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We all have moments where we want to throw in the towel with our creative businesses but how do you know when it's really time to move on? And how do you navigate all the fears that come with that? And what do you do with your business when it's time? My original co-host Lisa Bolton is back this week and we talk all about knowing when it's time to let go, move on or pivot.This episode is great for anyone who: has a nagging feeling that they're no longer fulfilled by what their creative business does suspects it's probably time to move on or pivot but is struggling with fear of change, fear of losing their identity, fear of losing an income or fear of "what's next?" is ready to move on but has no idea what to do next (and has a lot of fears around that question mark) is ready to move on but has no idea what to do with their current business For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 106: When Is it Time to Move On From Your Creative Business?You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can find Lisa at lisadawnbolton.com or on Instagram @lisadawnboltonYou can connect with the podcast  on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Creative burnout can have a direct impact on your mental health and your ability to earn a living as a working creative. This week, we have an honest conversation about creative burnout, how you can protect yourself from it and what to do when you find yourself in the midst of it.This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for creatives who: isn't sure if they're feeling burnt out and wants to understand what to look for struggles with periodic episodes of creative burnout is feeling burnt out and isn't sure what to do next is looking for tools to prevent future burnout For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 105: Creative BurnoutYou can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can connect with the podcast  on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Is it possible to have a 7 figure a year creative business? Is it a number we should all be shooting for? Yes... and no... Heather and Melissa talk about what's involved in running a 5, 6  and 7 figure business and how to measure success.This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for creatives who: struggles with using $$ as their only success metric hasn’t figured out what success is for them or looks to the success of others to define whether or not they are successful is curious as to what is involved in running and scaling a 5, 6 or 7 figure a year business wonders if they have what it takes to make 7 figures a year as a self-employed working creative wonders if it’s ok not to want to have a 7 figure business For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 104: A 7 Figure a Year Creative Business?You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can find Heather at heatherlynnetravis.com or on Instagram @heathertravis.You can connect with the podcast  on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Vancouver based writer and PR professional Dee de los Santos talks about her creative journey and how, after spending a decade building the popular blog Gastrofork, she is now leveraging her platform, social presence and relationship building skills to give back to the causes she's passionate about.This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for creatives who: want to find a way to give back to their community want to give back but aren't sure how to get started or what they can do aren't sure that they have a platform that can create change may not realize they already have the skill set to make giving back a reality For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 103: Creative Canadian Dee de los Santos - Giving BackYou can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can find Dee de los Santos at Gastrofork and The Heart Box Project or on Instagram and twitter as @deedls and @gastrofork. You can donate to the Heart Box Project here and follow them on Instagram @heartboxprojectcaYou can connect with the podcast  on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Children's book author Liliana Tommasini joins us to talk about her journey from programmer to first time children's book author (after becoming a Nonna!) and the process of independently publishing her first book (in English and French), Octavia Can Do It!This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: has thought about writing a children's book but isn't sure where to start is curious about the self-publishing process has ever thought "I'm too old to do this" loves to hear about the journeys of creative Canadian women! For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 102: Creative Canadian Liliana Tommasini - Children's Book AuthorYou can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can find Liliana Tommasini at lilianatommasini.com or on Instagram at @lilianatommasiniauthor. You can purchase Octavia Can Do It on Amazon.You can connect with the podcast  on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Melissa, Heather and Puneeta discuss why reducing waste and increasing sustainability in their creative businesses is so important to them and what they're doing about it. They share some of the things they've learned as well as some practical tips from the And She Looked Up audience! This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: is concerned about the environment wants to increase sustainability and reduce the carbon footprint of their art or maker business wants to be more profitable by wasting less resources wants to make steps towards a greener business but doesn't know where or how to start For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 101: Reducing Waste In Your Creative BusinessYou can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can find Heather Travis at heatherlynnetravis.com or on Instagram @HeatherTravisYou can find Puneeta Chhitwal-Varma at mapleandmarigold.com or on Instagram at @mapleandmarigoldYou can connect with the podcast  on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

It's the 100th episode of the And She Looked Up Podcast and this week Melissa takes you on a tour of some of the show's best moments, behind the scenes and can't miss episodes from the last two years!This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs Illustrations For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 100: Wild Milestones and All the Top 5sYou can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can connect with the podcast  on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

