CL040: Communication stylist Nikki Elledge Brown on copywriting and perfectionism

Nikki Elledge Brown is known as The Communication Stylist®, helping entrepreneurs communicate with clarity and confidence through her flagship program, A Course About Copy®. She is also a proud military spouse, mom, former park ranger and college professor who shares stories, tips, and inspiration on life, business, and all things communication with her fans. In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, Nikki defines what a communication stylist is. She also talks about how she started to help entrepreneurs to be effective communicators. "Trust your gut." - Nikki Elledge Brown Nikki Elledge Brown The Communication Stylist® Show Notes: What is copywriting (4:08) Beginning of the course (7:42) Perfectionism (8:45) Focus as her biggest weakness (9:58) Beyond the site (15:46) Nikki's first webinar (17:02) Bonus addiction (22:30) Launch managers (24:48) Message, Messenger, Moment (30:00)  Favorite Tools: Typeform Favorite Book: Living Forward by Michael Hyatt & Daniel Harkavy Favorite Record: Mele Wai by Keali'i Reichel Join James's Facebook fans: https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameskirktaylor This is The Creative Life, James Taylor's weekly YouTube show. -------------------- ABOUT JAMES -------------------- As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I'm Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA). Meet James at http://www.JamesTaylor.me -------------------- ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE -------------------- The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor. The Creative Life blog can be read at: http://www.jamestaylor.me -------------------- SUBSCRIBE -------------------- Never miss a video, and join the Youtube self-help community living the fully creative life: http://www.youtube.com/jamestaylorme