Badass Creatives: marketing and business advice for creative entrepreneurs
Do you believe that art, creativity, innovation, and kindness can change the world? If you answered “Heck yeah!” then this is the podcast for you. Badass Creatives is hosted by Mallory Whitfield and features marketing and business advice for creatives, as well as interviews with a diverse range of handmade artists, performers, makers, and creative entrepreneurs. Based in New Orleans, Mallory is an artist, speaker, and author of How to Make Money at Craft Shows. By day, she works in digital marketing, specializing in SEO (search engine optimization), social media, and content marketing. For more information and show notes, visit BadassCreatives.com
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2024
A quick Badass Creatives update!
Hi y'all! It’s been a while since I published the most recent episode of the Badass Creatives podcast, wayyyy back in 2018! As I’m recording this, it’s February 2024, and a LOT has happened since the…
037: From Idea Person to Lash-Making Maven {Ingrid Victoria Ruth Anderson}
Ingrid Victoria Ruth Anderson of Chimera Lashes is a lash designer, makeup artist, and self-proclaimed “idea person” who realized she needed to focus on just one of her ideas in order to make a big i…
036: Legal Basics for Creative Business Owners {Wesley Henderson}
Wesley Henderson is an “entrepreneur’s lawyer” based in Charleston, South Carolina. In this episode, we talk about the legal basics of starting a new small business, such as forming a legal business …
035: Art Licensing, Developing a Cohesive Brand, and Taking Risks {Jeanetta Gonzales}
Jeanetta Gonzales is a Los Angeles-based artist, illustrator, surface pattern designer, coach and brand consultant for artists. In this episode, we talk about art licensing and Jeanetta shares her ad…
034: Make Time for What Matters Most {Alexandra Franzen}
Alexandra Franzen is a writer, consultant, and entrepreneur based in Portland, Oregon. Her writing about creativity, productivity, goal-setting, handling adversity, disappointment, and fear, and how …
033: Do The Thing You Wanna Do {Midori Tajiri-Byrd}
Midori Tajiri-Byrd is a master at juggling multiple creative pursuits. As a descendant of Japanese samurai, she grew up in a family of artists and attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.…
032: Becoming A Children’s Book Illustrator {Tarsila Krüse}
Tarsila Krüse is an award-winning children's book illustrator living in Dublin, Ireland. Originally from Brazil, she got her start designing souvenirs after moving to Ireland 11 years ago. In this ep…
031: Creating A Business-Minded Music Career {Robin Barnes}
Robin Barnes, aka the “Songbird of New Orleans” grew up in a musical family and now sees herself as a cultural ambassador of New Orleans. In this episode, she shares how her background in business he…
030: Brick and Mortar Retail and Business Partnerships {Dynamo}
Dynamo is a sexual health and wellness focused romantic boutique based in New Orleans. On this episode, I chat with co-owners Hope Kodman Von Starnes and Nico Darling about business partnerships and …
029: Setting Goals and Taking Action {Monique Malcolm}
Monique Malcolm is the host of the Pimp Your Brilliance podcast and creator of the Visionary Journal, a goal setting system & planner. We talk about how she went from fashion blogger to t-shirt desig…
028: Deliberate Creativity and Embracing Vulnerability {Beth Miller}
Beth Miller is the Executive Director of the Creative Education Foundation, a non-profit which produces CPSI, the world’s longest-running creativity conference. We talk about deliberate creativity, e…
027: Surface Design and Teaching Art Online {Juliet Meeks}
Juliet Meeks is a full time artist and surface designer whose work has been featured on products from Birchbox. We talk about how she prepared to quit her day job as a graphic designer, how she got s…
026: Steal This Idea and Open Source Creativity {Gary Hirsch}
Gary Hirsch uses visual art and improv theatre to help communities and businesses be more creative. In this episode, he talks about letting other people steal his creative ideas, finding ways to offe…
025: Taking the Chance to Invest in Yourself as an Artist {Nikki Cade}
Nikki Cade made the leap from special education teacher to full-time artist a year ago. She’s a world traveler whose work reflects her love of travel. We talk about following your intuition and how s…
024: Instagram Tips and Tricks {hashtags, links, growing an audience and being authentic}
Curious about hashtags, growing your audience and driving traffic to your website from Instagram? This week’s episode is full of Instagram tips and tricks.
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023: A New Year, A New Beginning {setting intentions for 2018}
How do you get your creative momentum back after taking a break? How do you set your artistic intentions for a new year?
In this episode, Mallory shares her plan for a daily art project in 2018, why …
022: Profit Strategies and Understanding Your Financials {Melissa Capps}
Melissa Capps works with creative businesses to help them understand their financials, from bookkeeping basics to their profit strategy. In this episode, she shares the money mistake she sees creativ…
021: Rewiring Your Brain {Mental Models and Deep Stuff}
We’re getting deep on this week’s episode. From imposter syndrome to design thinking to mental models, let’s explore ways to rewire your brain and think about problems in creative ways.
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020: Pricing Your Work for Freelancers {Nathan Allotey}
Nathan Allotey is a web designer and digital marketing strategist with a passion to teach others. On this episode, we talk about how freelancers and other creatives can successfully price their work …
019: Staying Inspired and True To Yourself {Perception vs. Reality}
How do creatives stay motivated and inspired, and how do you stick to your guns and true to your artistic vision?
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