The Empowered Creatives

Annie P. Ruggles (former musical theater actor, founder of the Non-Sleazy Sales Academy and host of the Too Legitimate to Quit podcast) has a PSA for you this week: "If you want to love selling, fall in love with the art of solving problems and solving problems with your art." Join myself and my incredible sales coach, Annie, as we discuss: the tortured artist mentality and why it's making you que...

The Empowered Creatives is all about finding confidence between hustle and burnout... but what exactly is confidence? And where does it come from? I recently read The Confidence Code by Katty Kay & Claire Shipman and I wanted to share my 4 takeaways from the book with you. “Confidence is purity of action produced by a mind free of doubt.” - quoted from The Confidence Code There are 4 cousins t...

This week I invited Elske, a board-certified therapist in the Netherlands, to talk about mental health and trauma processing. It's hard to live on this earth as a human and not experience trauma. As Elske reminds us, trauma is our bodies response to help us survive a difficult moment. But it's not just possible to find mental health support and process your previous trauma, it's also possible to t...

We are all going to hit roadblocks in our creative journeys. It's unavoidable. So if we are bound to hit resistance (aka a roadblock or two) along our journey, how do we prepare? By developing back-pocket strategies and a tool kit of sorts to use the next time resistance stands in our way. In this episode, I'll share with you 7 back-pocket strategies that have worked for myself or my clients to ov...

Part 2 of a 3-part series on resistance (aka roadblocks) that commonly pop up along the creative journey. New Flash: Resistance only occurs when you are trying to do something awesome. Last week we talked about what resistance is and how it shows up in your life and career. Despite the fact that roadblocks cannot be eliminated from your life, I'm going to show you how to start building a back-pock...

Every human being faces resistance. We all have limits that our bodies and minds are attuned to. We are used to accepting only so much love, success, and wealth.  When you aim higher, change, or push past your current limitation, you will start to hear a voice that will attempt to hold you back. It might tell you you're not good enough, you're not worthy, or even that there is no point. Our b...

Join Victoria Hines, Creative Career Coach, and Jae Renfrow, actor and co-founder of Get Out of Depth podcast as we discuss the ups and downs of the creative journey. Jae shares his unique experience of building a career as a young artist while also starting a family and the subsequent tough decisions he's had to make along the way in order to rebalance his life, health, relationships and career....

What do we do when you realize that your work isn't working for YOU anymore? Any of the following phrases sound familiar? I loved music. But now that I’ve been working for a non-profit orchestra, music doesn’t light me up anymore. I don’t love writing anymore - it’s alright and I’m good at it. But doing it for clients sucks. Auditioning is the job as an actor. But I never get to act which is the t...

So many of us artists feel out of depth when we jump from the structured environment of college into the real world. We go from having a rubric and guide to a blank slate. It's a rough transition for each and everyone of us. This week on the podcast, Claire Malkie - comedian, writer, and actor - and I discuss the big leap and how we learned that... you are not defined by your work the best growth...

So how do you know if you are going in the right direction in your career... or if you are walking further away from what you want? That's where your inner compass comes into play and the BEST way to tap into it is to follow the ENERGY! This episode is especially for any creative or artist who is in a career transition or who wants to find a 9-5 that doesn't suck your soul. Tune in as I share... h...

Doing what you love AND getting paid is every artists dream. Well, Nick Silverio is here to remind you that it IS possible... just not always in the way you might think. Nick Silverio is a New York City-based dancer, actor, choreographer, model, and fitness instructor whose work spans from Saturday Night Live, to a finalist on So You Think You Can Dance, to the stage of Madison Square Gardens. Oh,...

It's so easy to feel unbalanced in our creative careers. Oftentimes as creatives we are looking for freedom of time to create... but that's not the only resource I have found that we need in order to live a sustainable creative life. We need time, energy, and money in order to create and feel balanced in our careers. Join me on this episode as I share my journey through imbalance and what tactics...

Since the 1990s, technology and the internet have drastically impacted how artists can make a living. This week on the pod join Victoria Hines and Parisa Golchoubian, artist and engineer, as we discuss... the elimination of gatekeepers in the arts accessibility and freedom in selling direct to buyers creating an intentional business that works for YOU hacking consistency in your business with auto...

Ever find yourself setting the goal of "making it" as an artist? The episode is all about why “making it” is a myth, 5 reasons it’s leading you astray and how you can get a little bit more intentional in your dream-setting in your creative career. Connect with Victoria Hines www.victoriahines.com OR on instagram @thevictoriahines Feeling lost, stuck, or overwhelmed in your career? Grab my free Cre...

Do you ever feel like money and finances are your enemy? Since the dawn of time it often feels like money is the arch enemy of creating. This week on the pod join Victoria Hines and Laura Sexton, former actor, mom, and Financial Master Coach, as we discuss... the best way to be creative is to not have debt holding you back. how you can start building financial freedom today the power of habits and...

After talking to thousands of artists on Clubhouse in early 2021, Victoria began to see patterns between the most confident creatives on both the app and irl. This week on the pod, learn about 4 traits every confident creative needs in their tool belt as they carve forward in their careers. Want to support the pod AND help a friend? Share this episode with 3 creative friends who are feeling small,...

Figuring out how to make a living and make art is the never ending battle every creative faces. This week on the pod join Victoria Hines and Indy Chonk, psychiatric nurse by day and surreal artist by night, as we discuss... day jobs and creative side hustles meditation, mindfulness, and mental health and when fear might be holding you back from your next step Connect with Indy Chonk www.indychonk....

In this week's solo episode, Victoria Hines shares her journey from working as an actor in Chicago to launching her own business as a coach for creatives. After hitting burnout in 2018 and quickly realizing the scarcity mindset she had been operating under ever since graduating college with a theater degree, Victoria began to explore what other paths were out there for her. This episode dives into...

Introducing... The Empowered Creatives with Creative Career Coach Victoria Hines. Listen in as fellow artists, creatives, scientists, and creative business owners dive into the process, science and mystery behind the ultimate question: how do I make a living and live a creative life? After all, you can’t put your life on the backburner in the hopes of making it in your creative career. You also ca...