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Do you know how to tell your story? We want to connect with more customers but struggle to succinctly explain our value to new potential clients. Being able to tell your Value Story is key to connecting with your audience. I walk you through the components a strong Value Story has. Your Value is not a list of features and benefits. But what makes up a good value story? We will walk through this together. Links: Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/tell-compelling-stories-the-value-story-workshop-2/ Chris Martin Studios (my friend and podcast editor): https://www.chrismartinstudios.com/ Rafi Hopkins (my friend who knows how to make things that solve problems): https://sectionsign.com/ Value Story Worksheet: Lesson 1 is here: https://creativesignite.com/tell-compelling-stories-p1/ Stories that Stick by Kindra Hall: https://amzn.to/3IMtDAM Choose Your Story, Change Your Life by Kindra Hall: https://amzn.to/3VrA7wp Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller: https://amzn.to/4ao15cq Mar

Links to books and downloads: Worksheet: https://creativesignite.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Creatives-Ignite-GIBBS-Tell-Compelling-Stories-to-Connect-Workshop-1-032024-w1-3.pdf Amy Cuddy Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Amy Cuddy's book Presence: https://amzn.to/3x3kmBT Stories that Stick by Kindra Hall: https://amzn.to/3IMtDAM Choose Your Story, Change Your Life by Kindra Hall: https://amzn.to/3VrA7wp Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller: https://amzn.to/4ao15cq Marketing Made Simple by Donald Miller & JJ Peterson: https://amzn.to/3TI8zlg Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/tell-compelling-stories-p1/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops,

Connect and Follow Pippa https://www.instagram.com/andpip.co.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/pippatanko-brand-photographer/ Website: https://andpip.co.uk Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/collaborate-to-stand-out This week we are talking about collaboration and the benefits of hiring people you know well to help you stand out. Pippa Tanko is a branding photographer in the UK who has three areas of photography she works in, brand photography for creative business owners, product photography (wellness & home decor), and Architectural (construction & interiors). We have been working together on her website which will launch next month and we are chatting about what to look for in a collaboration partner amongst other things. _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops,

Find full show notes at and see all the birds here: https://creativesignite.com/the-benefits-of-side-adventures/ I am making 75 birds out of paper to create a new illustration style, find a process, refine that process, and then figure out what to do with what I have made. I am diving into birds and only a few different birds (for now). I want to get better at them and that takes looking at the same kind of bird a lot. You'll see a lot of geese, ostriches, flamingos, and seagulls. Lots of birds with long necks, and some short neck birds too but not as many. If you would like to give to the Save the Ta-Ta's which is for Medical Expenses for Julie Reed's Cancer that returned: Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Save-The-Ta-Tas-Again _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coa

Connect and Follow Meaghan Website: https://meaghand.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meaghandee LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaghandee (not always good at checking) Email: Meaghan.dee@gmail.com New Book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/working-with-design-clients-9781350358843/ Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/inspiration-in-action-with-meaghan-dee/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey. Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals. Join us live each week and become p

Connect with Colin: https://www.pressuresandperspectives.com/ Website: https://www.few-far.co Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/panic-attack-or-heart-attack/ We close mental health awareness month with Colin Grist and a story about making a change in your life for your mental health and physical health. Colin's going to share about feeling like he was having a heart attack and going to the doctor to find out he had a different diagnosis. Panic attacks are seriously scary. Many people feel like they are having a heart attack when they actually are experiencing a panic attack. Colin took it seriously and made some immediate changes. Listen in to find out the rest of the story. We close mental health awareness month with Colin Grist and a story about making a change in your life for your mental health and physical health. Colin's going to share about feeling like he was having a heart attack and going to the doctor to find out he had a different diagnosis. Panic attacks are seriously sc

Follow Nat Nat's Substack: https://natkalbach.substack.com/ Nat's insta: https://www.instagram.com/natkalbach/ Nat's Website: https://nathaliesstudio.com/ Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/the-truth-about-a-sabbatical-with-nathalie-kalbach/ Pick your email preference for delivery for the weekly show emails Email choice: https://creativesignite.com/show-email-preference/ When you're running a business and trying to keep up a creative practice as well as always be growing and innovating it can be tiring. Exciting but exhausting. Nathalie (Nat) Kalbach has been someone who has been inspiring me from her art to her business for over ten years. Nat took a sabbatical. There are a lot of expectations of a sabbatical. I know because I had one in January of 2018. We are going to hear the good and bad about taking a sabbatical. _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or em

Connect with Amy: wildchildcounseling.com instagram.com/wildchildATL Facebook.com/wildchildcounseling amy@WildChildCounseling.com Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/asking-for-help/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey. Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals. Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite Family, subscribe and get the link to come to the live recording. Sign up at http://www.creativesignite.com/signup I am excited to connect you with my one of my

