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Creative Freedom with Lisa Robbin Young
by Lisa Robbin Young
It's time to Unleash Your Star Power! The Creative Freedom podcast dives deep on all things related to creative entrepreneurship. From the fundamentals of getting started, to the complexities of growing and scaling your Noble Empire, to becoming a celebrity in your niche, Creative Freedom is education, inspiration, and empowerment to help you Own Your Dreams Without Selling Your Soul (TM).
Episodes
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[S8E10] 9 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Brand (And How to Embrace Your Next Chapter)
Reinvention isn’t just inevitable—it’s essential. If you’re a creative entrepreneur, you know the drill: what once felt like a perfect fit can suddenly feel like “itchy pants.” (Been there, done that, got the rash.) In the final episode of Creative Freedom Season 8, I’m sharing 9 clear signs…
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[S8E9] Mastering the Art of Storytelling: Captivate Your Audience and Grow Your Brand
In a world full of noise, your story is what sets you apart. As a solopreneur, you don’t need a massive marketing budget—you need a brand story that’s real, relatable, and rooted in your unique journey. In this episode of Creative Freedom, we’ll explore why stories are the heartbeat of your…
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[S8E8] Personal Branding for Multi-Passionate Entrepreneurs
Ever roll your eyes at the phrase “personal branding”? You’re not alone. For multi-passionate creatives like us, it can feel like trying to fit a rainbow into a single crayon box. But here’s the thing: your unique blend of passions is exactly what sets you apart. Here’s the thing: your personal...
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[S8E7] Embracing Your Multi-Passionate Nature: How to Turn Diverse Passions into a Thriving Business
In a world that often demands we “pick one thing,” multi-passionate entrepreneurs and Fusion creatives can feel out of place. But what if your diverse interests are your greatest asset? In this episode, I’m sharing how to embrace your multi-passionate nature and turn your many talents into a...
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[S8E6] Become a Profitable, Successful Musician w/ Bree Noble
The music business has changed a lot in the last few years. Music technology has opened up so many opportunities for independent artists introducing a whole new breed of overnight success stories who've had a video go viral... and then suddenly, they're the next big thing. But for every one of...
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[S8E5] Unlock Your Secret Weapon: How to Identify and Leverage Your Strengths to Grow Your Business
In this noisy and competitive business world, it's easy to get caught up in comparing ourselves to others and trying to fit into the mold of what others think we should be - or even what WE think we “should” be. But that's a recipe for frustration and mediocrity. (Cue the sad trombone) Instead…
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[S8E4] 3 Secrets to Getting Noticed in a Noisy Market
In a world filled with noise and competition, standing out can be a challenge, and it’s particularly daunting if you’re a multi-passionate entrepreneur or Fusion creative. You’re so good at so many things that defining a clear niche or brand identity can be hard. But what may look like a…
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[S8EB1] Heart-Centered Business w/Mark Silver
In Heart-Centered Business: Healing from toxic business culture so your small business can thrive, Sufi spiritual business teacher (and my long-time colleague and friend, Mark Silver, M.Div. speaks to those who hate the toxic way business has developed, and want an approach to business that is as...
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[S8E3] Discover Your Path to Success: 5 Exercises for More Clarity About Yourself and Your Business
Let's talk about something we all know deep down: there's no one-size-fits-all approach to success in business. It's all about finding YOUR way and embracing your unique creative spirit (within legal boundaries, of course!). But hey, let's be real; carving out your own path can be a bit...
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[S8E2] Are You An Undervalued Unicorn?
Do you have an impressive list of credentials and/or decades of experience? And despite that, you're still on the struggle bus when it some to confidence in yourself and your business. Or, you know your stuff but don’t see yourself on “the same level” as other influencers in your niche? Then you...
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[S8E1] Top 6 Business Model Mistakes Creative Entrepreneurs Make
You are in for a treat with Season 8 of the Creative Freedom show! We start things off with a bang by tackling one of the most essential yet frustrating topics in business: business models. I know, I know, it's not the most glamorous thing to talk about, but hear me out. Whether you realize it or...
