Inspirational Creatives

You have created a thing.

You need to find the people who want your thing:

Your product. Your service. Your piece of creative output.

In this very special episode, episode 300, celebrating 7 years of the Inspirational Creatives podcast, we invite founding guest, author and entrepreneur, from episode 3, Pam Slim.

We discuss her new book, The Widest Net, and the possibilities of opening up your opportunities by finding a new audience who want your thing.

Your audience has evolved…and you may have done so recently, too; but has what you have to offer?

In this episode you'll learn:

• How Sarah paints from a place of healing to empowerment
• How Sarah rediscovered her feminine nature through art
• The power of affirmation ladders

How do you make a living from your art?

How can you connect with your highest, creative self?

These are some of the most frequently asked questions amongst those that see themselves as creative. More so, then ever.

And they are questions we explore in this interview today.

In this episode, Sandra Lawrence interviews teacher turned artist and painter, Sarah Tomlinson, aka Girl With Many Secrets, from Vancouver, Canada.

Sarah is someone who has survived domestic abuse and turned her art in an opportunity to heal and help others.

Sarah shares her experience, revealing how, as a relatively new artist she sold her first painting and how she uses morning routines, affirmations and creative blocks as methods towards finding her truest, creative, self.

Hear how creative practice is an opportunity for growth and expansion.

And how your truest calling will find you - if you offer true self the opportunity to find you.

Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):

[00:59] Rob introduces this special episode - handing over the mic.

[03:20] Sandra introduces Sarah.

[03:47] Sarah shares more about herself.

[04:28] How long Sarah has been painting for.

[05:28] Creating as a child.

[06:55] Reconnecting with her own body through art.

[08:00] Embodying feminine power.

[09:00] How Sarah approaches each piece of her work.

[10:34] Sarah shares how her art has helped her to heal from her abusive relationships.

[13:00] What creativity means to Sarah.

[14:29] Creative education: creativity and schools.

[16:05] Animals and biology. Art finding Sarah.

[16:20] Sarah and Sandra talk about overcoming creative blocks.

[19:09] Bringing something unique into the world.

[20:32] Selling art.

[20:50] Affirmation ladders.

[21:49] Morning routines and creative productivity.

[23:16] Yoga, stretching and dance.

[23:58] Being aligned to your soul.

[24:38] Selling art #2. Becoming a full-time artist.

[26:05] Sarah’s advice to aspiring artists.

[28:31] Embracing vulnerability.

[29:59] Where you can find out more about Sarah and her work.

[30:45] Where Sarah came up with her online name.

[32:27] Rob offers some reflections on Sarah and Sandra’s chat.

Thanks for listening

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If you choose to listen to only one short action episode this year, I highly recommend this one!

In this short action episode, Kira and Ilysa reveal the key to how they’ve both created successful lives and a business working together as artists.

Their insights might surprise you.

Learn the two elements that could fundamentally change your life and business and the way you see and think about creating a business online and in the world today.

Kira and Ilysa were interviewed by Sandra.

Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):

[01:06] Introducing Kira, Ilysa and Sandra and this short action episode.

[02:15] How to create a successful business online in 2021.

[03:26] How the internet changed things for Ilysa.

[04:28] The challenges creatives, artists and podcasters face today.

[04:45] Why it’s important to back your own ideas.

[05:06] The first tip and how it relates to a phenomena called “Podfade”.

[06:47] The two elements that will help you create a successful business and life.

[08:08] Why you must be creative in both business and life to succeed.

[09:05] The importance of passion, too.

[10:07] Summarising this episode.

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Artists, Kira McCoy, and Ilysa Ginsburg, love what they do.

In this insightful and revealing chat, interviewed by Sandra Lawrence, Ilysa and Kira share how they’ve have grown their business and what it means to them to create an environment where people love to work; and fans love to learn with them.

As artists, they have a love for polymer clay; having created an online global community of followers, hear how they teach through online classrooms and retreats.

You’ll also hear how having grown a business around their art from scratch, today they have a growing number of employees, which is allowing the two to grow further.

Hear their story and ideas on how you, too, could create a business around a passion you have.

Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):

New beginnings

[00:55] A new beginning for Inspirational Creatives?

[01:35] Rob shares some of the current challenges with the podcast.

[02:30] More than just a podcast?

[03:25] Another branch on the Inspirational Creatives tree.

[04:39] Sandra’s live interview featuring Kira and Ilya.

Kira and Ilysa

[05:51] Sandra introducing Kira McCoy and Ilysa Ginsburg.

[06:22] Ilysa shares how the business got started from humble beginnings!

[07:12] Kira shares her side of the story of when they both met.

[09:06] Creating a podcast and a YouTube channel.

