Creative Business Rebellion: Anti-Strategy & Sorcery for a Wildly Successful Small Business

Creatives, this is a public service announcement. You do not have to be in a feast or famine cycle with your business. You do not have to take every client or project that comes along, and you do not have to work full-time hours or even all year round. What you need is a passive income stream. In this episode, I'm sharing 9 passive income streams that are booming in 2026. You can get started now a...

Do you feel like every time you post online, you're just shouting into the void? Like the algorithm is against you, like no one's really listening or cares? It's kind of true. In this episode, I'm sharing how creative entrepreneurs are getting lost in a sea of sameness and how you can be a beacon to the right people who will show up for you time after time. We're talking about identifying your com...

Springtime is here, and that means it's time to throw open the virtual windows of your business and let some fresh air in. In this episode, I'm walking you through 5 things you can do to spring clean your business - from updating your website to the most important one: running a realignment assessment to make sure your business still fits the life you actually want. If things are feeling a little...

Feeling trapped by the content hamster wheel and losing your creative soul? It's time to rewild your business. In this episode, I'm walking you through exactly what rewilding means and the 6 tangible things you can do to get back to the heart of why you started your business in the first place. This is about shedding the prescribed strategies that have left you burnt out, reconnecting with your cr...

Are digital products actually profitable, or is it all hype? In this episode, I'm debunking the biggest myths about digital products and revealing the 3 digital products that will net me multiple 6 figures in 2026. I'll share what actually works, why saturation doesn't matter, and how you can create digital products that sell without falling for predatory BS. --------------------------------- Time...

Are you building a business that feels like a golden cage? You started your business for freedom, but somewhere along the way it started running you instead of the other way around. In this episode, I'm sharing exactly how I built a multiple six-figure business that lets me live like I'm semi-retired, including the three unconventional things I do that most business coaches would never tell you ab...

GET THE ANTI-STRATEGY GUIDE HERE 👉 https://www.amytakespictures.com/anti-strategy/ -----------------------------------  What if you could stop doing all the stuff that feels like a total slog in your business? Last week I shared how the anti-strategy came about. This week, I'm breaking down what it actually is, the three pillars that guide it, and most importantly, what it's NOT. Dive deep into...

Tired of bending over backwards for the Instagram algorithm? Yeah, me too. In this first episode of Creative Business Rebellion, I'm sharing how I hit a breaking point with social media last year and what happened when I stopped following all the "rules" I'd been told I had to follow. Spoiler: my business got better, not worse. This is the intro to what I'm calling the anti-strategy. It's not anot...

You ready, Rebels?! We're so over following someone else's script, strategy, or formula. We're doing business our way, on our terms, and guess what? It's gonna be GREAT. Because when we shed all the pressure put us on to do or be certain things and start following our own path? That's where the magic really starts to happen. We enjoy our running our businesses more. We connect better with our targ...

Hey, Amy here! The Bold Company podcast is going on hiatus for the summer. But never fear! We'll be back in the fall with new guests, new insights, and lots more to share. Over the summer, we'll be busy working with our course creators on Brioka to get their courses ready to launch. Want to join us? Sharing your craft with the world is not only fulfilling, but a great way to make your creative bus...

Over the next few weeks we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes related to creativity and creative self-care. This week we're revisiting Amy's chat with Jenni Kowal, a fantastic self-care and creative exploration coach!  Original Description: In this episode I am chatting with Jenni Kowal of Anytime Creative. In addition to being a visual artist, Jenni is a self care and creative explorati...

Over the next few weeks we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes related to creativity and self-care. This week we're revisiting Amy's chat with Mari Reisberg, creativity coach and host of the Sustaining Creativity Podcast!   Original Description: In this episode, I'm speaking with Mari Reisberg: therapist, performer, creativity coach, and host of the Sustaining Creativity Podcast.  Mari an...

