Olivia Austin

Behind the Design

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Behind the Design is a podcast for ambitious designers and creatives ready to move beyond inconsistent income, overworking, and playing small and into a more refined, scalable, and sustainable business and life. Hosted by Olivia Austin, brand strategist and business mentor, the show goes behind the scenes of what it actually takes to build a high-performing creative business through smarter offers, confident pricing, streamlined systems, and the mindset required to scale without burnout. This is the gateway into The Studio Co., where clarity, leverage, and long-term growth begin.

Author

Olivia Austin

Category

Business

Podcast website

thestudioco.co

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

26. Outsourcing: The First Step to Scaling to 6 Figures & Beyond 27.05.2020

It blows my mind that I'm just now creating an entire episode on outsourcing, because outsourcing was THE first step I took to scale my business to 6-figures. When I started building out my team, I hit my first 5-figure month. Outsourcing is hands down my secret weapon to scaling to 6-figures and beyond! When you outsource, you stay in your genius zone and free up your time to concentrate on movin...

25. What to do During a Slow Season of Business 20.05.2020

The journey of entrepreneurship comes with a rollercoaster of emotions, clients, revenue, ideas. It doesn't care whether it's summer, the holidays, 85 degrees outside, your mom's birthday, or a pandemic. What you do in your business now can and will affect your business 30, 60, and even 90 days from now. So when you're in a slow season of business, although frustrating and definitely uneasy, it's...

24. Building An Unconventional Business, Ditching the 9-5 & Channeling Your Guides with Frances Naude 13.05.2020

You're in for a serious treat with this episode. Frances is a reiki master, energy healer, tarot card reader, yoga teacher, and health coach who specializes in guiding freedom seekers to live their dream lives in blissful alignment. This conversation gets super deep and covers so many interesting topics, from how to channel your guides, to ditching your 9-5 and building an unconventional business....

23. How to Set Yourself Up for Your Most Productive Day/Week/Month Ever 06.05.2020

Being "busy" is not a sustainable way to define your lifestyle. Let's be honest - all entrepreneurs are busy. Especially when you're starting and growing a business, you're wearing all the hats - accountant, social media manager, customer service support, sales, you name it! So what if you could shift your mindset from being busy and frazzled to productive, efficient, and accomplished? I want to s...

22. The Impact of Meditation, Mindfulness and Manifestation on Your Business 29.04.2020

The vision for Current Design Studio came to me in the midst of my 200-hour yoga teacher training. Hands down, those 3 months were the pivotal transformation that inspired the life and business I have now.  If you're feeling a little stuck, I can tell you one thing for sure: the answers you are seeking can be found in stillness. And in today's episode, I'm talking about the impact that medita...

21. Upleveling Your Money Mindset and Selling Without Being Salesy with Nicole Cramer 22.04.2020

I’m so excited to introduce you to Nicole Cramer, a sales coach for health coaches and the owner of Healthy Steps with Nicole. A lot of people dread talking about sales, and as a lifelong athlete, Nicole never could have imagined that she’d be where she is today. In this episode, you’ll learn about sales mindset, the energetic exchange of money, the weird coincidence that happened after she splurg...

20. How to Make a Moodboard and Color Palette for Your Business 15.04.2020

Inspirational moodboards and color palettes are everywhere on Pinterest and Instagram. They are so beautiful, you may have thought, "I want one for my business!”  So in today’s episode, I’m going to talk about why you need a moodboard for your business, the resources I use to create moodboards and color palettes, and how to leverage one as a tool for your business to continue to brand yoursel...

19. 5 Pillars of a High-Converting Website 08.04.2020

It's one thing to have a beautifully designed website, but if it doesn't function properly and it doesn't convert, then it doesn't matter. These five pillars to a high-converting website are tried and true, after doing tons of market research (everything from Facebook Polls, to Instagram Lives, to going through multiple online courses). You might be surprised to hear that these five pillars have n...

18. What Website Platform Is Right For Me? 01.04.2020

Are you overwhelmed at the thought of deciding which website platform is right for you and your business? Lucky for you, over the years I’ve built websites on many different platforms and I’m going to break down the top website platforms and the pros and cons for each. Get ready for the nitty gritty on Wordpress, Wix, SquareSpace, Showit, and Kajabi, how to prepare for your research, and the bigge...

17. Lessons I Learned In My 26th Year of Life: Birthday Episode 25.03.2020

This month I celebrated my 27th birthday, and I thought it would be fun to bring you into my personal life and share how the last year has been for me. I did a lot of thoughtful reflection and meditation before this episode to culminate all of my thoughts, downloads, biggest wins, and 10 powerful lessons that I learned.

16. Why It's Time to Invest in Branding 18.03.2020

You've probably heard a million times that branding is absolutely essential to drive forward the success of your business. But you might be wondering, "Why?" In this episode, I'll be answering questions like: How do you know when it's time to invest in branding? How will having quality branding actually make me money? I'll also dig into limiting beliefs around branding and how it holds you back fr...

15. How Having a Coach Skyrockets Your Success & My Experience with Coach, Jessica Marx 13.03.2020

This has been a long-awaited episode, and I am so excited to introduce you to my business coach, Jessica Marx. Jessica is a Business & Sales Growth Strategist who helps female entrepreneurs turn their passion and purpose into massive profit. She is my secret weapon in business and biggest cheerleader. She has helped me personally implement, hire, and scale my business to 6-figures. You'll lear...

