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In this solo-episode, Victoria shares her 5-step framework to navigate career change or a pivot in your business. Be sure to click the link below to grab your free 5-Step Roadmap handout!  She also shares a sneak peek into her Find Your Path program which starts on January 19th. Doors are now open and you can book a FREE Clarity Call below to connect with Victoria and learn more. Last but not least, Creative Journeys is going on a hiatus. If you are not already, please do follow Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines for bonus content, career tips and tricks, and fun interviews with fellow creatives. Get your FREE 5-Step Roadmap to Navigate Career Change Book a FREE Clarity Call to learn more about the Find Your Path program Follow Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines to stay up to date on news and updates

Martinique Mims is a slam poet and a children's book author of "Through the Colors of a Butterfly". Her mission with both her book and new platform, The Color of Stories, is to uplift children and encourage them to be who they are. Martinique shares with us her own journey from not knowing what to do after college, to navigating a quarter-life crisis, to finding a community and mentorship, to bravely stepping into her own as an author and leader. She also shares some great tips on finding an illustrator for your book, self-publishing, as well as launching your book into the world. Psss.... Feeling lost on your journey and trying to find what's next in your creative career? I want to share with you my free 5-STEP ROADMAP FOR CREATIVES TO NAVIGATE CAREER CHANGE. Connect with us: Join the Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines Learn more about Victoria's 1:1 Career Coaching Follow The Color of Stories on Instagram and Facebook Connect with Martinique Mims on Instagram @mint4curls or YouTube Learn more about The Color of Stories at https://thecolorofstories.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nadine Kenney Johnstone is a writer, coach, teacher, international presenter, and an award-winning memoirist of "Of This Much I'm Sure". She shares her journey of switching majors in college, moving cross-country post-grad school to be with her now husband, building a writer's community, and then moving back to Chicago to raise a newborn AND write her full-length memoir. She dives into really great tips for writers and creatives alike, such as the importance of finding a community, using conference to grow your network, and why rejection is a numbers game. Feeling lost on your journey and trying to find what's next in your creative career? I want to share with you my free 5-STEP ROADMAP FOR CREATIVES TO NAVIGATE CAREER CHANGE.  Connect with us: Join the Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines Learn more about Victoria's 1:1 Career Coaching Connect with Nadine Kenney Johnstone at www.nadinekenneyjohnstone.com or on Instagram @nadinekenneyjohnstone Learn more about Nadine's Writers Workout Membership and her 1:1 Writer's Coaching --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hanah Chang is an actor, storyteller and karaoke enthusiast who recently guest starred on Sing On! on Netflix. We are both recovering people-pleasers and perfectionist so this was a really fun conversation for me. Together we dive into the difference between quitting and letting go, navigating college to adulthood, prioritizing a never-ending to do list, and how to let go of our desire to control our circumstances. As a Korean-American, Hanah brings her story of what it was like navigating away from what she felt she "should" be doing to what really lit her up inside: acting. Connect with us: Join the Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines Connect with Hanah Chang on Instagram @hanahjjang Check out Hanah's appearance on Sing On! on Netflix Join Hanah for Green Shirt Studio's Story Hour on December 18th --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this solo-episode, I'm going to share my "why" (aka my mission) with you. I want to see more creative artists build a sustainable and thriving life for themselves and I have some pretty mind-blowing insights into what's been holding you back. Connect with me: Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines or Facebook @victoriahinescoaching Join the Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jaime Herrera Jr. is a Chicago filmmaker who recently graduated from Columbia College amidst the pandemic. As a director, editor, and writer, he has produced many short films including Degüello, Ampersand, and Highborn. He discusses the importance of collaboration, learning from his mistakes, and building connections.   Connect with us:  Join the Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines Connect with Jaime Herrera Jr. on Instagram and YouTube Follow the film Highborn and Priscilla Rex on Facebook --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Kelsey McGrath (they/them) is a writer, producer, and actor with a long history of wearing many different hats... something most of us in the creative arts know very well. Together we talk about their time working as a theater critique and dramaturg, their transition into acting, as well as founding and producing The Newness: The Salon which created a space for fearlessness. Connect with us: FREE 30 min Clarity Call with Victoria Hines https://calendly.com/victoriahinescoaches/30-min-clarity-call Connect with Kelsey McGrath on Instagram @kelseylooks, Facebook, or on LinkedIn Join the Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this week's solo-episode, I decided to focus in on my go-to method for mental self-care: my daily affirmation. I want to share with you why this has been an important tool for me to live through the chaos of 2020, hold onto hope during a tension filled election week, and why it's been important in launching my business. Connect! Share your affirmations in the Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines

