Building a Community to Empower Entrepreneurs through the Highs and Lows of Business with Katie Doherty of Founded Outdoors | Creatives in the Wild Podcast
What can freelancers learn from those founding product-based businesses?
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A curated collection meant to challenge assumptions and encourage new perspectives in creative entrepreneurship
Transformation can happen over the course of a lifetime and in a snapshot. Add a dose of accelerant to your growing business by checking out these posts.
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Insights gained from getting our hands dirty
Posts anchored in research, community and client insights, and personal experiences as a business owner
If you’re looking for micro nuggets of wisdom, articles to help you gain new insights and perspectives, and concrete questions to help you move forward in your business, you’re in the right place.
Here, you’ll find info to help you develop your skills as a freelancer and business owner in the outdoors industry as well as the mindsets required to deal with the risks, challenges, and rewards associated with running your own business.
On the blog, we cover the nitty gritty of entrepreneurship like thinking through who your ideal client is, how to pitch to them, building your pricing structure and thinking strategically about the services that you offer. And you’ll also be encouraged to think about your vision, values, purpose, and passion to ensure that you’re continuing to build your business that fuels your life, not someone else’s.
How Experienced Freelancers Can Get Unstuck from 5 Common Business Challenges | Creatives in the Wild Podcast
Sometime around year 2-3 of freelancing, you may find yourself facing challenges from all the things you did well when you launched.
How to Blend Art, Community, and Advocacy in a Creative Business with Environmental Artist and Teacher Emma Mary Murray | Creatives in the Wild Podcast
Emma Mary Murray (she/her) works as an environmental artist and teacher.
Aligning Work with Personal Values in a Shifting Freelance Industry with Julie Ellison | Creatives in the Wild Podcast
Julie Ellison (she/her) is an agriculture, travel & outdoor lifestyle photographer and filmmaker based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
3 Strategic Shifts to Move from Freelancer to Business Owner | Creatives in the Wild Podcast
When we consider ourselves business owners instead of simply freelancers, we typically make more empowered choices in our work.
Should You Fire That Client? Here's How to Audit Your Client Roster | Creatives in the Wild Podcast
Think of your least favorite client right now. What would it take to make you excited to work with them? Or maybe nothing could?
How Product-Based Small Businesses Work with Creative Freelancers with CEO of TREW Gear Chris Pew | Creatives in the Wild Podcast
Chris Pew is a co-founder and the CEO of snowsports apparel company TREW Gear.
How to Build Trust So a Client Will Hire You | Creatives in the Wild Podcast
Freelancers ask me all the time: How do I land new clients?
Your Biggest Freelance Finance Questions Answered by Dez Magelssen, CPA | Creatives in the Wild Podcast
Dez Magelssen is the founder of Alpine Ridge Accounting, helping women-led, service-based business owners get a grip on their finances.
Using Brand Partnerships and Storytelling for Gender Advocacy in Action Sports with Alex Showerman | Creatives in the Wild Podcast
Alex Showerman (she/her) is a professional mountain biker, advocate, producer, event organizer and brand consultant.
Charge for Your Value in Creative Work, Not Just Your Time
In this episode we chat about: Cole's journey from video production hobbyist to full-time business owner, pricing philosophy and more
How to Ensure Right-Fit Clients for your Freelance Business (and Avoid the Bad Ones)
Let's talk about how to navigate client selection so you end up with a roster of clients you're genuinely excited about.
Turning One Professional Opportunity into Many More
The importance of building trust, maintaining relationships with clients, asking great questions and more.
6 Steps To Finally Manage Your Money As A Freelancer
If you're like many of my clients, you're: stressed about savings, Googling how to do your taxes, pushing off bookkeeping...
4 Roadblocks Standing between You and Dream Clients
Landing new clients is essential to making it as a successful freelancer. But for many of us, it's a frustrating...
Leaning into Reciprocity to Build True Community in Creative Work
Dismantling scarcity mindset in freelancing: we can collaborate instead of compete.
The 3 Money Mindset Mistakes Freelancers Make and How to Overcome Them
Dive into three money tendencies I see often in my clients and other freelancers and how they might be holding you back in your goals.
Structuring Creative Strategy as a Comprehensive Service
Colleen Goldhorn is a freelance graphic designer and photographer who lives and breathes all things outdoor adventure.
3 Reminders for Freelancers Who Want to Build More Trust with Potential Clients
There’s a bias against freelancers. Brands can assume that they’re flaky, unreliable, don’t meet expectations, or need too much managing.
The 7 Steps a Potential Client Takes to Hire You as a Service Provider
In order for a potential client to hire you, you need to consider MORE than the “Know, Like, Trust Factor.”
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