The Creator's Adventure - Course Creation, Entrepreneurship & Mindset tips for Creators

Today we talked with David van Ooijen about how he prioritizes what makes him happy and how you can do the same with your work, without feeling like you have to jump onto every marketing trend you hear about. David van Ooijen is a guitar, ukulele, and shamisen player. After touring the world and performing in different countries, David now teaches guitar in person and online, and he is known by his pupils as Meester David. Learn More About David van Ooijen: https://meesterdavidgitaar.wordpress.com/

What gets someone with no tech or social media experience over 400,000 followers in 2 years? Today I'm talking with Mia Soskic about how she grew her following and business teaching face fitness, and how she made an impact in a niche many people might not even know exists. Mia is the Founder and Creator of FaceworkoutbyMia. She is an expert in face massage and she has been educating and inspiring clients in the practice of face exercise and massage since 2016. Learn More About Mia Soskic: https://faceworkoutbymia.com/

Can you change your life by focusing on your passion and creating every day? Today we are talking with Mike Brennan about how to build consistency into your business and creative process, and the power of building a community. Mike Brennan is a designer and illustrator. He is mostly known for his pop culture art, yoga art, live event sketching and graphic design. Mike helps fellow creatives leverage simple, practical steps for establishing a daily creative habit. Learn more about Mike Brennan: http://www.mikebrennan.me 4:05 How art helped Mike get out of depression 13:50 Where Mike gets inspiration for his art 16:58 Creating an online course 23:26 The importance of community 26:59 Tips on how to grow an online community 31:50 A question for you

Today we are talking with D'Ana Joi Spencer about what it means to be a multi-passionate creative, how to realize what your passions are and how to integrate them in your business and how to thrive in business by prioritizing tasks and gaining clarity. D'Ana Joi is a multi-passionate, educator, community builder, and content creator. She believes having many passions is a gift, not a burden and she’s on a mission to rewrite the narrative around “choosing one thing” being the only path to success. Through her e-book, signature course, and podcast, Joi teaches creatives how to make friends with focus, overcome overwhelm, and step into their Multi-Passionate Mastery™️. Learn More about D'Ana Joi: https://joi-knows-how.com/ (9:40) Niching down as a multi-passionate (17:59) Gaining the trust of an audience (24:40) How to uncover your talents (31:15) Framework to prioritize tasks

Today we are talking with Darran Bruce about how he's recorded over 2300 episodes of his podcast and how you can start your own podcast or show. Darran Bruce is the executive producer of “The DJ Sessions”, a live podcast on Twitch where he interviews electronic DJs and leaders from the music industry. Darran built “The DJ Sessions” with his 30+ years of experience in the film/broadcast tv/internet distribution industry. Learn more about Darran: https://www.thedjsessions.com

Today we are talking with Tarzan Kay about how to promote a business with email marketing, writing honest and transparent email copy that converts and how she helps entrepreneurs increase sales with email marketing strategies. Learn more about Tarzan: https://tarzankay.com/ (7:50) importance of heartfelt sales tactics 11:56 what kind of clients does Tarzan cater to (15:13) email marketing tips for online course creators (20:09) biggest mistakes online course creators make with email marketing (22:08) email strategy for online course creators (28:27) tips for creators who want to grow their email list

Today we are talking with Michael Johnson about how he took his experience as a professional ballroom dancer and applied it to sales and operations in order to help businesses create a more meaningful impact. Learn More About Michael Johnson: https://bizchoreo.com/bchome54570264

Today we are talking with Graham Cochrane about how he built a 7-figure online music business, going from $10,000 year working full time, to $1.6 million a year while working 6 hours a week through automation, delegation, and elimination. Learn more about Graham: https://www.grahamcochrane.com/

Today we are talking with Cary Jack about how to enjoy the journey in your business, avoid burnout, and find balance in all areas of work and life. Learn more about Cary Jack: http://www.caryjack.com

Today we are talking with Chris Miles about how being over a million dollars in debt helped him gain the skills to build a thriving business, and how you can thrive in business during a recession. Learn more about Chris: http://www.moneyripples.com