Inspirational Creatives

Juliana Meye r is an award-winning entrepreneur as well as highly qualified and experience musician and engineer. Today, her small software and technology company, SupaPass, is making big changes in the way that artist, musicians, podcasters and creatives of all kinds connect with their audience and super-fans. In this episode, we explore Juliana's fascinating backstory as a musician growing up in...

Have you ever found yourself working hard in your business, doing your creative work, but not getting the results that you want? In this short action episode we discuss the importance of being clear on who you serve and why. Featuring the wisdom of communications expert, Lucy Eckley, from The Leading Story podcast, you'll hear why identifying who your ideal client is critical to your creative work...

In this episode, Build Your Brand Story founder, Lucy Eckley , shares her own journey from corporate career to communications consultant and how she helps people to day to create outstanding brands. Hear how Lucy helps her clients organise their creative business and brand. And how you can gain clarity and confidence with your brand and business by starting with your audience. We discuss why every...

They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results… But what if you're not getting any results at all? If you're stuck and struggling to complete a task or project, try this… In this short action episode, artic explorer, podcast host and executive coach, Sue Stockdale, shares her wisdom helping us to refocus towards completing our g...

Sue Stockdale is the first British woman to have skied to the magnetic North Pole. Having been introduced to the world of coaching working with pioneers such as Sir John Whitmore, Sue brings executive coaching and new leadership thinking to charities and nonprofit organisations amongst many; with the aim of addressing some of the greatest humanitarian and environmental challenges of our time. As w...

Which markets and communities are you interested in serving? What is it you are planning to offer? And what is it that people need in those communities that they aren't getting yet? In today's short action episode, Paul and Emily, creators of the Parent Guide to GCSE membership community, share their lightbulb moment when they spotted a gap in a market they were already familiar with. You'll also...

"Knowledge beats nagging every time" according to Emily and Paul, creators of the parent guide to GCSE. Spotting a gap in a large market, ex-teachers, Paul and Emily, share their experience leaving the teaching profession to educate parents on how to best support their children going through GCSE. Emily shares her story falling out of love with her teaching career and falling in love; because of a...

Is now a good time launch a new business, idea or venture? If you've got a new idea for a business, enterprise or venture, this short podcast episode is for you. In this short action episode, Neil Foley, from the Business Growth Club, shares his thoughts on when a good time to test out and launch a new business idea or venture is; and when not to launch. We explore some of the more dangerous risks...

Who expected the events of 2020? Here we are 10 months in living with COVID, the shock of lockdown, and all sorts of new challenges and opportunities as creatives… Furloughs, losing jobs, changing careers and new opportunities. So to bridge the gap of a crazy 2020 so far, I invited back on to the show, small business growth expert, Neil Foley from the Business Growth Club, to understand how, for t...

What's the #1 to be thinking about when putting a new idea or service out into the world? For many creatives, entrepreneurs and new business owners, knowing which is the right market for their product, idea or service can be critical to early and ongoing succeeding. Knowing your niche… Yet many owners and creatives are stuck figuring out which the right niche and then, when that's identified, what...

Starting a small business can be both tough and exhilarating. Being technically gifted as a master craftsman/woman of your trade is a good place to start. Yet knowing how and when to start is better… And it pays to get help. In this episode, you'll hear why it's a good idea to get feedback early on. And how the right kind of mindset can impact your success when starting out. I introduce you to one...

In this short action episode you'll learn: How consistency and persistence can help you to achieve your creative aims The one thing that has kept Aaron and his business going What a creative business is really about What to do if your ideas are not working In this short action episode, Phlearn.com founder and photographer, Aaron Nace, shares his wisdom when it comes to creating a life and business...

In this interview, part two, chat with Phlearn founder, Aaron Nace, we explore pictures of friends, (dressed as clowns) to politically inspired, visually stimulating, images… And telling stories with composite photos of cuddly creatures playing hide-and-seek with kids… Aaron is clearly someone who enjoys his life, his work and his photography. As the founder of Phlearn, Aaron has not only created...

