Creative Women International

As a creative starting out it can be hard to know how to sell your work, or where to find customers. Starting an ecommerce store can be a great way to get paid for your creative work. Guest Lee Foster-Wilson, owner of Bonbi Forest talked about how she started which led to her building her successful store, have her work featured in Vogue, and publish two art books. She shares things she wished that she had known, and the best way to start to find customers.  You can find all the tips and how to get funding for your own store below: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Find out more about Bonbi Forest here:   

How to find clients is one of the questions that I get asked the most. There isn't a magic pill to make them appear, but there are easy steps, that don't cost anything that you can take right now to find them. This works whether you are starting out or have been in business for a while and are looking to extend your reach.  You can find out all the 5 tips by downloading this episode and there are more tips via the link below.  Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY:

If you have ever wondered how to become a freelance journalist or if you have wanted to get more press and have no idea how magazines look for stories, this gives you all the tips. I got so many take aways from my talk with Alya, and they are all things that you can do too without costing a cent!  To find out more about Alya and grab the top tips, head over to the links below:  Creative Women International SHOWNOTES: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY:

If you are thinking about having a child or wondering how on earth you will do it as a freelancer, this episode is for you. I have an honest chat with film producer and writer Helen Simmons about how she has made it work, and I share some of my own personal story too. Breast feeding on set? Yes that was me two years ago.  Although it can be hard it can also help you to become more productive. What I loved about talking to Helen Simmons about this, was that she is a younger mother and I am an older mother and yet we both had similar stories to tell. You can read more about what we shared and grab some top tips from Helen in the blog post. Links below:  Creative Women International SHOWNOTES: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY:  

How to use the life changing word No might send you into an internal spin. You worry that you'll never work again, or those opportunities will disappear forever. I get it. I was that freelancer too once, and paranoid about taking time off or saying no to things that were offered to me. But just as if you said yes to every donut, at some point you'll start to feel sick. No doesn't have to be a bad word. It can empower you to make the right choices for you now and in the future. In this episode I share ways that you can say no nicely, when it is right to say yes, and how a big no doesn't mean you'll never get that opportunity again. Creative Women International SHOWNOTES: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY:  

If like me you are a working mum or juggling a full time job working your side hustle in the evening, this podcast episode is for you. Janet Kafadar shares actionable ways that you can set up your business with only 20 minutes a day. She shows you how to get leads by sending emails to your network, and how to ask for what you want and need so that someone else can help you achieve it.  We forget that we have what we need right now to get started. The website doesn't have to be done, the business cards don't have to be printed, we can use the network that we already have.  Download the podcast so that you can action the steps straight away. The links and extra tips are available from the links below.  Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY: Find out more about Janet Kafadar and grab the goodies here:

Having a purpose is more than selling your wares. It can be the passion that drives you on or a way to make the world a better place. In this episode Lyndsay Lucero founder of Baxley Goods talks about how she started her business after wanting to find a bag that would cater to all her needs and hadn't travelled a million miles to be made. One of the stats that I took away from our chat is that one container ship emits as much carbon as 50 million cars. Shocked? I was too! Having a business that runs with passion and purpose can really help you drive it forward, create raving fans who feel more like family, and wake up every day knowing that you can making real changed to the world. I learnt so much from Lyndsay's own journey, from IT to bag designer! And yes she had no idea what she was doing at the start, but learnt on the way. You can too! There is a free workbook to help you get started with your own purpose driven business, and ways of creating fans. You can grab it from the link below.  There is also a l

You might like to think that the sisterhood has your back, but what happens if the workplace is causing gender bias from both the men and women? I had one of my most inspiring podcast chats yet, with lawyer and gender bias expert Andie Kramer. She explained why it happens, but more importantly- how we can deal with it and build up our sisterhood.  What I loved about our conversation is that Andie shared some many amazing things that you can action right now. I've been someone who has had to deal with gender bias in the workplace, and it is a tricky situation to deal with. I wish I had known half of what Andie taught me in this podcast! To get you started there is a free worksheet for you to download from the link below.  WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY: Find out more about Andie Kramer and her books: 

As  a creative it is vital to be able to build resilience and grit so that you can put your work out there. But what if we have been doing it all wrong? And what if being passionate about your work is actually having a detrimental impact on your health.  In this episode I had the pleasure of chatting about this with Gemma Leigh Roberts, Organisational psychologist and coach. She explains why we have been doing it wrong, and how we can build resilience and grit to build a successful career. To get you started there is a free worksheet to download from the link below.  WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY: Find out more about Gemma Leigh Roberts:

You might be someone who has many strings to their bow and doesn't know how to choose one. What if there was another way and like the make-up artist and serial entrepreneur MiMi Johnson, you could create a career you love, that even works when you are a mum! I had the pleasure of chatting about this with MiMi Johnson who is one of the most inspiring and hard working mum's I've met. She shares how to network when your shy and starting out, why you need to put the 'sweat equity' hours in, and how to do it. And all importantly- how to brand yourself and raise your profile.  This is a actionable packed podcast episode that can help you figure out how to create your own dream career.  There is a free workbook for you to download (see below) and you can find out more about MiMi from the link below.  WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY: Find out about MiMi Johnson here:  

