Studio 78: Ignite Your Passion, Amplify Productivity, Achieve Success

Katharine Watson sells original art, goods, and prints through retail, wholesale, licensing, and custom design. Katharine's work has been featured in Vogue and Martha Stewart Living, and she has worked with companies such as the Metropolitan Museum and Chronicle Books, among many others. Katharine prides herself on running a small-batch, one-of-a-kind operation at every turn. Katharine studied pri...

Jessica Bellamy is an award-winning international speaker, workshop facilitator, motion infographic designer, and research analyst. She has presented and given workshops on information design and data equity in the United States and in other countries.  She presents at conferences as well as at universities such as Carnegie Mellon, UCLA, Vermont College of Fine Arts, ArtCenter, and Yale. Jessica i...

Kaylin Marcotte is the founder of JIGGY, frameable puzzles of curated independent art. Five years ago, she was working around the clock at an early startup, theSkimm, and fell in love with jigsaw puzzles as her nightly meditation. She was doing one every week, and the stress relief was great, but the designs were outdated and well, lame. She started dreaming up a puzzle that would be beautiful for...

Enid Nolasco is the founder and creative talent behind RAW Made. She's an expert in brand development, graphic design, and project management with over 15 years of experience in the media and design industry. She's worked alongside award-winning branding agencies and as an entrepreneur transforming businesses into thriving brands by taking what already makes them successful and refining it into a...

Sara McNally is the owner of Constellation & Co., a letterpress greeting card company that uses the power of words and the magic of snail mail to connect people and make us all feel less alone. Her brick & mortar stationery shop and studio is home to antique printing presses, unique gift items, cards that will make you laugh &/or cry, and great conversations with people who totally get it. Each on...

Sarah Matthews is a full-time artist and currently teaches bookbinding and printmaking. Her work is a part of the permanent collections of Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, George Washington University's Gelman Library, University of Puget Sound, and Samford University. Sarah named Mary Ruth's Press after her paternal grandmother, Mary Ruth Bowens, who was an elder, singer, and poe...

California native Amanda Franz is the owner and creative director of Portland-based Wide Eyes Co., specializing in both ready-made and customized handcrafted stationary since 2012. With a background in Graphic Design, Amanda and her team are experts in creating one-of-a-kind stationery designs. Wide Eyes is built around her love for innovation and personal artistic expression.  It is an extension...

In this episode, Monique Malcolm, Pimp Your Brilliance, and Nache Snow, host of the Studio 78 Podcast, recap lessons learned and wins from 2019, discuss goals for 2020, and offer strategies for implementing goals. They also dive into how to price your products and services, money mindset, and how they use vision boards. They end the episode with a discussion about health and how they plan to do be...

In this episode, artist Tara Andris walks us through how she fell in love with art and why she chose skies as her main subject. She also provides tips for how to start selling art, lessons learned from shipping, and how social media has helped propel her business. Lastly, she recently had her third child and we discuss how she prioritizes her work and family. Show notes: NacheSnow.com/99

In this episode, Eileen McKenna explains how creating an art blog helped her gained the confidence to get back into painting and inspire others. She also walks us through how and why she built-out courses after a tutorial went viral on Pinterest, her process for developing a creativity book, and why she continues to create simple tutorials for those getting started. Show Notes: https://nachesnow.c...

Tweak It is driven by the talented, charming, and socially active founder Adar Kirkham, whose unique perspective and creative vision inspire others to not only "tweak" their furniture pieces but also to motivate them to chase their dreams and express their personal vision and story through hard work, out-of-the-box thinking, and positive mindset. Tweak It offers a wide range of interior design con...

Marie E. Saint-Cyr is a Haitian-American artist whose paintings evoke the charm and vibrancy of Caribbean pastorals alongside the urgency and layered energy of urban landscapes. The bright and saturated colors of the paintings express the strength and vibrancy of the Haitian people.  Marie's love for the arts comes out in many forms as she effectively juggles multiple endeavors to include running...

Jen Hewett is a printmaker, surface designer, textile artist, and teacher. A lifelong Californian, Jen combines her love of loud prints and saturated colors with the textures and light of the California landscapes to create highly tactile, visually-layered, printed textiles. In this episode, we discuss the importance of "showing up," her two passion projects that helped launch her creative busines...