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[S7E10] How to Find Your Unique Message w/ Michelle Mazur (Interview)
I can’t believe 2022 is almost over! During the Creative Freedom Retreat last week, we began planning for 2023, and I think this particular episode is a perfect way to end Season 7 of the Creative Freedom Show and segway into the new year. I’ve been in the online world for almost 30 years...
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[S7E9] What Are Cancel Culture Vultures?
Ever been on a bad date? I mean a really bad date? One that was so bad you felt the urge to write a song about it? Have you ever been the subject of a song about a really bad date? I’ve kissed a few frogs in my day, but none of them warranted the kind of song that Nile Rogers of the famous music...
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2022 "Thanksgiving Egg" Episode
This is a bonus episode that you won't find anywhere else. Not on the blog, not on social. Only for our podcast listeners. Like an Easter egg, but it's Thanksgiving. So Happy Thanksgiving!
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[S7E8] Big Fish, Little Pond: How to Break Through to Greater Visibility
When you’ve got a capacity problem, something has to give - and we’ll talk more about that in an upcoming episode. But for today, let’s assume you’re ready AND you’ve got the capacity to play to a bigger audience. How do you jump from being a big fish in a small pond to a larger one? While you...
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[S7E7] Is Your Fear of Visibility Really an Asset?
Being invisible - especially in your business - has advantages… some hidden advantages that you’re probably not even consciously aware of. Today, we’re going to shine a light on these perks of invisibility so that you can make some empowered decisions about when to step into your spotlight and…
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[S7E6] How to Gain an Audience Without Becoming a Target
A few years back, while attending an abundance workshop, I encountered one of the scariest moments of my life! A particular exercise gave me, a business coach, a very “deer in the headlights'' moment but also, a breakthrough that changed the way I work with clients. Had my coach not taken just a...
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[S7E5] Safety or success? Do you really have to choose?
One of the common fears that comes up with my clients time and time again is becoming a target for haters, cancel culture and trolls. I mean, the bigger they are, the harder they fall, right? The idea of having to deal with negative attention does not feel expansive, fulfilling, or joyful. I…
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[S7E4] The Passed Over Paradox: The Invisible Income Cap on Your Success
When I was 16, I was over-the-moon excited about getting my driver’s license. I wanted it SO bad. I had helped my brother study for his exam and I was pretty sure I had the study guide memorized. But I wasn’t prepared when Dad invited me out to drive. “What? Me? On the road? But Dad, I don’t have...
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[S6E15] 3 Tips to Make More Money and Have a Profitable Creative Business
This is Creative Freedom - Empowerment for creative entrepreneurs. Where can-do inspiration and how-to education collide to help you Own your Dreams without selling your soul™.
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[S7E3] Is it Imposter Syndrome or Something Else?
A long-time friend of mine came to visit Nashville not long ago. He paid me a compliment or two, as he often does, and I poo-pooed nearly all of it. Later, when we were at lunch with my family, he turned to my husband and asked: “How does she not see how talented and gifted she is?” My husband...
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[S7E2] 4 Myths from Online Business Gurus: How to do Business Outside of the Box
I’ve been holding onto this episode for a long time. Decades, in fact. You may already know that I’ve been in the online space for nearly 30 years - back when it took 15 minutes for an animated Gif to load and we were actually excited about that! I’ve seen the rise and fall of many an internet...
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[S7E1] 2 Ways to Increase Brand Visibility Through Community
It's finally Season 7! It has been a long road to get here, and I’m so excited to be digging into the new content this season - all around helping you overcome the passed over paradox and step more confidently into your Great Work. To Be that star in your market, instead of a best-kept secret.…
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[S6E17] Do I need a business coach?
This is the LAST episode of season 6!!!I am ready to CELEBRATE with this week's episode where we dig into the questions I recommend asking yourself before you decide you are ready for coaching. Coaching is not a magic pill that cures all ills. In fact, many of my clients will recount the times...
