Out of Line: Reclaiming Joy and Rewriting the Rules

In this episode of Out of Line, I’m sitting down with Aly, founder of Love Aly Jewelry. We talk about the messy middle of working full-time while trying to build something of your own, and what that actually feels like day to day. Aly shares what it’s been like to put herself out there, navigate the vulnerability that comes with creating, and stay connected to why she started in the first place. A...

In this episode, Jill sits down with Elle, founder of Pretty Steep Jewelry, a mountain-inspired sterling silver jewelry brand based in the mountains of British Columbia. Elle shares the story of how a creative life she once imagined from afar slowly became real — from growing up in the UK and working in advertising to eventually following her pull to the mountains and building a jewelry business i...

We live in a world that constantly pulls at our attention — pressure, expectations, noise — and it’s easy to lose our center without even realizing it. In this episode, Jill sits down with Margaret Graham, creator of Centering Pendants, for a conversation about self-trust, inner critics, ADHD, spirituality, and what it really looks like to build a business that stretches you. Margaret shares the s...

I recorded this episode in that strange, foggy stretch between Christmas and New Year’s — the time of year when everything slows down and it feels natural to look back and take stock. This is a solo reflection on 2025: a year with some really high highs and some deeply low lows. I talk about moving through grief and burnout, slowly reconnecting with creativity, and how that season of darkness gave...

In this episode of Out of Line, I’m joined by Fred Graham, the creator of Artist Management Studios. We talk about his path from decades in corporate life to building a platform designed to support artists behind the scenes and simplify the business side of creative work. We get into taking risks, asking for help, the importance of community, and what it looks like to build something that feels al...

Have you ever felt like the things you were drawn to as a kid somehow circle back and tug at you again as an adult? In this episode, I sit down with Kate Bagley, founder of BGLY, a men’s brooch brand rooted in her childhood spent inside her family’s menswear store in Australia. We talk about growing up around tailoring and style, collecting sentimental brooches from her grandmother, and how those...

On the very first episode of Out of Line, I sit down with tattoo artist Rebecca Raygoza — a dear friend and creative soul who’s built her life around art and handmade work. We talk about what it means to be part of someone’s story through tattooing, how art can anchor you through burnout, and the pull to create something real in a world that’s always speeding up. It’s a conversation about meaning,...

Welcome to Out of Line: Reclaiming Joy and Rewriting the Rules, a podcast about living and creating on your own terms. Hosted by Jill Elise, ceramic artist, jewelry designer, and founder of Lilikoi Project, Out of Line explores slowing down, reconnecting with creativity, and redefining success through honest conversations with artists, makers, and unconventional thinkers.