Rapid Recharge: Mental Health Month Episode 456 LIVE on Wednesday, Jan 10, 2024 at 7:30pm GMT / 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT / 9:30am in Hawaii. When will it finally stick? When will it become a habit? When will I stop doing ______? When will I start doing ______? These are all questions I have asked myself in the past. This year something finally stuck. I did something different last year and this year and it is helping me get to my goals. It helps me to live with more joy, and be more content. Let's celebrate my friend and long time listener John Ingles' birthday tomorrow too! I love our community and I love how we support and throw out life-lines for each other! Can't wait to share stuff tomorrow. I hope you will join me as I share what I have uncovered. This month we focus on mental health. I will tell you what's coming up. I will be LIVE on Wednesday, Jan 10, 2024 at 7:30pm GMT / 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT / 9:30am in Hawaii. Sign up to get the link at https://creativesignite.com/signup You can always

Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/questions-to-ask-at-the-end-of-the-year Episode 455, Aired Live on December 13, 2023 Grab the pdf for these End of the Year Questions at: https://creativesignite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/121323-Creatives-Ignite-Podcast-End-of-year-questions.pdf 1. What is my biggest achievement during the past year in each of these areas? 2. What is one thing I am glad I learned in each of these areas? 3. Biggest failure and what I learned or how it was resolved? 4. Biggest area of change this year? Why? What kind of impact did it have on the other parts? 5. In each area, where did I most regularly get overwhelmed? 6. What is my goal for my business? Has it changed, narrowed, expanded? 7. Favorite book, biggest takeaway? 8. Favorite thing I learned from conversations with others? 9. Biggest miscommunication and how it affected me? How was it resolved? 10. What was the thing I had the most fun doing this year? 11. Best question I got asked this year that left me stu

Contact Amy: https://linndesignstudio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/linndesignstudio/ hello@linndesignstudio.com Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/design-systems-designing-in-the-wine-industry/ Amy Linn about her career in the wine industry. She started in the wine industry right out of school and has been designing for over two decades. _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey. Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and creative goals. Join us live each week and become part of the Creatives Ignite

Connect with Mitch https://mitchgoldstein.com (book info) https://instagram.com/mgoldst (social media) https://www.rit.edu/shopone/artists/mitch-goldstein (my work for sale) Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/how-to-be-a-design-student/ If you would like to give to the Save the Ta-Ta's which is for Medical Expenses for Julie Reed's Cancer that returned: Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Save-The-Ta-Tas-Again _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneurial journey. Creatives Ignite helps creative entrepreneurs niche down, get focused, uncover and utilize their strengths and superpowers, helping them reach their business and crea

Follow Colin Website: https://www.fewandfar.co.uk/ Get the free Charity Impact Optimiser: https://calendly.com/few-and-far/increase-online-donations Threads: https://www.threads.net/@colingrist LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colingrist/ Magazine: https://www.pressuresandperspectives.com/ Don't call it that book https://amzn.to/40p2iwg Imaginember is here: All month we will be exercising our imagination with one of my favorite creativity exercises. Join me! https://creativesignite.com/imaginember-2023/ If you would like to give to the Save the Ta-Ta's which is for Medical Expenses for Julie Reed's Cancer that returned: Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Save-The-Ta-Tas-AgainFind full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/building-a-design-partnership/ This week I will talk to Colin Grist about his design journey from working a corporate design job to picking a partner to go out on their own. It takes a lot of courage to leave the safety and security of a job and to go out on your own is har

Connect with Matt: https://mattwoodillustration.com/ https://mattwoodbrandtattoo.com https://badideasstudios.com https://www.instagram.com/mattwoodillustration Spread Your Ideas Like a Horny Rabbit https://gettingworktowork.com/workshops/ For people with too many ideas. Chris described me! I need a system. I am taking this workshop! If you would like to give to the Save the Ta-Ta's which is for Medical Expenses for Julie Reed's Cancer that returned: Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Save-The-Ta-Tas-Again This week I will talk to Matt Wood about his life as an illustrator and how all his experience has brought him to what he is doing now. He calls it Brand Tattooing and I've been lucky enough to be able to use work with him and use him for this exact thing. Matt is extremely talented and passionate illustrator. He can work in many styles. Matt has been a practicing illustrator for over 30 years. Brand Tattooing combines his love of collaboration with others and his mighty & curious imagination. Bring