[10:00] A multitude of products, 3D-printing, laser printers.

[10:25] Online retreats. Podcasting for 7 years. Creating an online classroom.

Learning and growing

[11:10] How the two artists have created an environment of learning and growing.

[12:04] How Ilysa and Kira have grown and created a team.

[13:35] Creating fans. Teaching a medium they love so much.

[15:10] Big equipment. Laser engraver.

[17:40] The importance of backing yourself first.

[18:00] Podfading.

Success in 2020?

[18:31] The number one thing Ilysa and Kira have always done that they attribute their success to.

[19:05] Being creative in business.

[19:56] Succeeding and how fear can hold you back.

[21:20] Creative and innovation.

[22:21] How 2020 has affected their creative business.

[25:05] Investing in hobbies.

[26:16] Fears around marketing in 2020.

Community, creativity and collaboration

[27:25] Including everyone.

[27:40] Retreats and a full year experience.

[29:44] The joy of polymer clay.

[30:55] Kira shares how she started out as an art teacher.

[32:08] Meeting Ilysa on Etsy. What Kira was making at the time.

[33:09] Subscription boxes.

Inspiration

[35:44] Advice on starting your own creative business.

[37:00] The importance of showing up.

[37:49] Owning lots of domain names.

[39:27] What’s inspired Kira and Ilysa recently.

[40:35] Giving back.

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When is the best time to get started with your new idea, product, service or business?

It seems that sooner is better than later.

That’s the experience of female tech entrepreneur and SupaPass founder, Juliana Meyer.

Often we find ourselves needing to plan or have all of the right things in the right place before we get started with an idea but that’s, in many cases, the wrong thing to do.

In this short action episode we explore the benefits of getting started on your new idea sooner and before you are ready.

Click here to listen to the full interview with Juliana.

Click here to experience the Inspirational Creatives app on Juliana’s tech.

Juliana Meyer is an award-winning entrepreneur as well as highly qualified and experience musician and engineer.

Today, her small software and technology company, SupaPass, is making big changes in the way that artist, musicians, podcasters and creatives of all kinds connect with their audience and super-fans.

In this episode, we explore Juliana’s fascinating backstory as a musician growing up in South Africa and how her own frustration turned into an opportunity creating a brand and platform that’s been recognised as one of the top 6 most progressive companies in the tech sector.

Juliana’s technology allows anyone to create a subscription based business to connect with their audience and community using a high quality website or app of their own.

Her technology provides an environment for creatives and fans to share their energy and ideas together.

Hear how SupaPass has grown from strength-to-strength having won numerous innovative business awards including Best European and Best UK Startup.

You can experience the Inspirational Creatives podcast using Juliana’s technology here.

Have you ever found yourself working hard in your business, doing your creative work, but not getting the results that you want?

In this short action episode we discuss the importance of being clear on who you serve and why.

Featuring the wisdom of communications expert, Lucy Eckley, from The Leading Story podcast, you’ll hear why identifying who your ideal client is critical to your creative work and business to get the results you are looking for.

In this episode, Build Your Brand Story founder, Lucy Eckley, shares her own journey from corporate career to communications consultant and how she helps people to day to create outstanding brands.

Hear how Lucy helps her clients organise their creative business and brand.

And how you can gain clarity and confidence with your brand and business by starting with your audience.

We discuss why everyone has an interesting story and how Lucy gets to the essence of who people, and their businesses, really are.

Listen to Lucy’s new podcast The Leading Story here.

They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results…

But what if you’re not getting any results at all?

If you’re stuck and struggling to complete a task or project, try this…

In this short action episode, artic explorer, podcast host and executive coach, Sue Stockdale, shares her wisdom helping us to refocus towards completing our goals, aims, projects and ambitions; no matter what it is that’s stopping us.

What Sue teaches us may surprise you…and it’s all to do with a shift in mindset and perspective.

Sue Stockdale is the first British woman to have skied to the magnetic North Pole.

Having been introduced to the world of coaching working with pioneers such as Sir John Whitmore, Sue brings executive coaching and new leadership thinking to charities and nonprofit organisations amongst many; with the aim of addressing some of the greatest humanitarian and environmental challenges of our time.

As well as carrying out a number of pro-bono activities as a coach, co-founder and podcast host for Access to Inspiration, She has a successful corporate career behind her, working with British Gas and also having worked with the United Nations.

More recently, I’ve had the pleasure to work with Sue on a number of projects including the Coaching in The Workplace virtual conference podcast, earlier this year, for the Association for Coaching.

Hear how Sue raised money and qualified to be the first British woman to reach the magnetic North Pole and what her that experience, and her life experience, has taught he so far.

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