Building your Brand

In this episode, I chat with Frankie Tortora, the founder of the Doing it for the Kids community and fellow graphic designer and podcaster! Frankie shares her experiences, challenges, and rewards in building a thriving community for freelancing parents and, as I'm sure you'd expect, is super honest about some of the harsh realities of it. Whether you're considering starting a membership or a commu...

Remember my rejection challenge?! Of course you do! Well last summer I recorded an episode about it which led to someone contacting me to be on the podcast as part of their own rejection challenge! So, in this episode, I have a coaching session with Sam from The Float Space. Sam is a career and life coach who specialises in helping working mothers. In this episode, we delve into some of my resista...

In this episode, I chat with Hayden Burgess , a business coach who mentors creatives who know what they love to do but need help selling and growing their businesses. I love delving into marketing, so this was a really interesting chat and I came away from it feeling inspired and ready to market myself! Key Takeaways: Having good business acumen is crucial for creatives, sometimes even more so tha...

This episode is brought to you by Riverside, an amazing platform that makes recording high-quality podcasts and videos super easy. Give Riverside a try —it's free! And if you love it as much as I do, use the code Liz Mosley to get 15% off when you subscribe. Back when I graduated  Creative Boom was a huge source of inspiration on my graphic design journey so it was awesome (and a little surreal!)...

This episode is brought to you by Riverside, an amazing platform that makes recording high-quality podcasts and videos super easy.  Give Riverside a try —it's free! And if you love it as much as I do, use the code lizmosley to get 15% off when you subscribe. Introduction In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with George and Luke, the founders of Hear Me Out, a creative music agency speci...

This episode is brought to you by Riverside, an amazing platform that makes recording high-quality podcasts and videos super easy.  Give Riverside a try —it's free! And if you love it as much as I do, use the code lizmosley to get 15% off when you subscribe. In today's episode, I chat with Siobhan Strode about the importance of sharing your values in your business!  We discuss the positive impact...

This episode is brought to you by Riverside, an amazing platform that makes recording high-quality podcasts and videos super easy.  Give Riverside a try —it's free! And if you love it as much as I do, use the code lizmosley to get 15% off when you subscribe. Welcome to another episode of Building Your Brand! Today, I welcome Hilary Salzman, a brand storytelling expert and coach. Hilary shares her...

This episode is brought to you by Riverside, an amazing platform that makes recording high-quality podcasts and videos super easy.  Give Riverside a try —it's free! And if you love it as much as I do, use the code lizmosley to get 15% off when you subscribe. Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Meg Fatharly, a multidisciplinary artist, workshop facilitator, and self-proclaimed "professional...

This episode is brought to you by Riverside, an amazing platform that makes recording high-quality podcasts and videos super easy.  Give Riverside a try —it's free! And if you love it as much as I do, use the code lizmosley to get 15% off when you subscribe. Today's episode is with my good friend Anna Dower, co-host of the brilliant online event, The Designer Boss Summit. We chat about the impact...

This episode is brought to you by Riverside, an amazing platform that makes recording high-quality podcasts and videos super easy.  Give Riverside a try —it's free! And if you love it as much as I do, use the code lizmosley to get 15% off when you subscribe. In this episode, we're diving into the year with an inspiring conversation with Prerna and Mayank, the husband-and-wife team behind Content B...

This episode is brought to you by Riverside, an amazing platform that makes recording high-quality podcasts and videos super easy.  Give Riverside a try —it's free! And if you love it as much as I do, use the code lizmosley to get 15% off when you subscribe. As many of you know I'm obsessed with making my business more productive, and while I have my reservations about AI (I'm a catastrophiser!) I...

Design Your Own Branding is open! Sign up here Ever wondered what it's really like to go viral and build a massive social media following? In this episode of Building Your Brand, I chat with freelance graphic designer and content creator Callum McHugh about his unexpected rise to fame during the pandemic. We dive deep into the highs and lows of navigating the social media landscape, from the press...

Welcome back to the Building Your Brand podcast for 2025! We're kicking off the year with an inspiring conversation with Sophie Cliff, author of "The Hustle Cure: A New Approach to Burnout and Productivity for Women". We dive deep into hustle culture, toxic productivity, and the importance of defining success on your own terms. About Sophie Cliff: Website | Instagram About The Hustle Cure: Website...