You might have started by loving what you do, or else you took the job because you needed the money. But not you hate your job, so what can you do? I've been there myself and share what to do right now, and how to plan for the future. You don[t have to carry on feeling this way, and there are ways to turn it round if you can't jump ship just yet! To help you get started there is a free worksheet for you to download from the links below. And more support for you to access too.  WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY:

Creating a business with your values embedded into the heart of it can make all the difference to your success. You share your passion to the world right off the mark, and the issues that you care about drive you towards success.  I had a wonderful and open chat with Fi and Casey from Girls Who Grind Coffee. Apart from being a huge fan of their work, in this special Back Her Business edition of the show, I wanted to share how they have created a business around their values.  If this is something that you would love to do yourself, or are wondering how on earth do I do this, there is a free worksheet to help you get started that you can download from the link below.  WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY: Find out more about Girls Who Grind Coffee here: And to find out more about how Back Her Business are encouraging more women to start their own business head here:

We need to have a chat about the truth behind making passive income. You might be sitting there thinking "What on earth is passive income?" or "Money while I sleep? Count me in!". Yes passive income can earn you money for doing something once, but it is so much more than that. In this podcast I pull back the curtain on what you really need to know about passive income, and share some ways that you can earn it right now. There is also a free worksheet to help you get started.  Passive income can be a great way to also test things out with your previous clients and audience. As with everything, progress over perfection.  WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY:

Have you ever felt like marketing was one more giant thing to add to the to-do-list? Or that there isn't enough time in the day to get it all done? Marketing doesn't have to be a massive strategy to see real results. I explain how to do mini marketing in this podcast.  Mini marketing is a way you can reach small targets that make a big impact. There are four areas that I suggest working with; things that you can do right now. And to help you along I have created a FREE workbook that you can download from the link below.  WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY:

You might be dreaming of a business that you would love to set up but have no idea how. Starting at your kitchen table and letting it organically grow can help make a success of your side hustle. I had the pleasure of chatting to Chloe Haywood of Chloe Haywood London, about the journey that she took, from kitchen table to Bond Street London. Chloe fitted her now successful business around house moves, three children and a massive creative pivot. She shares tips that you can action straight way, how to build your brand and get press for your work. There is a free worksheet that you can download below.  WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY: Find out more about Chloe here: 

You might be wondering if it is worth licensing your work, or how on earth you go about doing it. You also might be working on a project you are passionate about but don't know how to sell it. I had an honest and inspiring chat with adult colouring book inventor Johanna Basford all about this very topic.  Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: PRE-ORDER Johanna's book:

Hands up who's pulled an all nighter more than once. Yep, me too! We wear the busy badge as an honour for building our creative businesses, but what we forget is that we need to build in pauses as well to reach success.  This week's podcast is all about building happiness into your business strategy so that you can build resilience to get the job done. It isn't about trying to find hours to meditate, or buy some new gadget, it is about grabbing those tiny happiness moments, and I explain how and why you need to do it. Download the podcast to get all the tips.   There is a free worksheet to accompany the podcast that you can get here: WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY:

How many tabs do you have open right now? How many to-do-lists are running through your head? As women we are told that we are great at multi tasking, but I want us to release ourselves from that myth and really learn how to be productive! The secret is to break things down. In this podcast I explain how you can make it work for you, why multi tasking sucks, how you can save time by batching, and why you need to high five your mini victories.  I have created a free worksheet for you to download that will help you to streamline your projects and help you to break the multi tasking cycle. Plus it can actually save you time! (Link below) Download the podcast to get all the tips.  WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY:

You might not realise it, but these mistakes are holding your career back. You've goal set, you're sure you know where you are going, but still nothing seems to be getting you there. Sound familiar? Heidi Luerra and I chatted about the 3 most common mistakes that creatives make that hold their careers back. And the great news, is they are easy to fix! In the podcast Heidi breaks down the mistakes into simple actionable tasks that you can solve today without having to make massive investments. Some of the actions are so small you may not have realised you were sabotaging your career by not doing them.  Download this episode now. There is a free worksheet to help you get started as well that you can download below. And if you would like to know more about Heidi and her book The Work Of Art, the links are below.  WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY: Heidi Luerra:

Let's talk about your profile. You might be trying to figure out how on earth you get press for your work, when you don't have the funds to hire a whole PR team. There are ways that you can do it that help you feel more confident about connecting to future clients, and not like a used car salesperson.  Flora Jamieson is a stain glass swimmer and wild swimmer. She has built up a following on Instagram of over 30K and more than 100K monthly views on Pinterest without a big PR company behind her. Download and listen to the podcast to find out how you can do it too. There is a free worksheet with exercises to help you raise your own profile.  Creative Women International FB COMMUNITY: Creative Women International INSTAGRAM: WORKSHEETS FOR YOU: BACK HER BUSINESS MATCH FUNDING: ORDER FLORA'S BOOK :