Make and Design with Carina Gardner

Have you ever had a client who had unrealistic expectations? They wanted A LOT for very little? Or maybe a client who asks for revision after revision after revision. Or maybe a client who demanded t…

Have you ever wondered how many hours you REALLY need to put into your design business to get it going? Carina talks about your hours and how you can go from being a beginner to an expert.

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During a leadership retreat for Design Suite, Carina Gardner, Sarah Cannon, and Lisa Baldwin take a moment to spill the tea on what’s really happening behind the scenes. Get ready to dive into their …

Strong designers may not always look strong. Nor do they always make the correct decisions. But they do act in ways that other designers do not. Carina mirrors some of the things she did early in her…

Let's talk about the difference between those that know their industry and those that teach...because there is a big difference. Learn more as Carina talks about industry expertise and how you should…

Selling your work might feel difficult because you love it and are not sure what it is worth. Carina talks about how selling your work is a natural evolution to creating a successful business.

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Do you operate from a place of creativity? Carina explores our habits and operations to see if we are operating from a place that is positive and creative.

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Stephanie Socha has been podcasting on her show Make and Decorate for over 7 Years. During that time she has shared her work in interior design and has recently taken the leap into patterns, hand sti…

What do you do when your sales are down? Carina offers 3 tips for your next right step when things are going well in your creative business.

Episode 461 esign Sales Are Down, So What Do You Do Now?

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Finding creative balance is a bit of an acrobat act. On one hand you want to make smart decisions about what you are doing, but the other side requires dreaming big and resting. Carina talks about ho…

Been feeling stuck? Need some new ideas? Carina talks about 10 ways you can "download" creative ideas from James McCrae's book The Art of You. She recently lectured on this class in one of her classe…

Ann Swanson has written books on the science of yoga and mediation. Her knowledge bring a new perspective to the field. If you want to know more and also join her free meditation class, visit her at …

At Live bootcamps people always ask how you can get the inside scoop. Carina always says what no one likes to hear and that is, you have to pay to play. That means you have to go to shows, network, j…

Carina goes through several of the "Day in a Life's from Erin Austen Abbott's book How to Make It. She looks at the daily activities of people who are doing their creative work for a living and thing…

If you are wanting a "do over" in your creative process, Carina talks about two things you can do that she teaches on from the Artist's Way. She has recently been working on a new course from the Uni…

Steve Hameon has great insights on why revenue matters as he runs his multiple businesses. Learn more in today's episode.

Want to find out more about Steve's podcast? Go to The Money Mindset Mentoring…

Carina recently purchased a lot of books as she is determining some of the books she wants to introduce into the curriculum at the University. She goes over several of the books she is considering. W…

Carina introduces the University of Art & Design Business which will open up for its first semester in fall 2024. Learn more about Carina's decision to start a university to help creatives create bus…

Have you ever had an experience where a user interface didn't work the way you wanted it to or you had difficulty finding the information on a website page? it is those times that we realize that goo…