Creative Women International

Philiy Page talks about why it is so important to take a creative break when you work in the creative industries. With the world of work seeming to be permanently set to warp speed, it can feel as though we need to be working 24-7. Trying to produce 'good' work all the time can become draining and emotionally exhausting. In this podcast Philiy shares ways of making your creative break a positive and inspiring 24 hours, and why we need to gift ourselves this time on a regular basis. If you would like to hear more from Creative Women International, sign up for the newsletter at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com where you get a free guide to getting press for your work the moment you fill in the form.

Philiy Page has worked as a freelancer in the creative industries for over 20 years. She has always followed her passions and found that her purpose wasn't one thing. This has lead her on an unusual career journey, and one that she wouldn't change. Sometimes your true purpose may be one thing, sometimes it is several and sometimes you can't see the wood from the trees to work out what you should do. Philiy talks through ways of finding your purpose and how to manage it if it is one, or several things. If you would like to receive content from Creative Women International every week straight into your in box, do sign up for the news letter and for a free guide to getting press for your work at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

Philiy Page talks about how knowing your own value can help you to connect with your clients and customers, ask for a raise, demand higher prices for your work and help you to become more confident at public speaking. Through a series of questions and a challenge to take to find your own value, Philiy talks you through the process and how it can help you to improve your creative career. To receive a free guide to getting press for your work sign up to the newsletter at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

Philiy Page talks about how to make friends with fear to help you move forward with your creative career. She shares strategies and ways of coping to help improve your public speaking, creating & sharing new work, and even when you fear success. Fear is a natural response to moving out of your comfort zone. How you cope, and what you do with that fear is what allows you to carry on, or give up. So often when you are creating your own career as a freelancer, you will have moments of self doubt & fear about the future, your ability, your chance of success etc. This podcast shows you how to make friends with the fear so that you can carry on. If you would like to hear more about the CWI & get the latest news and a free download about how to get press for your work, you can sign up for the newsletter at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

Philiy Page talks about why it is important to find your own USP- unique selling point, whether you run your own business, are a writer or artist. Knowing what your own USP is will help you connect to your audience and customers. Philiy helps you to work out what your USP is and what to do with it once you have found it. To keep up to date with these podcasts and learn more about the CWI you can sign up for newsletters at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

Philiy Page the founder of the CWI shares her insights into why it is important to surround yourself with winners when you are building your career. She looks at what makes a winner and how to find them. Philiy helps you to think about how surrounding yourself with positive people all supporting you towards your goal can help you more than any other support. She sets you a challenge to find winners that you can check in with as you build your creative career. If you would like to sign up so that these podcasts land in your inbox with information about the CWI do sign up at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

Let's all make mistakes! Founder of the CWI Philiy Page talks about how we should all be appreciating our mistakes and sharing them with the next generation of creatives. There is a culture of presenting perfect work without any evidence of the mistakes and processes that went into creating it. This sort of practice creates a climate of fear around making any mistakes in our work or life. Philiy guides you through ways that you can use those mistakes to make a difference not only to you, but also to the next generation. Listen to the end of the podcast of a creative challenge to help you get started.

Philiy Page explains why customer profiling is vital for your business no matter how big or small you are. She sets you a customer profiling challenge for your own business & explains how customer profiling can actually save you money. To keep up to date with Creative Women International both men and women can sign up for updates at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

Philiy Page the founder of the CWI is joined by Manjula Bray to discuss successful networking for women. Manjula runs www.Selectif.co.uk Using business psychology she helps employers select the right candidates, and helps people already in their careers progress to the next level. Manjula runs courses to help you succeed in your career. To hear more about them you can contact her at www.Selectif.co.uk. This podcast was recorded over Skype and covers why we should be networking, how to cope if we hate it, tips and ways of having successful networking experiences and why we should network at work, even when we have the job.

Branding for your creative career. Philiy Page the founder of the CWI talks about why branding is important for your career even if you are still a student or working alone as a fine artist. It isn't as complicated as you think. Philiy talks about small changes you can make to help you appear professional and in for the long term. If you would like to keep up to date with the podcasts and be able to download a help sheet on getting press for your career, sign up at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com * Please note that we had technical issues with this podcast so the sound quality isn't up to our usual standard.

Philiy Page the founder of the CWI talks through what makes a successful creative collaboration, and how it can enhance your creative work and open up new networks. At the heart of Creative Women International is collaboration. We believe that through knowledge sharing and encouragement we can help each other to have a successful creative career. Philiy talks through how to try out collaborations between people from different industries, and how to make it fun while you test out a new collaborating partnership. We love to hear how you get on trying out the challenges. Do let us know at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

In this week's podcast Philiy Page talks about how to come up with creative ideas. You may describe yourself as a creative, or wish that you could be more creative in your daily life. Philiy talks about how creative thoughts and ideas are something that we need to learn just like our A,B,Cs and how crucial it is for educational establishments to teach this. Philiy shares some fun ways of coming up with creative ideas whether you are an artist, writer, photographer or looking for ways to build creativity into your work.

In this podcast we look at how storytelling can help you connect to your clients, audience and customers. You might not believe that you are a storyteller, but in this podcast Philiy Page shows you ways that you can tell your story, (or the story behind your work) to help your customers appreciate the work. It also becomes a story for them to express long after you have made a sale. Philiy explains why facts tell and stories sell. To keep up to date with Creative Women International you can sign up to the newsletter at www.CreativeWomenInternational.com

When you are building your creative career you need to be able to sell your work to clients or a new audience. List Building is something that you should add to your marketing plan. In this podcast we cover why you should be doing it, and how you can start list building for your creative work.

We can learn how to become confident. Founder of the CWI Philiy Page shares her own story of being painfully shy & the tricks she learnt to over come it. She explains how to trick your body into thinking you are confident, and in turn actually change your body's chemistry so that you are confident. Helpful for when you are pitching your work or speaking in public.

Sometimes we do jobs for free when we are starting out on our creative career. Do you know your rights as an intern? Do you hire interns yourself and not realise what you are meant to provide them with? This episode talks about when you should stop working for free and how to negotiate a good price for the work that you do.

How to become a freelancer and create three income streams to help you build a successful career in the creative industries.

Welcome to the first podcast for Creative Women International podcasts. This podcast is an introduction to what is to come. We will be looking at how you can build a successful career in the creative industries, hosted by the founder of Creative Women International Philiy Page. Philiy Page has been a creative freelancer for over 20 years working as a photojournalist, in documentaries, feature films, textiles, and teaching Creative start-ups business skills internationally. She also likes to climb mountains.