple-steps-to-start-a-podcast/

>Learn at your own pace with Podcast Rocket: https://theultimatecreative.com/podcast-rocket

> Already have a podcast? Learn how my team can help you manage your monthly production with our top notch editing and marketing packages: https://theultimatecreative.com/podcasting

Do you suffer from procrastination? This episode is for you. I covered this in part on an IG live last week which you can join every Thursday at 11am EST. But today I want to go a little deeper into the big goals side of things. On the live we talked about, Why do you procrastinate? How do you stop yourself from procrastinating? What are the benefits of procrastinating and how can you make it work for you?

So today I thought we’d talk more about what happens when you set ginormous goals for yourself and then totally bail on them, whether you want to or not. 

What happens when you set big goals?

Sometimes when we set very big goals for ourselves it can conjure up feelings of fear - what if I fail? What will people think if I don’t do what I say I’m going to do? 

And then there’s feelings of overwhelm - How will I get from where I am now, to this massive huge goal, I don’t even know the first step? 

And finally, it can feel like you’re trapped. You’ve committed to this goal, you’ve told everyone you know what you’re doing - and now you have a sense of responsibility to deliver on something that is causing way more panic than joy in your life.

Like launching a podcast. That’s a big dream! And if you’ve never done it before, it’s overwhelming! At least that’s what my clients and students say when we start talking about why they haven’t done it yet. 

So what I do as always is break everything down into tiny little steps. Obnoxiously tiny. 

No matter what your goals are, or your reason for procrastinating on your big dreams, this process can help you. Give it a try and write down a bunch of little steps that you need to take so that you can accomplish your dreams!

And if your dreams happen to be to start your own podcast, you can just enrol in Podcast Rocket which is now available on-demand at https://theultimatecreative.com/podcast-rocket 

Head on over there now to take action on your BIG GOALS to start a podcast and grab your spot in Podcast Rocket!

Links:

• Join me every Thursday at 11am EST for TUC Thursdays Live on Instagram! https://instagram.com/the_ultimatecreative
• The Ultimate Creative Podcast Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tucpodcommunity/

Learn how my team can help you launch and grow a podcast:

• Learn at your own pace with Podcast Rocket: https://theultimatecreative.com/podcast-rocket
• Already have a podcast? Learn how my team can help you manage your monthly production with our top notch editing and marketing packages: https://theultimatecreative.com/podcasting

Today on TUC Thursdays Live we’re talking about all things procrastination! Why do you procrastinate? How do you stop yourself from procrastinating? What are the benefits of procrastinating and how can you make it work for you?