This is a big one folks! Anna LeFlore is my guest this week who works in the entertainment industry at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida. Anna talks all about building her career in theme park entertainment after realizing early on her lifestyle needs demanded a more stable acting career. She also shares personal wisdom from her own life on learning how to be your own best source of happiness as well as navigating a chronic illness. Connect with us: Support All Black Lives Fund with a spiffy pin, courtesy of Spiffy Saturday Join the Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines Connect with Anna LeFlore on Instagram @momently_anna Check out Anna's Vintage Community, Spiffy Saturday --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Katherine Tanner Silverman is a director, arts educator, and the founder of Mentalhaus, a devised theater company located in Chicago (currently performing virtually) with a focus on mental health. Together we discuss her biggest takeaways from starting a new company, how her previous experience has impacted her new definition of an ensemble, how she keeps her motivation up, and her bravery in willing to admit the 3 words: "I don't know."  Connect with us: Free 30 min Creative Career Consultation: Book Here! Join the Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines Connect and Follow Mentalhaus at their website, on Instagram, or through Facebook. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Carolyn Edge, founder of EdgeCraft, discusses her path from post-college burn out, to traveling the world, to launching her on-edge paper quilling business from her home in Austin, TX. Through her personal experience and time spent working with youth programs, Carolyn's developed a mission to embrace whatever life sends our way and integrate the experience through art. Connect with us: Join the Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/victoriahinescoaching Connect with Carolyn Edge by following her Instagram and Facebook or visiting her website and online shop: https://www.edgecraftatx.com/shop --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In my first solo-episode, I'm going to share with a you a glance at my journey from energetic childhood to hustling (and struggling) actor to realizing my calling as a creative career coach. I'm going to get vulnerable and share with you how some MAJOR traumatic moments in my life have led me to recognize the importance of creating a vision, trusting the process, standing up for you value, and asking for help when we feel lost. Connect with me: Need clarity in your creative career? Schedule a FREE 30 min Clarity Call with me. Solo-Journeys: www.victoriahines.com/solojourneys Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Lydia Hiller is an actor, writer, director, and stage combatant who is no stranger to the ups and down of pursuing a creative career in the theater. Together we discuss where her love for the theater originated (at the Stratford Festival in Canada), her time spent working for Universal Studios in Japan, and where she is at now in the middle of Covid with theaters foreseeably closed. We also dive into the rampant feeling of scarcity in the arts which directly leads to how we define our own value and how she is shifting her perspective of a creative career to start taking ownership and build her own opportunities. Connect with us: Solo-Journeys: www.victoriahines.com/solojourneys Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines Connect with Lydia Hiller on Instagram @lydia_hiller Check out Lydia's music on YouTube --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mary Regalado, actor and host of the Shakespeers podcast, is on the pod today where we talk about letting go of control, holding onto gratitude, and the joy in being able to practice without the pressure to perform. Mary also shares why she believes making Shakespeare accessible is important. Together we answer an audience member's question around maintaining focus and organization in your creative practice. Connect with us: Solo-Journeys: www.victoriahines.com/solojourneys Creative Journeys Community: www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines Connect with Mary Regalado on Instagram @reggie_gelato Listen to Shakespeers Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shakespeers/id1480946581 Check out Mary's other Work: https://www.maryregalado.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Alan Murphy, actor, musician, and writer, digs into the heart of what 2020 has been like without the opportunity for live performance. From balancing mental and emotional health, to activism, to figuring out how to market a new song in a virtual world, this episode truly speaks to the times. As a latinx actor from Texas, Alan also discusses how representation on stage has changed (or not changed) through the last decade. Last but not least, we answer an audience member's question about how to prioritize and focus when you have a lot of interests pulling you in different directions. Connect with us:  Learn more about Solo-Journeys at www.victoriahines.com/solojourneys Join the Creative Journeys Community www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/  Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines Connect with Alan Murphy on Instagram @thealanmurphy Listen to Alan's music on Bandcamp or YouTube Reach out to Alan on Facebook --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mindy Fay Parks, an actor, producer, and co-founder of Windy City International Film Festival, is my guest this week where we talk the lack of control that comes with being an actor, the detriments of people-pleasing, and saying "yes" to the opportunities that scare you. Mindy shows that opportunities abound in this world if you're willing to put yourself out there and build relationships. Despite an almost 5 year hiatus in acting from booking Chicago PD in 2015 to her newest guest-star role on HBO's Lovecraft Country, Mindy has continued to build a full life for herself in the film industry by also co-founding Windy City Film Festival in Chicago and working as a Director's Assistant on HBO's Watchmen.  Connect with us: Learn more about Solo-Journeys and 1:1 Hero Coaching at www.victoriahines.com Join the Creative Journeys Community www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/  Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines Check out Mindy on Lovecraft Country Episode 5, premiering on HBO Sunday, September 13 https://www.hbo.com/lovecraft-country See what Mindy is up to by following her on Instagram --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

