Marisa Anne Cummings, a Los Angeles based artist + author + entrepreneur, actually started the Creative Thursday podcast in 2006. What? what! how is that even possible? And yes! she wishes she had kept it going after all these years. Yet as a small business owner, maybe you can relate? choices needed to be made, and a passion for painting and continuing to build her art business became her focus. Cut to over a decade later, armed with SO many more lessons learned, and a - can no longer be suppressed - desire to share them with you! Marisa is ready to make a return to one of the first creative mediums she loved, podcasting! Even more fired up than before, Marisa is looking forward to picking up where she left off on her creative journey through both - one her favorite things to do - having thoughtful, inspiring, keeping it real, conversations with fellow Creatives + Business Owners along with offering her own perspective as an artist and entrepreneur, traversing this online world. We’re talking everything from life + business + creativity + entrepreneurship.
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Welcome to another edition of Artist Success Stories.
In this episode I'm joined by 4 of our Alumni; Molly Ovenden, Anita Driessen, Cindy Scheule, and Jen Duregger sharing
No goal setting necessary.
12 months from now how would you like to feel about your time spent in 2025?
What matters most to you that you want to prioritize and focus on?
My first podcast back …
Do you relate? One of the biggest challenges Creatives have is having the TIME to make their Art.
So if we say we want to find the time, and making Art is incredibly important to us then why does i…
Big changes underway!
Tune into this episode to get all of the latest happening behind the scenes of Creative Thursday.
A "Direct Pep Talk", this is a transparent share on
Want the secret to my success as a Professional Artist?
Yes! Great, because this is the episode that breaks down the strategy that grew my business from 1 card sale during an entire holiday season …
Welcome to another edition of Artist Success Stories!
In this episode I'm joined by three of our Artful Selling Alumni; Lisa Kurt, Jessica Tepora, and Dionna Vereen sharing how
You know the feeling you get when a dream that's been in the works for a while becomes a reality?
That's the unbridled enthusiasm you're hearing in my voice for this episode.
I'm thrilled to anno…
What qualities do Creatives have in common that make adding a membership model to their business a perfect fit?
We'll tell you! In today's episode I'm joined by my friend and Mentor of 5 years and …
If I could go back and mentor my younger business self, the one who said yes to her dream of becoming a Professional Artist, the lessons learned that I share in this episode is what I would say.
To…
Get excited! welcome to another favorite edition of Artist Success Stories.
In this episode I'm joined by three of our Alumni; Heather Harrington, Joanna Smith, and Marissa Parsons sharing
Spontaneous creation or being prepared ahead of time with your content? which do you prefer?
Continuing on with our series, part 3, of answering your Time Management questions; I'm opening this epi…
Be honest: how's your 2024 Social Media plan looking?
Are you feeling ready with a big picture strategy in place, or are you reading this thinking, Marisa what are you talking about "ready", I bare…
First ~ thank you for your kind messages about our recent loss.
Holiday time, depending upon how you like to approach this season, can be filled with long to-do lists, countless visits, parties, an…
What does your ideal work day look like?
A question I'm often is what does my the structure of my day looks like and how do I schedule it to support my goals.
Do you know your energy levels throu…
Did you hear the news? Not only am I now a happily married Mrs!
During my time away from the podcast I had an epiphany, a realization about what's been missing, what can no longer take a back seat,…
Welcome to another installment of Artist Success Stories.
This episode highlights 2 of our Expansive Artist Members sharing stories about how they came to follow their passion and experience breakt…