Sharing the secrets behind making a living out of your craft. Weekly articles on real life as an entrepreneur, with uncomplicated advice & tips to help you start or grow a successful creative business of your own. Delivered with a dose of Northern humour.
In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of willpower and how it plays a critical role in helping creative entrepreneurs achieve their goals.
With New Year underway, it’s easy to set resolu…
In this thought-provoking episode, we tackle a question many creative entrepreneurs are asking: is there still a place for handmade businesses in an age dominated by AI and mass production? The answe…
This Christmas special is all about family, resilience, and the entrepreneurial spirit that runs deep in ours.
I’m joined by my dad, a barber with an incredible 50-year career and a legacy of self-em…
In this eye-opening episode, we’re diving into one of the biggest myths in the entrepreneurial world: time management. If you’ve ever said, “I just don’t have enough hours in the day,” this episode i…
***IMPORTANT*** I made a school girl error! I accidentally uploaded last week's episode for this week's! Therefore for a short time S3 Ep27 was the same as S3 Ep.26 (in case you have already listened…
Is your handmade business feeling stuck, and you're not sure why? Do you want to know why so many handmade businesses fail? It might be because you’re treating it more like a hobby than a business. I…
In this episode, Joanne is talking to Jo Grace, The Curly Hairdresser from Derbyshire who is speaking all about the role of your personality when it comes to business success.
Jo shares how to keep cl…
In this episode, we’re diving deep into the unique ways the creative brain functions and the common challenges it brings. If you’re a creative entrepreneur, you might find yourself facing issues like…
In this episode, Joanne talks to Jo Warwick, a psychotherapist, author, energy healer and fellow podcaster, diving deep into the struggles of perfectionism and self-doubt that so many creative entrep…
Joanne is joined by Dr Tonya Lawson - a multi-passionate entrepreneur and SEO expert from Nashville, Tennessee, who is here to talk about how to get your creative business seen online.
In this inter…
This episode is jam packed full of advice for the creative small business owner wanting to prepare for the Christmas period. Joanne shares her experience of how to maximise your chances of making sal…
In this episode, Joanne chats with the fabulous Coral Turner, a talented fashion designer who turned her lifelong love of sewing into a thriving couture business to help women feel good about their b…
In this episode, Joanne meets Chantal Shears, a busy mum of 4 running 2 businesses - The Clothes Horse, a social enterprise helping families access clothes for their children who may be struggling, w…
In this motivational episode, Joanne explores how the definition of success evolves with age and how life’s experiences shift our perspective on what it means to us.
She talks about how, for creative …
In this uplifting episode, Joanne interviews Italian born entrepreneur Isida Mitre, who left an established career in interior design to follow her dream of starting her own business, selling luxury …
In this inspirational episode, Joanne interviews Debbie Lees, a successful business woman and true warrior who has overcome some of the toughest things life could possibly throw at one person.
Debbie …
Are you a creative entrepreneur thinking about starting an Etsy shop? In this episode Joanne dives into the entire process to help ease some of the fears and worries you may be feeling about selling …
In this episode, Joanne dives into the fascinating intersection of nature and nurture when it comes to raising future entrepreneurs. She explores how entrepreneurial traits can be inherent, passed do…
In this episode, Joanne dives into the complex world of female friendships in business. As women entrepreneurs in creative fields, we often feel the pressure to support every fellow female business o…