Teaching the Business of Creativity

The Creatives' Studio Podcast

Arts EN ↓ 8 episodes

This podcast is hosted by Matt Coombes of The Creatives' Studio. Learn the Business of Creativity from a Creative Leader with 20 years experience creating live entertainment all over the world. Develop your creative skills, build business confidence, and ask questions to be answered during "office hours" - lets do this together! mattcoombes.substack.com

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Teaching the Business of Creativity

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Episode 1 - Stepping into the Directors' chair 01.06.2026 58:15

In this episode we begin to look at what the Director's mindset it, how it differs from being a freelancer, and how you can begin to change how you look at your career in a more long-term and sustainable way. If you have any question please do not hesitate to contact me: matt@thecreativesstudio.com www.thecreativesstudio.com

The Introduction 24.05.2026 26:00

Let's begin our journey together as we explore many different aspects of building a sustainable career as creative professionals.

Creativity VS AI 18.03.2026 5:00

This video is just a quick, pretty much un-edited thought dump on creativity and AI. I have a lot of people early in their careers wondering if there will still be a creative industry in the future. This is understandable, noting that “Hollywood is cooked” videos are becoming more common when showcasing the latest AI video models’ capabilities. However I firmly believe there is a place for human c...

Stop saying you're "a graphic designer" or "I do social media" - do this instead. 27.02.2026 1:41

Check out the 3 copy-and-paste introductions for you to use! This is a short video to focus your confidence when you are talking about yourself, your product, or service, when you are in new situations like networking. To hear more, visit mattcoombes.substack.com

The Art of the Graceful "No" 24.02.2026 2:14

The Art of the Graceful "No" - tips for creative professionals managing their workload. To hear more, visit mattcoombes.substack.com

Quick tip for creative flow - The 10-minute brain dump 21.02.2026 1:18

Quick Tip for today before settling into a creative work-session To hear more, visit mattcoombes.substack.com

The perfectionist trap.. 20.02.2026 3:03

The perfectionist trap ... To hear more, visit mattcoombes.substack.com

The Creatives' Studio Introduction 16.02.2026 3:07

Hi, I'm Matt and welcome to The Creatives' Studio! This is a quick video describing what I am planning as I launch this new creative venture over the next few months. I'll also be posting shorter videos on a variety of topics to de-mystify both the creative industry and the business world! Let me know in the comments if there are any subjects that interest you and that I can do a video on soon! Lo...