Latest Canadian entrepreneurs Podcast Episodes
EP155: Creative Canadian Women: Alexandra Newbould - Illustrator & Courtroom Sketch Artist
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - April 22, 2024 07:00 - 45 minutesAlexandra Newbould is an artist whose work you know. As a Toronto based freelance courtroom sketch artist and fashion and architecture illustrator, her work has appeared all across North America on newscasts, in newspapers and print, online and in brand marketing campaigns. She joins the show th...
EP154: Makers, Artists and Creatives: Here's How to Find Your Customers
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - April 05, 2024 07:00 - 1 hourYou’re an artist or a creative or a maker. You’ve made or created the thing, you’re selling the creative services. You’ve put it on social media and your website or Etsy. But nobody has bought it. So how the heck are you supposed to find your customers?? Melissa and Heather do a deep dive...
EP153: REPLAY: Words of Wisdom for Creatives from Past Guests
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - March 23, 2024 18:00 - 1 hourI'm going back into the archives this week because it's been a bit of madness around here this month (in a good way!). This is a replay of EP 128 from last year where Heather and I asked past guests and audience member to share some words of wisdom that they've learned through being working crea...
🔒 0324: Subscriber Soundbite: A March Mixed Bag
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - March 23, 2024 17:00 - 25 minutesSubscriber-only episode I have a great podcast recommendation for you this week that also tied into three big things I've had on my "to talk about" list: marketing goals, the line between positivity and negativity and gatekeeping creativity. Hope you all enjoy! You can connect with the podcast...
EP 152 Creative Canadian Women: Demi Winters - Indepdendent Fantasy Romance Novelist
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - March 08, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourBest selling Canadian independent fantasy romance novelist Demi Winters joins us in this episode of the show to talk about all things relating to being a self-published fiction author - including the release of her new book, her writing process, world building, Book Tok and building community a...
🔒 0224: Subscriber Soundbite: My Keys to Living with AI as a Creative
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - February 24, 2024 19:00 - 33 minutesSubscriber-only episode This was such a tough episode to record! I've had it swirling in my head for months and I did multiple takes at recording it (it's why I'm so late with it!). It's still a bit rambly but I think I got there in the end. AI does freak me out but it piques my curiosity at th...
EP151: Creative Canadian Woman: Songwriter & Author Gail Taylor is Using Kickstarter
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - February 23, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourGail Taylor left behind a successful career as an investment advisor to go all in with music - in her 50s! Now, as a Canadian songwriter, author, keynote speaker and entrepreneur, she's a passionate advocate for the power of music to inspire change. Her new book, Curve Balls, is coming to shelv...
EP150: Trends We're Paying Attention to in Our Creative Businesses in 2024
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - February 09, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourThis week, Melissa and Heather do a brief recap of what they did in their creative businesses in 2023 and what they are focusing on for 2024. But at the heart of the episode we get into the trends we're paying attention to in our creative businesses - including a very frank (and possibly surpris...
EP149: Leaning into Change for a Life of Creative Fulfillment with Geneviève Retzlaff
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - January 26, 2024 08:00 - 59 minutesTransformational Coach Geneviève Retzlaff joins the show this week as part of our short January series on staying optimistic and energized in a month that can be dull, cold and dreary. In this episode, Gen is here to help us lean into change in order to have fulfilling creative careers and liv...
EP148: The Law of Vibration and Your Creative Practice with Sara Fisher
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - January 12, 2024 08:00 - 1 hourInspirational speaker and certified life coach Sara Fisher joins the show this week to talk about the Law of Vibration and how we can use it to foster both personal growth and growth in our creative practices. We all start January off with the best of intentions but when the winter blues set in...
🔒 0124 Subscriber Soundbite: It's a Marathon, not a Sprint
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - January 05, 2024 08:00 - 17 minutesSubscriber-only episode The year is 365 days long (366 this year because it's a leap year!). Here's your reminder that a year is a marathon. You don't have to sprint out the gate in January and do all the things or make all the changes - because guess what? That's not realistically feasible - a...
EP147: Getting Started with Podcasting For Your Creative Business
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - December 29, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourWith so many of this season's guests asking me off air whether or not they should start a podcast and how to get started, I thought it might be time to do an episode on the ins and outs of podcasting for a creative business. So today, with 140+ episodes under my belt, I take a deep dive into the...
🔒 1224 Subscriber Soundbite: Planning For Your Values
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - December 19, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutesSubscriber-only episode It's the end of the year and that inevitably leads to a lot of podcasts and blog posts on reflection, planning and goal setting. I know that as creatives, a lot of us get very uncomfortable with making concrete plans or setting solid goals because... what if we fail? But...
EP146: So, You Think You're Ready to Go Viral?
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - December 15, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourWe've all thought about how great it would be to have a piece of content go viral on social media. There's that whisper deep down that if we could just get a million eyeballs on our business, everything would change - for the better. But what really happens when you go viral? And are you - and y...
EP145: Own Your Age and Your Wisdom with Zannat Reza
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - December 01, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourThis week, healthy aging advocate Zanna Reza joins the show to talk about shaking up the system so we can grow older on our own terms. In a world where getting older (at any age) can come with a lot of stereotyping and discrimination, we talk about why we, as women, need to own our age - and the...