Welcome back to the last Building Your Brand episode of 2024! In this episode, friend of the podcast Hannah Isted interviews me. In a casual chat between Liz and Hannah, we reflect on the highs and lows of 2024. If you want a reminder to reflect on your year, this is the episode for you. Episode Highlights: 00:01:22 - Liz's forgotten word of the year 00:06:02 - A positive year in business with ama...

To sign up for the Design Your Own Branding waitlist head here >   https://www.lizmosley.net/design-your-own-branding I sat down with returning guest Eman Ismail, the founder and head email strategist at emancopyco.com , to discuss the ins and outs of email marketing. We explored how to create effective email strategies, why consistency is key, and how to infuse your newsletters with your unique v...

To sign up for the Design Your Own Branding waitlist head here >  https://www.lizmosley.net/design-your-own-branding This week, we're ditching the "why" and embracing the power of "how" with Creative Consultant & Business Coach Esther Young. Esther explains why "why" questions aren't the most helpful tools and how "how" questions unlock creativity and fresh perspectives in our businesses. It was S...

The waitlist for the next cohort of Design your Own Branding is now open. Sign up to receive an early bird discount for the course starting in January 2025 In this episode of Building Your Brand, we talk to designer Andy Brown about his journey in diversifying his income through creative projects. We delve into his innovative product, Swatchos, a deck of color cards that was successfully funded th...

To sign up for the Design Your Own Branding waitlist head here >  https://www.lizmosley.net/design-your-own-branding This week I am lucky enough to catch up IRL with Aime Cox of Studio Cotton about all things SEO and why it's crucial for small business owners and podcasters. Aime is a friend of the podcast and, once again, shares simple, actionable SEO tips that anyone can implement, from optimisi...

Ever wondered why a business decides to rebrand or when should they? In this episode, I chat with Michele Ferron, founder of the thriving stationery business Good Tuesday (formerly Once Upon a Tuesday). Michele gives us the inside scoop on their recent rebrand, discussing: The "why" behind the change: What prompted the decision to rebrand from Once Upon a Tuesday to Good Tuesday? Navigating the na...

Today on the podcast, I'm chatting to Janine Coombes, who helps coaches and mentors work on their offers and get clear on what they are and helps them to attract the right clients. In this episode, we cover. dreaded niching topic. And Janine shares what happened in her business when she niched down fairly dramatically. We cover the pros and cons, but also touch on following the joy in your busines...

Today on the podcast, I am having a very honest chat with Gordon Reid , a designer who runs his own design agency all about the realities of juggling his business and becoming a parent, but also just the general challenge of running your own business. I've had this sort of conversation a lot with women, but less so with men, and so I was really interested to dig in compare my experience. I'm so gr...

Today on the podcast, I am chatting to one of my oldest friends, Kate Olive, who works in events and has so much experience in this area. The company she works with mainly works with large corporate clients, but in this chat, I picked Kate's brains about how small business owners can brand their events and make them a memorable experience for their attendees, and one that is really going to enhanc...

Every now and then an episode comes along that almost feels like therapy for me, and this was one of those.  Today I'm chatting to anti-hustle, anti-patriarchal, rule breaking business coach Jo Hooper , who helps business owners get wildly free so they can enjoy their businesses. I had a LOT of revelations in this episode and in this chat, Jo really helped me unpick some things I thought were inev...

Today on the podcast, I am chatting to Vicki Knights, who is a branding photographer and a visibility strategist, which is what we focused on in this episode. We delve into why visibility is important for your business, why you might struggle with it and how to overcome the typical visibility challenges.  It's a really inspiring episode that reminded me why there really is no one-size-fits-all whe...

In this episode, I chat with Ilana and Katie from Goodtype about their journey and experiences running a massive online community. We delve into their impactful takeover of Goodtype, with over a million Instagram followers, and what it's like operating such a large platform. Ilana and Katie share their initial meeting and collaboration, the challenges of maintaining and growing Goodtype, and their...