You don't need to be a writer or a blogger to grow your creative business with ebooks. Melissa and guest Kristen Raney discuss how having an ebook strategy for your business can create new revenue streams, grow your community, your brand and establish you as a thought leader! We walk you through the whole process with Melissa's ebook design experience and Kristen's ebook marketing knowledge that has her making a healthy additional revenue stream in her floral design and small scale flower farmer businesses.This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: has thought about creating an ebook - or multiple ebooks -  but has no idea where to start is not a writer or content creator and has now idea what they could create a book about has a book idea but isn't confident designing and laying it out is confident designing it but doesn't know what tools to use has a great idea but a limited budget has a great idea and a healthy budget has created an ebook but is having difficulty selling it and needs some marketing tips or an overall strategy For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 99: Growing Your Creative Business with EbooksYou can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can find Kristen Raney at shiftingroots.com and shifting blooms.com and @shifting_roots  and @shiftingblooms on Instagram. You can also check out her fabulous YouTube channel.You can connect with the podcast  on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

As a creative entrepreneur, when your personal values and your business values don't align, it can leave you feeling out of whack and a little bit icky. Melissa and regular guest host Heather Travis get into  why it's important to get them into alignment and how to tackle this really big task!This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: has a business that is based on their personal brand struggles with making decisions in their business that they feel good with as a person knows they want to bring their values and business into alignment but they're not sure how to go about it or they're afraid they'll make a mistake is feeling like by trying to attract all the customers, they're making their business an uncomfortable place to work in wants to bring their personal values more to the forefront of their business wants all aspects of their life to feel in alignment wants to attract customers, employees, contractors, colleagues and suppliers who share the same values For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 98: Aligning Your Values with Your BrandYou can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can find Heather at heatherlynnetravis.com or on Instagram @heathertravisYou can connect with the podcast  on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Pailin Chongchitnant of Hot Thai Kitchen joins Melissa in this replay episode to discuss getting started on Patreon and similar platforms that allow you to form a deeper connection with your supporters while creating an additional revenue stream!This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: is interested in forming a deeper connection with the most loyal supporters, or "super fans", of their art is looking for an additional revenue stream in their creative business wants to know more about the ins and outs of Patreon is considering starting a YouTube channel to support their business For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 54: Creative Canadian - Pailin Chonghitnant and Getting Started on Patreon Pailin Chongchitnant is a well-known chef, author, TV host and owner of the popular YouTube channel, Hot Thai Kitchen. You can follow Pailin on social media: Facebook | InstagramYou can also connect with us on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

This week Melissa talks about how creating space every day for silence has made it easier for her to weather bad news cycles and stressful social media environments. Creating space for silence and embracing that silence can act as a reset button in a world where even opening your Instagram app exposes you to a frenetic cacophony of noise and movement. This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: struggles with finding peace, focus or inspiration feels in a constant state of fight or flight or stress struggles with being able to disconnect from screens, even for a few moments has trouble letting themselves feel peace gets caught up in negative news cycles and struggles to break free For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 96: Creating Space for SilenceYou can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can connect with the podcast  on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

This week Melissa and Heather explore the curse of expecting instant gratification, the frustration of comparing ourselves to others  and the importance of embracing (and enjoying) the process of doing the creative work in our businesses.This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: get frustrated when they don't get instant results, sales, improvement, followers, views etc experiences feelings of panic when something doesn't work the first time they try it (or sell the first time they put it out there!) struggles in their business when they compare themselves to those around them overlooks the process required to get the outcome they want struggles to enjoy the process of doing the work or running a business (or both!) For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 95: Embrace the ProcessYou can find Heather Travis at heatherlynnetravis.com or on Instagram @heathertravis.You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can connect with the podcast  on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

After sharing 20 Email Newsletter Ideas for Your Creative Business a few weeks ago, one question kept coming in... what the heck is a Forever Series? So this week, I'm sharing what it is,  why you need one and why this might be the most hard working tool in your creative business toolbox (and one of the easiest to set up and keep going!).This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: is looking for ways to stay consistently connected to their audience wants their newsletters to generate revenue appreciates batch work - especially when it's easy has a content creation component to their business (if you blog, you need a forever series) wants to repurpose evergreen social media content, youtube content, blog posts, frequently asked questions and more to keep their audience engaged. For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 94: What the Heck is a Forever SeriesYou can also connect with us on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