🔒 1123 Subscriber Soundbite: Let's Burn the Follower Count Number
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - November 26, 2023 17:00 - 26 minutesSubscriber-only episode It feels like every day I see another announcement from a creator who is leaving social media. While some of the reasons they give are extremely valid, very often the conversation comes down to the fact that it's too much work for not enough new followers. The algorithm ...
EP144: Creative Canadian Woman - Jacqueline Nicosia of Ardo Hospitality
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - November 10, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutesCreativity shows up in many forms and this week Jacqueline Nicosia, the co-owner of Ardo Hospitality Group, joins the podcast to chat about the creativity that goes into crafting the perfect guest experience - and the perfect cocktail! This busy mom of two who co-owns her business (which include...
EP143: Overcoming Perfectionism and Burnout with Psychotherapist Yu Tong Hannah Lin
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - October 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourToronto based registered social worker and psychotherapist, Yu Tong Hannah Lin, joins Melissa to explore how we, as working creatives, can manage and overcome the ongoing challenges perfectionism and burnout present to our work. Hannah shares valuable insights that will help us understand and i...
🔒 1023 Subscriber Soundbite: Embracing Discomfort - An Unexpected Path to Growth and Success
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - October 15, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutesSubscriber-only episode Have you ever felt that prickling discomfort when you think about trying something new in your business of your creative practice? You're not alone. We've all been there - the nervous anticipation, the self-doubt, and the fear of the unknown. But, what if you sat with th...
EP142: Shaky Economy? Navigate the Holiday Selling Season & Plan for 2024
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - October 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourSlow September sales and signs of a flagging economy have a lot of Canadian creatives worried about the upcoming holiday selling season. Even Etsy has made efforts to boost sales on behalf of shop owners! And, with no real relief in sight, what does 2024 have in store? Melissa and Heather tackle...
EP141: Stepping Out From Behind Your Work with Photographer Michele Mateus
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - September 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourAs working creatives, giving our audience, clients and supporters the opportunity to connect with us on a deeper level is so important to building a healthy business. But equally important, as women, we need to get past our fear of taking up space and instead, embrace being seen. Intimate portra...
🔒 0923: Subscriber Soundbite: Do You Have a Marketing Plan... or a Marketing Schedule?
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - September 10, 2023 18:00 - 27 minutesSubscriber-only episode Listening to a podcast a few weeks ago, I got a slap in the face when the guest stated that most small businesses don't have a marketing plan, they have a marketing schedule. (hello, it's me!) To be fair, I usually start the year off with a plan and it just kind of... ...
EP140: Behind the Scenes of a Solo Art Exhibition with Heather Travis
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - September 08, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourHave you ever wondered what goes into planning and executing an your own art exhibition? This week Heather Travis joins Melissa to talk about the behind the scenes journey to her upcoming, 3 month solo exhibition at Ontario's Bruce County Museum and Cultural Center. She shares how the opportuni...
SUMMER REPLAY From Fashion Concept to Launch: The Birth of Gallola with Katrina and Lexi von Hahn
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - August 11, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourToronto based sisters Katrina and Lexie von Hahn have known for years that they wanted to create a business that reflected their Latin American roots and that has resulted in Gallola - a fashion and lifestyle brand they recently launched with their first product: a shoe they designed that's insp...
🔒 0823: Subscriber Soundbite: This One Thing Has Completely Revitalized Me and My Business
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - August 04, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutesSubscriber-only episode Earlier this year, in May, I agreed to meet virtually meet up for a co-working session with one of the women in my small business mastermind group. Other members regularly join us now in what has quickly become a turning point in our businesses this year. Find out how a...
SUMMER REPLAY: Branding For Multi-Passionate Creatives with Diane Foy
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - July 28, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourAs a multi-passionate creative herself, creativity coach and host of the Superfan Attraction Podcast, Diane Foy understands how difficult it is for multi-passionate creative entrepreneurs to present themselves to the world. In this summer replay episode we talk about the power of personal brand...
SUMMER REPLAY: Embracing Age and Passion: The Musical Journey of Sharon Marie White
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - July 14, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourAlberta singer/songwriter Sharon Marie White joins Melissa to talk about her deep roots as a musician and performer and how she let her music move to the background as she found other ways to contribute to her family. Now, after putting her music on hold for decades, she's back and she's just g...
🔒 0723: Subscriber Soundbite: Taking Stock of Q1&2 and Prepping For Q3&4
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - July 07, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutesSubscriber-only episode In this month's subscriber only episode I'm talking about some of the tasks I like to do at the half way point of the year - including reviewing how the first half of the year went, making adjustments where necessary and, prepping myself for the second half of the year. ...
SUMMER REPLAY: Your Logo is NOT Your Brand (so what the heck is??)
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - June 30, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourDo you get caught in the branding trap that many creative businesses find themselves falling into? The one where you get so wrapped up in the physical assets of your brand that you forget about what branding actually is? Your logo? Not your brand. Your website colours? Not your brand. They're ph...
EP135: Blogging To Drive Traffic (And Build SEO) For Your Creative Business
And She Looked Up Creative Hour - June 16, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourWhether you sell paintings or photography sessions, hand poured candles or graphic design services, getting traffic to your website or even your Etsy shop is probably one of the biggest challenges you face. No traffic, no sales! Enter the world of blogging... One thing professional bloggers kn...
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