Emily Dere is an illustrator based in Alexandria, VA. She studied communication design at Central Saint Martins in London and theatre design at Syracuse University. A selection of work is available for purchase through Society6 and several brick and mortar stores. In this episode, Emily discusses her journey to becoming an illustrator and why she prefers to operate as a side business. We also disc...

Glory Barbaris is the owner of Always Creating Studio Weddings & Events, a full-service creative event and wedding planning, design, and floral design firm specializing in event design and planning, floral design multicultural weddings, and destinations. Before starting her event planning business in 2016, she worked in the IT industry as a senior technical product manager/business analyst, in exe...

As a former lawyer focusing on human rights law, Dominique Boseman is passionate about advocating for people to have access to things that make their lives better. This passion was no different when she discovered how difficult it was to find healthy and effective body care options for her eczema-prone and sensitive skin. It was hard to find products that alleviated her eczema symptoms that were a...

In this episode, Founder of Sway deodorant, Rebecca So, discusses how she developed and tested her apple cider vinegar based natural deodorant, the underarm detox period, and a bit of deodorant education. Rebecca also talks about how she's trying to bring more attention to underarms by creating products that look beautiful enough to post on social, but also make your underarms look and smell fabul...

Brita Lynn Thompson is the owner of Zenspire Designs. She sales vinyl stickers, prints, and creates custom orders of her illustrations that have a zentangle vibe. In June 2014, she was chosen out of 4,000 plus entries as the winner for Starbucks "White Cup Contest." The day before they announced her as the winner she created an Etsy shop. That summer her design was reproduced onto their reusable c...

Lindsay Sochar is a Los Angeles based painter who specializes in lettering and signs. Using vintage designs, and retro advertising, her work is colorful, whimsical and bright. She also creates custom artwork, wedding signage and gifts, and chalkboards. In this episode, we discuss her love and passion for painting, the importance of having a dedicated studio space, and figuring out pricing. Show no...

Lindsay Ponta is the creator of the blog Shrimp Salad Circus. She started this DIY blog in 2009 to inspire the person who doesn't think she has a creative bone in her body but is ready to try. Though mostly known for her DIY projects, she's also into hand-lettering, cooking and baking, and photography. She has a day job as a social media manager for a nonprofit, but you can usually find her at hom...

Anitra Terrell began Reflektion Design in late 2013 after being laid off. She was at a crossroads, but instead of feeling defeated, she considered it an opportunity to forge her own path. When she thought about the happiest moments of her life, Ghana surfaced repeatedly. It was then Anitra realized she had to share her passion for African textiles and culture with others, and Reflektion Design was...

Kathy Cornwell has over 15 years of editorial experience across numerous fields, including the art and craft industry. She has experience writing blog posts, newsletters, worksheets, and other content for artists and other creative entrepreneurs. Kathy has copyedited books, quilt patterns, brochures, websites, and many other types of creative content. She has over a decade of editing, writing, and...

Monique Malcolm of Keep Chasing the Stars is a business coach for aspiring creative entrepreneurs who have all the ideas but struggle to make them happen. She's also the creator of the Visionary Journal, a snazzy goal setting guide, vision board and day planner designed to help you get from idea to done. Monique is into making big ideas happen and bringing dreams to life! When doubt creeps in and...

Alana Rivera stumbled into the world of natural body care while working a job that left her feeling lost. At a time when she was unsure about what direction to take, she found brewing up apothecary products in her kitchen gave her purpose. Batch after batch, inspiration came from her other passion: food. Lavender shortbread became Lavender Soap. Coffee with fresh mint became Cold Brew Mint Coffee...

Lauren Hom is a designer and letterer based in Detroit, schooled in New York, and raised in Los Angeles. Known for her bright color palettes, playful letterforms, and quirky copywriting, she's had the pleasure of creating work for clients like Starbucks, Google, AT&T, YouTube and TIME Magazine. Her work has been recognized by Communication Arts, the Type Directors Club, and the Webby Awards. She's...