14. Easy and Approachable SEO with Julia Renee Consulting 04.03.2020

If you have no idea where to even start with search engine optimization or you’re wondering WHY you even need SEO in the first place, this episode is for you! In today’s episode, you’ll hear my conversation with SEO and Pinterest Strategist, Julia of Julia Renee Consulting . We chat about the importance of consistent content creation, why you absolutely need to have a website (because you never kn...

13. 9 Ways to Deal with Overwhelm as an Entrepreneur 26.02.2020

You can blame it on Mercury In Retrograde, the full moon, or the Instagram algorithm - whatever you think the cause is, overwhelm as an entrepreneur is a real struggle that can make you feel frustrated, misaligned, and downright upset. I felt called to share these tips today because this is a common theme I’ve noticed among my business besties, clients, and myself as well. Overwhelm is not talked...

12. An Entrepreneur's Secret to Sanity: Setting Boundaries 19.02.2020

Boundaries.... dun dun dun... one of the biggest struggles of any small business owner. Our business and personal lives are so intertwined and it's hard to put boundaries in place, especially if some of your clients become your friends in the process. Don't ever forget that you are the boss and by following the advice I'm about to share, you'll ensure your sanity and happiness! In this episode, yo...

11. 5 Ways to Consistently Generate New Leads on Autopilot 12.02.2020

This is the burning question I get from so many people when asking about running or starting a successful business - how do you get your clients? Over the last 2.5 years of being in business, I have tried a variety of different tactics. Some have proved to be successful and some, not so much. In today’s episode, I’m sharing 5 tried and true ways you can implement in your business right now to cons...

10. How To Bring Spirituality Into Your Business 05.02.2020

Evolving my spiritual practice has given me less stress, more grounding, and the confidence to show up more authentically as a leader in the brand design and wellness space. I have always been a spiritual person in my personal life, but when it came to my business, I always separated the two. It wasn’t until the last few years that I realized integrating it was the key to my success as a business...

09. 6 Figure Business: The 6 Things to Do to Hit Your First $100K 29.01.2020

Every business owner wants to hit that first $100K, right? In full transparency, last year was my 2nd full year in business and the first year I hit that coveted 6-figure mark as an entrepreneur. So in this episode, I’m sharing the six things I did that I directly correlate to more than doubling my revenue. You'll learn tangible takeaways you can implement right now that will have a powerful impac...

08. The Top 3 Mistakes You're Making with Your Branding (and How to Fix Them) 22.01.2020

The topic of today’s episode was put together on branding mistakes my clients have been making FOR YEARS before working with me and I know you, my friend, are no exception. I see these mistakes every single day when I’m on Instagram, Facebook, shopping, EVERYWHERE. And I want to put a stop to it now. In this episode, I’ll outline the top 3 mistakes I know you’re making with your branding and what...

07. How to Prep Your Business for Travel 15.01.2020

The reason you started your own business, rather than work a regular nine to five was for more freedom, so why is it that the further along in business we get, the less time we take off? OR when we do take time off we feel guilty about it? Traveling while running a business does not need to be stressful!  I think this guilt comes from lack of planning, so in today’s episode, I am sharing what...

06. From Hobby to Business Owner with Chelsea Haines Coaching 08.01.2020

So excited for you to hear this episode. Chelsea and I have been working together all year on her brand and website, but we also support each other as business owners (as we're in the same group coaching program!) It's been such a fun year working together and it's no surprise that Chelsea and I quickly became business besties in the process. This episode has lots of nuggets for you to walk away w...

05. My 5 Step Method to Setting Goals for the New Year 01.01.2020

It’s not enough to just have goals, you have to have inspired and intentional action on how you’re going to achieve them. In today’s episode I am sharing the exact process that I use to not just set goals, but the action plan on how you’re going to make them happen. This episode is packed with tangible action steps you can take right now in order to make 2020 your best year of business. So, if you...

04. 3 Steps to Creating a Daily Ritual and Setting Your Day Up for Success 25.12.2019

It’s a tale as old as time, well at least in our time, “you can’t pour from an empty cup.” Before you are able to serve others, you must serve yourself first and in today’s episode we’re going over the importance of a morning ritual and the 3 steps to take in order to establish one that works for you and your lifestyle. A morning ritual sets you up for success every single day by increasing your a...

03. The 5 Most Important Elements to Your Coaching Website 11.12.2019

Creating a website might seem like the most daunting thing on your to-do list. There are so many different things you can focus on, so where do you even start?  Most of my clients usually come to me after months of trying to DIY their website with this exact problem and I know they’re not the only ones.  In this episode, we’re going over the top 3 most important pages to focus on on your...

02. How To Ditch Your 9-5 Mindset and Rewrite Your Limiting Beliefs 11.12.2019

In today’s episode I am diving in to how to ditch your 9-5 mindset and how to rewrite your limiting beliefs you might not even know are holding you back from success. We’re talking the stigma of “shoulds” and “supposed to’s” around your work, defining what success means to you and restructuring your days to work for you, rather than against you. Mastering your Mindset is the key to success in entr...

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