My guest this week is Adam Honoré, a resident of Harlem New York and an insanely talented lighting designer who worked on his first off-Broadway production at 22.  Together we discuss his time interviewing for colleges and accidentally finding himself in the warm-up room with actors to designing his all-time favorite production, “Ain’t No Mo’” by Jordan E. Cooper at The Public Theater. This episode spans the complexities of humanity and what it is like to be alive right now, from Covid-19 to the Black Lives Matter movement to living in a culture where our identity is tied to our jobs. Adam poignantly reminds us that in order to enjoy yourself you have to stop chasing the next best thing and that there's almost always an opportunity somewhere. Connect with us:  Join the Creative Journeys Community www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/  Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram @thevictoriahines Learn more about the podcast and 1:1 Creative Career Coaching with Victoria Hines at www.victoriahines.com Learn more about Adam Honoré's work at https://www.honorelighting.com/ Follow Adam Honoré on Instagram @itsadamhonore --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We don’t always end up doing what we had envisioned for ourselves growing up. Sometimes the career journey is about staying curious and open to new suggestions. Connor Konz is an actor, improviser, a cosplay wizard, and makeup designer. Starting out as a child actor, he now hosts some of the most fun, interactive drag events in Chicago. Connor explains how he landed his role as a cosplay host and where his inspiration comes from. We also discuss ways to show up for your creative work when you have a day job to support yourself for now. Episode Timeline: · [0:04] Intro · [2:24] Connor shares his acting journey that started as a child actor on Mary Lou’s Flip Flop Shop. · [4:47] We discuss the competitive nature of UIL One Act Play Festival in Texas state high schools. · [10:07] Learning to choose the right fit for your career and not necessarily what you thought you wanted. · [16:14]Connor shares with us how his transition from college to Chicago was also tied to his coming out experience. · [20:06] How Connor  landed his first cosplay hosting gig that turned into Geekhaus Chicago. · [32:01] Debunking the myth that things on stage should be seamless. · [35:41] He describes what inspires him artistically, in and out of the theater. · [42:49] How to show up for your creative work and manage the time to do what you need to do. · [46:50] Connor answers the rapid-fire questions. Connect with us: · Sign up for the FREE 5 Day Challenge A Journey Just for You - https://mailchi.mp/765c5a1b5e72/mgs49ekhfj ·  Join the Creative Journeys Community www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ · Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thevictoriahines/ · Connect with Connor Konz on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/connorkonz/ · Subscribe to Connor Konz' YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/cfkonz · See Connor on D20 every Sunday at 6 pm CT @ https://www.twitch.tv/mikkimiraj/about · Join Connor on Geekhaus Chicago last Friday of every month https://www.twitch.tv/geekhauschicago --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Kelsey Didion, an actor, an SE yoga teacher, musician, and theater maker, talks about what it is like to trust the process. Together we deep dive into her creative and spiritual work, our desire to seek external validation, and learning how to hold yourself accountable. Kelsey also explains the benefits of somatic experience therapy and how her artistic background and yoga overlaps with it. Episode Timeline: · [0:05] Intro · [2:06] Kelsey narrates how her experience with her dad growing up modeled who she is today. · [5:13] How she is a curious person who is naturally interested in multiple things. · [10:43] Kelsey talks about her music and how it’s been unfolding. · [16:43] How creativity and spirituality require faith and trust · [21:27] Kelsey explains the root of her love for singing and playing with complex compositions… her mom! · [25:20] Learning to trust that your work as an artist is going to stand and is worthy. · [28:02] Having a specific audience in mind when creating. · [31:02] The somatic experience (SE) therapy… what it is, its benefits, and how it overlaps with yoga and Kelsey’s acting training. · [36:40] How to map your ideas and work backward structuring out the steps needed to get there. · [39:42] Kelsey answers the rapid-fire questions. Connect with us: · Connect with Kelsey Didion on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kdidion1/ · Join the Creative Journeys Community www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ · Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thevictoriahines/ · Join A Journey Just for You FREE 5 Day Challenge: How to clarify your niche in your creative career to find success and stand out  https://mailchi.mp/765c5a1b5e72/mgs49ekhfj --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How often do you show up for your creative work? Zoe Kriegler-Wenk, a writer, theatrical artist, and multi-media creator,  believes that creatives are empathetic, passionate, and inspiring. Together we discuss the root of seeking attention, the bravery needed to pursue an artistic path, letting go of inhibitions and negative feedback, setting aside ego to overcome rejection, and finding the time to pursue your dreams no matter what. Zoe shares her artistic journey from childhood, her undergrad education, her experience auditioning and entering a graduate program that entailed going to study abroad in Berlin, and graduating this spring in the midst of Covid-19. Episode Timeline: · [0:05] Intro · [1:37] Zoe shares her creative childhood and why creatives crave attention from other people. · [4:30] How Zoe actualizes an idea into writing or performance piece and her experience as an undergrad at Smith College. · [6:49] How sports and artistry are both collaborative. · [9:35] The importance of pursuing your dreams even if you’re not necessarily good in one thing. · [15:46] When academics and future careers are not necessarily linked in the same way. The importance of getting mentors and or peers as guides. · [23:24] Zoe explains why she went into a graduate program straight after getting her undergrad degree. · [36:27] The vulnerability of putting your work out there and getting rejection and how not to take it as a personal failure. · [43:36] Learning how to find time to show up for your creative works by taking small attainable steps and not viewing it as selfish. · [48:45] Zoe answers the rapid-fire questions. Get in Touch with Zoe on: · Find Zoe on her Website https://www.zoerosekrieglerwenk.com/ · Email Zoe zrkrieglerwenk@gmail.com Get in Touch with Victoria on: · Join the Creative Journeys Community www.facebook.com/groups/creativejourneyscommunity/ · Connect with Victoria Hines on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thevictoriahines/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app