Over the next few weeks, we're revisting some of our favourite episodes related to creativity and self-care. This week we're revisiting Amy's chat with Becca Rich, our favourite Holistic Time Coach! Original Description: In this episode I'm chatting with Becca Rich, a holistic time coach who helps busy, ambitious entrepreneurs reclaim their time and combat time scarcity. How many times have you sa...

Over the next few weeks we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes related to creativity and creative self care. This week we're revisiting Amy's chat with Lauren Saunders, an entrepreneur and business mentor for heart-driven entrepreneurs.    Original Description:   In this episode of Bold Company I'm chatting with Lauren Saunders, business mentor and entrepreneur who shares with us how mind...

Over the next few weeks, we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes related to creativity and creative self-care. This week we're revisiting Amy's chat with Nicola Taylor, which is still one of Amy's favourite convos to date. Original Description: In this episode of the Bold Company podcast, I'm chatting with Nicola Taylor of  Makers Business Toolkit . Nicola is a fine art photographer and me...

Over the next few weeks, we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes related to creativity and creative self-care. We thought there'd be no better place to start then with Amy's own personal journey of creative rediscovery. Original Episode Description: Last summer, I hit a breaking point. I had stifled my creativity out of fear for so long that I firmly believe I was "not a creative person"....

In this, the 50th episode of Bold Company Amy answers another awesome question from a listener. And this one is near and dear to Amy's heart because it's about books! "What are your favourite business books or authors?" Listen in as Amy shares her favourite recommendations as well as a list compiled from her Instagram followers!  The book list: Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve...

In this episode Amy talks to Emma Freeman, an incredibly talented intuitive artist and poet. Amy and Emma dive deep into their respective creative journeys and practices.    Listen in as they discuss their spirituality and how it affects their creativity, their shared love of objects with rich histories and healing through creativity. You are definitely going to want to hear this fantastic and fas...

In this episode Amy answers a listener's question about setting up email marketing. She talks about the ins and outs of email marketing and exactly why you need to have an email list set up. Hint: you TOTALLY need to!   Listen in to hear Amy's best recommendations for content, frequency and building your email list. Plus she talks about which program she uses now and why she recommends it so highl...

In this episode Amy answers the first of the questions listeners have submitted! Melissa asked "How did you approach hiring your assistant and how did you know it would be a good fit? Where did you start looking and where did you find her?"   Listen in to hear how Amy hired Megan, who started out handling her customer service but has grown into Amy's invaluable right hand assistant. Amy talks abou...

In this episode Amy talks about what you, the listener can do to help shape future episodes and three things you can do right now to help grow your business.   Wondering how to expand your audience? How to grow your business and get people to buy your products or services as a small business? Listen to Amy's three biggest tips on how to show up authentically and earn that all important "know, like...

In this episode Amy talks about how to navigate social media as an overwhelmed, introverted or highly sensitive person. Because guess what, she's all three!   Social media can be exhausting and overwhelming, and we are all under this external pressure to post every day or to post a certain way. It feels like our businesses depend on getting it just right. But it's just not true. It's far more impo...

In this episode Amy talks about the evolution of Amy Takes Pictures and the why behind the  changes. It's an exciting time for the business and Amy shares some of her personal journey and how this new direction brings things more into alignment with who she is now. It's all about her motto "Creativity is Everything".  Listen in to hear her talk about Phase One of the rebrand and some of the change...

In this episode I am chatting with Jenni Kowal of Anytime Creative. In addition to being a visual artist, Jenni is a self care and creative exploration coach. How cool is that?  Listen in to hear us talk about bringing joy and a sense of play into your creativity, running a successful Kickstarter campaign, and the importance of boundaries when it comes to self care. Plus we talk about her awesome...

In this episode I am chatting with Christine Marie of Awāsis Boutique, an Indigenous artist who is passionate about educating others about Indigenous culture and about giving back to organizations that support babies and families.    Listen in to hear us talk about how she makes clothing that connects people with their language and culture, the importance of always learning and the power of commun...