Creative Business Spark
Need help navigating through life after getting laid off from your job or as you approach retirement?
Join Anne La Follette, former corporate Vice President, who reinvented herself in her late 50s after getting laid off from a job she loved. Becoming a successful creative entrepreneur from scratch was no easy feat. Anne brings her “can do” attitude and warm heart to support you in achieving your creative dreams at any age.
Tune in for practical, step by step advice, whether you’re just dipping your toes into the entrepreneurial waters or you’ve got an established creative business that needs some “spark”.
Welcome the The Creative Business Spark podcast where: It’s Never Too Late To Create®.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 26
- Years Active
- 2025
24. Finding Treasures in Your Old Sketchbooks
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In this episode, I share why your old sketchbooks might be the best source of new inspiration. And how revisiting them helped shape the branding for Anne’s Atelier. Learn how to rediscove…
23. Getting Ready for Licensing Opportunities
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In this episode, I’m walking you through how to get your artwork licensing-ready this fall. And why the timing matters more than you think. We’ll talk about how the art licensing timeline…
22: Meet SAGE Designers
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This episode shines a light on something truly special: the SAGE Designers—a collective of women from my advanced programs who’ve come together to support each other, create themed collec…
21: My Three Favorite Creative & Business Tools
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In this episode, I’m sharing the top 3 business tools I rely on every week. These platforms keep my business running smoothly behind the scenes. And help me balance my time between runnin…
20: Regain Your Creative Mojo This Fall
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After a slower summer, it’s completely normal to feel a little out of sync with your creative goals. But here’s the good news: fall is one of the best times to reset and reignite your mom…
19: What I'm Learning From Podcasting
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Starting something new can be scary—especially when you’ve been thinking about it for years. In this episode, I’m sharing what finally nudged me to launch The Creative Business Spark, how…
18. Lessons Learned from The Creative Business Blueprint LIVE event
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In this episode, I’m giving you a behind-the-scenes look at The Creative Business Blueprint LIVE, my recent 3-day virtual event designed for creative women ready to build a business, ev…
17. Five Key Drivers of Success
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In this episode, I’m sharing a framework I love. One that helps me, and I think will help you, show up fully for both our art and our business.
It’s inspired by Brendon Burchard’s rese…
16. Creativity + Business
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In this episode, we dive into one of the biggest challenges creative entrepreneurs face: how to balance your own creative practice with the demands of running a business. If you’ve ever …
15. Goal Setting for the Back Half of the Year
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In this episode, I invite you to pause, reflect, and reimagine what’s possible for the rest of 2025. If you’ve been feeling behind or discouraged about your progress so far this year, th…
14. Independence Day & Creativity
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In this special Independence Day-inspired episode, I explore what creative freedom really means, and how you can claim more of it in your business and life. Whether you’re building a full…
13: Growing into your next chapter
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Growth as a creative entrepreneur doesn’t come from doing more—it comes from doing things differently. In today’s episode, I’m talking about the messy, in-between space that so many of us…
12: Mastermind Magic
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What Is a Mastermind—And Why It Might Be the Support You’ve Been Missing
If you’ve been building your creative business on your own—juggling all the roles and second-guessing every decisi…
11: Your Creative Business Blueprint Prep Guide
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In this episode, I’m walking you through 10 powerful ways to set yourself up for success at a live virtual event—specifically, The Creative Business Blueprint LIVE, coming up June 24–26.
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10: What is a 3-Day Virtual Event?
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Inside a 3-Day Virtual Event (and Why It Might Change Everything)
Have you ever wondered what actually happens at a 3-day live virtual event—and if it’s really worth your time?
In this ep…
09: Join me at The Creative Business Blueprint LIVE
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🎧 You’re Invited: Join Me Live This June!
I'm thrilled to officially invite you to The Creative Business Blueprint LIVE, a 3-day virtual experience designed to help you finally start—or sc…
08: Three Keys to Entrepreneurial Success
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🎧 What Freedom Looks Like For Me...
When you see someone who’s built a thriving creative business, it’s easy to assume the path was smooth. But behind every success story is a chapter of …
07: From Overwhelmed to Organized: My Simple Tech Stack
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🎧 The 3 Tools I Use to Run My Creative Business (Without the Overwhelm)
If you’ve ever thought, “I’m not techie enough to do this,” you’re not alone—and you’re definitely not wrong to fee…
Join my 3-day LIVE virtual event!
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You’ve heard all six steps of my framework—but now it’s time to put it into action. In this special bonus episode, I’m inviting you to join me for my signature 3-day live virtual event Th…
06: Delivery Techniques
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You’ve built the offer. You’ve launched it. But now comes the part that truly sets your business apart—how you deliver it. In this final episode of my six-part framework for building a cr…