Maybe you are like me and have lots of interests and you feel like your time is splintered and your focus is divided. Maybe you like it this way. But parts aren't working for you. These are some of the issues I am wrestling with. Being splintered, having multiple interests and having your focus is divided creates tension from what I am hearing from most of the people I follow, books I have read, and even things I have said. Honestly for the most part I agree we can't walk one step in multiple directions and get very far fast. But maybe there is another way. I don't have answers but wanted to do a quick show today to tell you about what I am learning. https://creativesignite.com/being-splintered-having-my-focus-divided/ If you would like to give to the Save the Ta-Ta's which is for Medical Expenses for Julie Reed's Cancer that returned: Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Save-The-Ta-Tas-Again Spread Your Ideas Like a Horny Rabbit https://gettingworktowork.com/workshops/ For people with too many ide

Follow Barry: http://www.wonderbarry.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Sparking-Creativity-Humor-Innovation-Design/dp/1032232153 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-barry-kudrowitz-90682523/ Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/sparking-creativity If you would like to give to the Save the Ta-Ta's which is for Medical Expenses for Julie Reed's Cancer that returned: Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Save-The-Ta-Tas-Again This week I talk to Barry Kudrowitz about the intersection of play, humor, and creativity. Who are the most creative thinkers? Are you one of them? How often are you playing to come up with new ideas or uses for your products or services (or your customers' products and services?) What are the best tools and games to help you think more creatively? What does thinking creatively really mean? How does our imagination set the stage for what becomes reality? We will talk about a lot of things. This will be a fun episode. This book is a keeper! _______________________ Follow Creati

Connect with Chris podcast: https://gettingworktowork.com newsletter: https://gettingworktowork.substack.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@chrismartinstudios Company website: https://chrismartinstudios.com https://chrismartinwrites.substack.com Jack Kent video: https://youtu.be/zbFBN4fohqk?si=miwQwJxnQBUPK2Xz Rick Marston video: https://youtu.be/g2sCujoF3EY?si=xaWK20RmHD819p1Z Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/chris-martin-the-documentary-series/ This week I am interviewing my friend Chris Martin. During the last series "Where Are They Now" series, I asked a lot of questions about pivotal moments in people's businesses, decisions they had made, and things they struggled with. One thing I learned was everyone struggles with something. We go through peaks and valleys in regards to our creativity and production. There are times we battle with overload and there are droughts. These droughts can be inspiration, motivation, lack of projects, etc. Everyone battles this. ________________

Connect with Dustin: Website: https://www.retrosupply.co/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/retrosupply If you would like to give to the Save the Ta-Ta's which is for Medical Expenses for Julie Reed's Cancer that returned: Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Save-The-Ta-Tas-Again Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/dustin-lee-where-are-they-now-series/ Episode 447 Recorded live on Sept 6, 2023 This week we end the Where Are They Now series with my good friend Dustin Lee. I met Dustin in 2015 at Creative South. I signed up for his workshop thinking it might not be that crowded. Boy was I wrong. We were pilled in there and I was sitting on the floor. He and I talked afterwards and it was like I met a brother from another mother. After all the years and so many conferences and conversations over zoom and the phone, he is one of my best friends. _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company

If you would like to give to the Save the Ta-Ta's which is for Medical Expenses for Julie Reed's Cancer that returned: Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Save-The-Ta-Tas-Again Follow Doc: Website: https://www.iamreedicus.com/store Mentor ADPList: https://adplist.org/mentors/doc-reed Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doc-brian-reed-33266320/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreedicus/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamReedicus Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/iamReedicus Medium: https://medium.com/@iamReedicus Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/doc-reed-where-are-they-now-series/ _______________________ Follow Creatives Ignite: www.creativesignite.com Connect on Instagram @CreativesIgnite Linked In: LinkedIn.com/company/creatives-ignite Or email me at diane [at] creativesignite.com Creatives Ignite helps solopreneurs by providing workshops, coaching, and a community. Our mission is to encourage & connect creative entrepreneurs so no one ever feels alone on their entrepreneur

Follow Scotty: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottyTheCoach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachscottyrussell/ Website: https://coachscottyrussell.com/ Q3 Group Coaching Boot Camp (my 3 week boot camp): http://bootcampsidehustle.com/ Find full show notes at: https://creativesignite.com/scotty-russell-where-are-they-now-series/ I have known Scotty for over seven years. In that time I have seen him flourish as a designer and illustrator and lettering artist AND as a speaker, coach, and teacher. Scotty is a coach, artist, designer, podcaster, speaker, dad to three and husband. Scotty is someone who is passionate about helping other people. He is empathetic towards people who are amazing but are in less than great situations. He has helped hundreds of creatives take their side hustle to be their main hustle through his unique spin on mindset, motivation, and marketing. He is the real deal. He is eager to connect on a genuine level and help other creatives level up. He understands the power of communit