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[S6E16] The Biggest Money Block For Your Creative Type
Our money stories shape our choices... which chape our money stories... and so on, and so on! Today, I’m sharing the biggest money blocks for each creative type. Because, while we’re all unique, we do carry a few patterns in our types that can put up BIG roadblocks to our business growth and...
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[S6E14] How To Increase Your Pricing Without Losing Your Clients Or Your Soul
In 2007, Consumer Reports did a taste test with McDonald’s coffee and Starbucks. The Consumer Reports Coffee Taste Test showed that McDonald’s plain black coffee edged out Starbucks and other fast food chains and had the best tasting black coffee of them all. Then in 2009, a more informal...
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[S6E13] How to Sell Without the Sleaze
I have an Incubator client right now that’s working on building their business, and they don’t have a large audience. Between fits of frustration around wanting to go faster and inspired ideas that need execution, we’ve been having conversations around who they serve and how to talk to them to...
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[S6E12] How to reach your target audience
In our last episode we talked about how to find folks and I intimated a little bit about the need to talk TO them, not AT them. But we didn’t get into specifics of how to do that - what to say, etc. I don’t want to leave you hanging. So, that’s what this episode is all about. This episode will be...
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[S6E11] How To Find Your Target Market & Why It Matters
There was a time in the big bad world of business, where you could pretty much sell anything and people would buy it. You didn’t need to persuade people about the benefits of choosing you because you were the only game in town. They either bought what you were selling or they went without.…
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[S6E10] 5 Signs Your Business Needs to Pivot
Pivot! It was one of the biggest buzzwords of 2020, thanks to the pandemic that shall not be named putting a monkey wrench into EVERYONE’S plans! Not to brag, but I’ve been pivoting since before it was cool. I’ve probably done the pivot 5 or 10 times in my nearly 30 years online. I mean, nothing...
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[S6E9] How to turn your audience into raving fans
Here's a question for you today: How does a rock get its own facebook page? The answer? The rock has Raving Fans. People so deeply committed to what it stands for that they want to share it with their audience. Raving Fans are your evangelists. They buy from you, but they also bring with them the...
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[S6E8] What is Content Repurposing?
I LOVE me some thrift store shopping! If you have the patience and enjoy treasure hunts, you can come up with some fantastic finds! Why am I talking about thrift stores on a business podcast? Because you can do the same thing with your content! We call it content repurposing, and you can get a…
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[S6E7] Developing a Content Strategy for Creative Entrepreneurs
We're back with our first **official** episode of our Season 6 re-launch. Our bonus episode last week gave you the explanation for that. Our earlier episodes of Season 6 laid the groundwork for what we’re talking about today: your content strategy. If you’ve missed those or you need a refresher,...
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[S6EB1] - Bonus 2021 Annual Review
A "bonus" episode that breaks down how 2021 went. Listen in as I go through a month-by-month breakdown of the highlights of what happened personally and professionally, and end the episode talking about what the changes were making at Creative Freedom HQ that were inspired by 2021's ups and downs.
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[S6E6] Increasing Your Brand's Visibility: How to Grow Brand Awareness as a Creative Entrepreneur
It's time for season 6, episode 6 of the creative freedom show! This week we'll be focusing on how to build brand awareness as a creative entrepreneur without sacrificing values that are important to you. How do you do that? ✅ Show up ✅ Give people a reason to pay attention ✅ Collaborate with...
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[S6E5] How To Develop A Sustainable Marketing Strategy
A sustainable marketing strategy helps you increase productivity while reducing costs. Adopting a sustainable #marketing strategy helps you improve your brand image and gain a competitive advantage. Though this is true, many entrepreneurs miss out. Why? Burnout. The sad reality for many...
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[S6E4] Effective Business Planning for Creatives
The end of Q1 is hot on your heels here in March, so it's a GREAT time to reflect and re-set for the remainder of the year if you've already done your annual planning. OR, you can get your year in gear now and set yourself up to be on track for the rest of 2021. This episode shares 5 tips to help...