There is a hidden gem -  right in your neighbourhood - that's an astonishing wealth of inspiration, resources, and community building opportunities. And it's all FREE. University librarian, Dr. Christina Neigel stops by to help us navigate this amazing resource we all have access to!This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: may not remember where their library card is has a library card but only thought they could get books, ebooks and DVDs at their local library  wants to connect their art and their business more with their local community wants to do in depth research into a creative project through archives is looking for rare or hard to find works  is boot strapping or operating on a shoe string budget but would still like access to online creative education platforms, software tools or digital equipment to help them produce their work  is looking for inspiration on starting a creative business but doesn't know where to start wants to get access to Consumer Reports for free! (and lots of other really great stuff!) is interested in artists/writer/singer/entrepreneur in residence programs For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 93: The Best Free Resource for Creative EntrepreneursChristina is the University Librarian at Capilano University and you can connect with her on twitter at @coast_librarianYou can also connect with us on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

You have an email list. You know you should be talking to your subscribers but... you have NO IDEA what to send them! Melissa & Heather give you 20 email newsletter ideas to help you engage with your subscribers, build a community around your work and... make money! You don't have to be sales-y all the time - the first four letters in newsletter are NEWS. But, remember,  you can always ask for the sale. It just doesn't always have to be the prime focus of every newsletter!Sign up for the And She Looked Up Newsletter and get the full list of email ideas sent straight to your inbox so you can refer back to it whenever you are stuck!This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: has a list and never emails them has no idea what kind of content to include in an email. is worried about feeling too sales-y wants to build a vibrant community around what they create For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 92: 20 Email Newsletter Ideas for CreativesYou can also connect with us on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

As a multi-passionate creative herself, creativity coach and  host of the Multi-Passionate Artists Podcast, Diane Foy understands how difficult it is for multi-passionate creative entrepreneurs to present themselves to the world. This week she joins the podcast to talk about the power of personal branding and showing the world all the wonderful things you do instead of trying to keep them under wraps! This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: creates in multiple genres works in a creative field that requires multiple skillsets struggles to avoid labels like "flaky" or "jack of all trades" and being known for having a short attention span doesn't know how to bring all of their endeavours under one umbrella You can find Diane at her website www.dianefoy.com, or on social media: Facebook Facebook Group for Multi-Passionate Creatives Instagram @dianefoyarts Twitter The Multi-Passionate Artist Podcast For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 91: Creativity Coach Diane FoyYou can also connect with us on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Alberta singer/songwriter Sharon Marie White joins Melissa to talk about her deep roots as a musician and performer and how she let her music move to the background as she  found other ways to contribute to her family. Now, after putting her music on hold for decades, she's back and she's just getting started - in an era where women are no longer willing to put up with ageism as working creatives!This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: is wondering if it's too late to follow their passion (spoiler alert: it's not) is struggling to put themselves first has experienced ageism now they're no longer in their 20s or 30s is wondering what the second half of their life could hold You can find Sharon Marie at her website www.sharonmariewhite.com, or on social media:  Facebook Instagram @sharonmariewhite64 Twitter YouTube Listen on Spotify For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 90: Sharon Marie WhiteYou can also connect with us on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Raj Thandhi, the Creative Director and owner of  Pink Chai Media as well as the blogger behind Pink Chai Living joins Melissa this week to talk about choosing a word of the year and why this has been such a beneficial exercise for both of them over the years - in their businesses and their personal lives. This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: has thought about choosing a word of the year but hasn't made the plunge (it's not too late for this year!) already follows this practice and wants to hear about what others do and how they do it is wondering what all this "word of the year" stuff is! You can find Raj at her food and lifestyle website Pink Chai Living or on Instagram at @pinkchai (where she's very active in her IG stories!) For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 89: Creative Canadian Raj ThandhiYou can also connect with us on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Melissa & Heather sit down and do an honest evaluation of their 2021 goals and look ahead to how they're approaching and setting goals for 2022. They include the good, the great, the bad and the really ugly. They all happened in 2021 but with that came some valuable lessons to be carried over into goal planning for 2022.This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: is sitting down to review their 2021 goals planning for 2022 needs some goal setting inspiration needs some encouragement when it comes to the importance of knowing your numbers For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 88: Reviewing & Setting Goals In Your Creative BusinessYou can also connect with us on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel, left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Author, journalist and freelance writer Tiffany Mayer joins Melissa to talk about some of the biggest mistakes we tend to make as freelancers in the creative services. Are you making these mistakes?This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for anyone who: is just starting out as a freelancer in the creative services (writing, photography, design, marketing) struggles with saying no has a hard time figuring out how to justify their pricing (or who isn't charging enough!) doesn't always listen to their red flag-o-mometer needs a reminder on why an accountant and a lawyer are so important You can find Tiffany at her website tiffanymayer.com or on social media as @eatingniagara. For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 87: Creative Canadian: Tiffany MayerYou can also connect with us on: Instagram at @andshelookedup  Facebook  YouTube  For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel, left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.