Welcome to another edition of Artist Success Stories! In this episode I'm joined by three of our Artful Selling Alumni; Lisa Kurt, Jessica Tepora, and Dionna Vereen sharing how they transformed self doubt and feeling scared into turning points

331 12 Ways to Create Income in Your Creative Business

Apr 25th, 2024 30m 23s

You know the feeling you get when a dream that's been in the works for a while becomes a reality? That's the unbridled enthusiasm you're hearing in my voice for this episode. I'm thrilled to announce that the first official Shiny Squirrel S

330 Why Creatives are Crushing it in the Membership Space with Special Guest Membership Expert, Stu McLaren

Apr 11th, 2024 58m 31s

What qualities do Creatives have in common that make adding a membership model to their business a perfect fit? We'll tell you! In today's episode I'm joined by my friend and Mentor of 5 years and Membership Expert Stu McLaren to talk about t

329 20 plus Lessons Learned from 20 Years in Business

Mar 7th, 2024 1h

If I could go back and mentor my younger business self, the one who said yes to her dream of becoming a Professional Artist, the lessons learned that I share in this episode is what I would say. Today, March 7 marks a celebration of not only

328 Artist Success Stories from Courage to Consistency with Heather Harrington, Joanna Smith and Marissa Parsons

Jan 19th, 2024 1h 36m

Get excited! welcome to another favorite edition of Artist Success Stories. In this episode I'm joined by three of our Alumni; Heather Harrington, Joanna Smith, and Marissa Parsons sharing how they first decided to follow their passion what'

327 Favorite Organization Tools for Social Media Planning + Project Management

Jan 11th, 2024 25m 14s

Spontaneous creation or being prepared ahead of time with your content? which do you prefer? Continuing on with our series, part 3, of answering your Time Management questions; I'm opening this episode with a few more social media creation ti

326 Best Practices + Tips for Organizing your Social Media Imagery

Jan 4th, 2024 19m 25s

Be honest: how's your 2024 Social Media plan looking? Are you feeling ready with a big picture strategy in place, or are you reading this thinking, Marisa what are you talking about "ready", I barely know what to post tomorrow let alone the r

325 How to Plan Your Social Media Creation + Posting

Dec 28th, 2023 37m 25s

First ~ thank you for your kind messages about our recent loss. Holiday time, depending upon how you like to approach this season, can be filled with long to-do lists, countless visits, parties, and celebrations, or if you're like me, a perfe

324 How I Structure my Day to Achieve My Goals

Dec 14th, 2023 40m 58s

What does your ideal work day look like? A question I'm often is what does my the structure of my day looks like and how do I schedule it to support my goals. Do you know your energy levels throughout the days of a week, at particular times

323 Did You Hear the News?

Dec 7th, 2023 57m 27s

Did you hear the news? Not only am I now a happily married Mrs! During my time away from the podcast I had an epiphany, a realization about what's been missing, what can no longer take a back seat, and the dreams I'm fulfilling in 2024. I'v

322 Artist Success Stories featuring Molly Ovenden and Leah Selk

Sep 28th, 2023 1h 43m

Welcome to another installment of Artist Success Stories. This episode highlights 2 of our Expansive Artist Members sharing stories about how they came to follow their passion and experience breakthroughs with their Art + Creative Businesses.

321 What keeps you from selling work?

Sep 21st, 2023 1h 3m

What do you do when you feel resistance to the very thing you say you want, like growing your Art business. Specifically, what keeps you from putting your work out in the world for sale? Is it: that it's hard for you to part with your origin

320 How to Get (the Right) Support as a Creative

Sep 14th, 2023 1h 15m

Hi! It's me Marisa, your Creative Biz Bestie sharing the scoop on why how and when to get support as a Creative especially if you're pursuing Creativity as your career. I break down the possibilities for learning in my multi-layer cake appr

319 - Mastering the Energy of Selling Your Art (part 3)

Aug 24th, 2023 24m 38s

Did you get a chance to listen to episodes 317 (part 1) and 318 (part 2) WARNING: Don't listen to part 3 until you've listened to parts 1 and 2 in order. I kid, and yet I don't. I'm guessing you're a freedom seeker like me and you like to d

318 - Mastering the Energy of Selling Your Art (part 2)

Aug 17th, 2023 23m 15s

Spoiler Alert: Don't skip ahead! Did you get a chance to listen to episode 317 (part 1) So you've been doing "all the things" to sell your work and you're still not having the success you want? You're trying to make changes in your "Mindset"

317 - Mastering the Energy of Selling Your Art (part 1)

Aug 10th, 2023 25m 43s

So you've been doing "all the things" to sell your work and you're still not having the success you want? While we have access to a lot of education around the practical steps to selling your Art + Creations, there aren't enough conversations

316 - Money Mindset Manifestation for Creatives with Creative Coach Nick Demos

Aug 3rd, 2023 1h 34m

The latest in trendy buzzwords or concepts that actually play well together? And if so how can Money Mindset + Manifestation help you reach your goals + dreams? A topic I've wanted to explore more in-depth on this podcast for some time...It t

315 What to do when You're not Feeling Your Art (or Your Art Business)?

Jul 27th, 2023 36m 57s

What do you do when your creative spirit is missing? We don't often talk about this as Artists ~ but the thing about turning your passion into your business, is that lines can get blurred and you need to find ways of staying connected to your

314 Artist Success Stories

Jun 22nd, 2023 2h 2m

Welcome to another installment of Artist Success Stories. This episode highlights 3 of our Expansive Artist Members sharing stories about how they came to follow their passion and experience breakthroughs with their Art + Creative Businesses.

313 Want to be an Overnight Success?

Jun 15th, 2023 34m 15s

Are you making progress at a pace you're pleased with? Or does it feel like everyone's journey to success is going a whole lot faster than yours? In this episode, we're talking about time and timing is Overnight Success actually a thing th

312 - Are you an Impostor?

Jun 8th, 2023 58m 14s

Have you ever wondered if you're not really ready for your dream? Or what if your dream actually isn't right for you? Of is it that self-doubt and fear have momentarily gotten the best of you... With all this talk of Impostor Syndrome, I th

310 - My Go To Tip to Inspire Your Creative Practice

Jun 1st, 2023 20m 30s

Works every time! In all my years of Art making, sharing, and selling there's always 1 step I take that helps me in every area of my creative practice. In today's episode, I share with you my go-to tip to help you: kick-start your creative

311 - Meet my Mom, Erika - A Mother + Daughter Conversation

May 11th, 2023 1h 20m

Dedicated to all the Mama's out there - in honor of Mother's Day and celebration of my Mama's 84th birthday today. A deeply personal podcast episode for you. For years I've wanted to invite my mom, Erika to share her story here on the podca

309 - 15 Ways to Profit from Your Art (part 2)

May 4th, 2023 18m 53s

Ready to dream + explore more possibilities of how to profit from your Creative Gifts! Welcome to part 2 of last week's episode no. 308 (you can listen to part 1 right here) where I walk you through 8 more ideas for generating revenue with yo

308 - 15 Ways to Profit from Your Art (part 1)

Apr 27th, 2023 22m 49s

Continuing the topic of generating multiple revenue streams in your business, in this episode I'm sharing part 1 of 2 episodes with a list of 15 proven ways to profit from your Art. Everything I'm listing in this episode and the one coming ne