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[S6E3] Profitable Business Models for Creatives
Episode 3 of the Creative Freedom Show! This week we are focused on the top 3 profitable business models for creative entrepreneurs. In this episode we will cover: ✅ Service Based Model ✅ Product-Based Model ✅ Hybrid (Service + Product-Based)
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[S6E2] Is your niche even profitable? How to find the right niche as a creative entrepreneur
This week on episode 2 of the Creative Freedom Show, the podcast takes a deep-dive look at Katy and Shania Twain to show you how to carve out your own profitable niche in your industry. BOTH of them came from a musical world that was different than the one they ended up in. It required a little...
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[S6E1] How to build a profitable business that's true to you
We kick off this season with a look at how to build a business that's true to you. You know... a business that keeps you from selling your soul! How do we do that? T.A.D.A. - An acronym we developed to help you listen to what's really on your heart and bring yourself and your business into...
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[S5EB5] Plans are useless, but planning is everything
This is bonus episode 5 in a series of lessons learned from 25 years as a creative entrepreneur. You're getting 4 big lessons in a single episode. Can ya handle it? President Eisenhower was right: plans are useless, but planning is everything. That said, you can't control the outcome, you can…
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[S5EB4] My biggest business failure - and how I turned it around
This is bonus episode 4 in a series of lessons learned from 25 years as a creative entrepreneur. No one is coming to save you. You're a business owner, and you need to act like one. If you don't like the way the system works, the only way to change it is from the inside. In this episode, I'll…
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[S5EB3] It's not magic, it's marketing!
This is bonus episode 3 in a series of lessons learned from 25 years as a creative entrepreneur. Your business is NOT the Field of Dreams. If you built it, ya gotta market it or people ain't coming - or BUYING! At the core, marketing is sharing your message with an interested audience. But what's...
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[S5EB2] You are the most important "product" your company offers. Here's why...
I've been teaching this concept for decades now. I started sharing it when I was in direct sales, but it's no less true today for creative entrepreneurs. In a world where there are lots of people doing things similar to you, the truth is that YOU are the competitive advantage your business relies...
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[S5EB1] The most important lesson from 25 years online as a creative entrepreneur
This is episode one in a special bonus series I've created to share the most important lessons I've learned over the past 25 years. Yep. I've been an online entrepreneur for over 25 years now - back when the World Wide Web was a new-fangled thing and the Internet itself was a young upstart barely...
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[S5E10] EPIC Content creation made easy
I'm going OFF about how the phrase "create epic content" has become synonymous with "if you can't make something that goes viral, then don't do anything at all" - which is a trap that either keeps you stuck on a hamster wheel of content creation in your creative business or paralyzed by...
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[S5E9] Too many ideas? How to know which ideas to pursue first
As a creative, you've got LOTS of ideas. How do you keep track of them all? Can they even be managed? How do you decide which ideas to pursue, and which ones to table for later (or even give away to someone else)? You're in luck because this week I'm sharing a bunch of tools and resources to help...
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[S5E8] How to find a profitable niche for your creative business
You've probably heard the phrase "riches in niches" more times than you care to count. As a creative entrepreneur, finding a niche can feel challenging if you don't solve a "problem" or "pain" with your Great Work. In this episode, I'm stealing a process from the manufacturing world to help you...
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[S5E7] Do less and charge more: How to change your mindset around pricing your work
If you're a heart-centered creative entrepreneur struggling with pricing, there's good news: you don't have to subsist on a survival-level income, and you don't have to price-gouge your clients in order to be successful. There's a middle ground that's profitable and sustainable. Your pricing…
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[S5E6] Business Models for Creative Entrepreneurs
Just hearing the word “business model” can conjure up spreadsheets, process diagrams, flow charts, and other stress-inducing imagery. But business models don't have to be stressful. Once you figure out your unique business model, you’ll like how sexy the results are: more money, meaning, and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
It's time to Unleash Your Star Power! The Creative Freedom podcast dives deep on all things related to creative entrepreneurship. From the fundamentals of getting started, to the complexities of growing and scaling your Noble Empire, to becoming a celebrity in your niche, Creative Freedom is education, inspiration, and empowerment to help you Own Your Dreams Without Selling Your Soul (TM).
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