Since launching five years ago, in November 2014, the Inspirational Creatives podcast has grown to over 100,000 downloads with a small yet highly engaged audience dedicated to creating, and leading, a more meaningful life with purpose. To celebrate, host, founder and creator (curator) of Inspirational Creatives, Rob Lawrence, shares how his podcast has changed his life in the last five years and w...

Aaron Nace is an educator and photographer. In 2011 he founded Phlearn to professional teach students around the world, Photoshop and Lightroom skills. With over 600 tutorials and 1.8 million subscribers on YouTube, and counting, today, the Phlearn platform reaches folks through the power of video in 149 countries from their base in Chicago. In this episode we hear how growing up in Hawaii gave Aa...

In this short action episode we explore how embracing our vulnerability supports us towards reaching our creative goals. How? It's about living with uncertainty and detaching from outcomes. Offering a fresh perspective on uncertainty, British painter and theatre director, John Link, shares his wisdom, in this short podcast, by describing how his painting and his work with actors has allowed him to...

In this second chat, artist, John Link , describes how vulnerability and a sense of play both motivate and inspire his creative work. Recorded in the heart of Norwich, England, in his studio, John shares how John's recent ill health and confronting mortality has changed his outlook to life and his relationship to his painting. We begin by talking about the John's painting and the stories behind Jo...

Our own creative process can reveal to each of us something unique, which we didn't know already about human nature. When we get stuck with our creativity, often it's because we've stopped asking questions. Questions from a place of curiosity - questions that ultimately lead to a story. Almost all art tells a story. In this short action episode, painter and theatre director, John Link , describes...

How do you navigate a career following your dreams? In this second interview of the "Bringing it Home" series on Inspirational Creatives, artist, John Link , describes the relationship he has with his painting and background as a theatre director. Recorded in the heart of Norwich, England, in his studio, John shares his creative process and what his painting endeavours mean to him: How his paintin...

Great leaders are relied upon to make great decisions. But what's needed to make a great decision? Of course, there are many ways to approach decision making. How you reach a decision will depend upon your aims and the criteria you apply. Yet, important decisions are different to urgent, critical, decisions that need to be made. And when it comes to making good, often complex, and important decisi...

What does it take to remain at the cutting edge of education in the creative arts and design? In 2017, Professor John Last was appointed an OBE in the 2017 Queen's birthday honours list for his services to education. Today Professor Last is the vice-chairman at the Norwich University of Arts and the chair for the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership Digital Creatives group. In this interview, P...

If you want to create a life and living around the work you love, You probably won't want to create yourself another job… Instead, you'll want to learn how to create a business that works for you. So grab a notebook and pen and get ready to take note of these hot tips from, small business owner and marketing guru, Alison Boyle. In episode 273 , Alison shared her best tips towards creating a busine...

What is the true reality of working for yourself? Alison can tell you. Digital marketing expert, Alison Boyle , began her own business journey juggling children with uncertainty during the launch of her first business. She understands what's at stake and what's involved, when starting up under your own steam, pursuing a passion with purpose. In this conversation, hear how Alison managed both life...

If you're thinking of starting a podcast, you'll be interested in this short action episode ( < 8 minutes.) One of the most frequently asked questions, amongst creatives, looking to market their output, products or services, is: " Is now a good time to be starting a podcast? " In this short action episode, Rebel Base Media CEO, founder, and podcaster, Mark Asquith , offers his own ideas, tips and...

Mark Asquith is the CEO and founder of Rebel Base Media and Podcast Websites . (He's also a massive DC Comics fan.) More recently, with new products, podcasts and services well underway under the Captivate and Productivity brands, to name a couple, he is somebody who is making a difference to podcasting and globally. As a podcasting coach and mentor to hundreds, if not thousands, of content creato...