PODCAST · business
The Modern Creative
by Joyce Christine, Dianuh Aerin
Join Joyce and Dianuh, two creative business owners, on their quest to redefine the hustle. We're talking actionable tips, real-life struggles (because let's be honest, there will be some!), and an anti-hustle approach that celebrates balance, authenticity, and chasing those creative dreams (without sacrificing your sanity!).Dive in and discover open and honest conversations about the messy, beautiful journey of juggling motherhood and creative entrepreneurship.P.S. We sprinkle in some humor, laughter, and real talk along the way, so get ready to be entertained! Subscribe Now!
Episodes
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139: 2024 Business Ins & Outs (and What We're NOT Investing In!)
Join Joyce and Dianuh as they dive into the "in & out list" of their 2024 business strategies as well as what they’re NOT investing in this year. Join the waitlist for our Creative Business Master Plan. Head to CreativeBizPlanner.com to join Contact Us: Joyce Amazon Store Instagram...
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138: Beyond Likes & Follows | How We’re Approaching Content and Community in 2024
Forget the vanity metrics! Dive deep into building a thriving social media community in 2024. Hitting "like" is easy, but fostering a loyal, engaged community on social media takes work. In this episode, we talk about how we’re approaching building a community and creating real connection in…
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137: 2023 Year in Review
We’re chatting about revenue & take home numbers, what offers grew, and what did… not. Join the waitlist for our Creative Business Master Plan. Head to CreativeBizPlanner.com to join Contact Us: Joyce Amazon Store Instagram Dianuh Website Instagram
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133: Allow Us To Reintroduce Ourselves
We’re back! Tune in to catch up with Dianuh and Joyce, hear how MCP is changing, what’s going on with our respective businesses, and to hear our latest tangents on brow lamination, Souplantation, and growing new organs. Let's connect! Joyce Instagram Amazon Shop Dianuh Instagram Website
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134: Our "To-Don't" List and Keeping Boundaries
We’re talking all about what we no longer do in business aka our “to don’t” list as well as how we keep boundaries in our business and personal lives. Contact Us: Joyce Amazon Store Weekly Planner Pad Instagram Dianuh Website Instagram
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135: Our current faves!
We’re sharing all our current faves in music, TV, clothing, and more. Joyce - Music: NSYNC’S NEW SONG [Spotify] [Apple] - TV: Love After Divorce, Nineteen to Twenty, For All Mankind - Wear: Short Story subscription box [Affiliate link] - IG: CSA Punch - Do: Yummy Toddler Food, Kid Friendly Meals…
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136: Is your business good enough?
There is so much pressure in the creative business space to achieve ALL OF THE THINGS, but is your business actually good enough? What does good even mean? We’re talking all about having a good enough business, how that’s not a bad thing, and sharing tips to help you get super clear on what you...
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132: Time for a Personal + Biz Update
Well, my goals of producing weekly podcast episodes in 2022 didn’t happen. Here’s what’s going on with my calligraphy coaching business and personal life. Sharing some BIG changes happening in the next few months! --- Business Resources --- - Calligraphy Business Blueprint…
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131: 3 Steps to Almost-Passive Income
Is it possible to make passive income with your calligraphy business? Tune in to hear three things you must do in order to generate almost passive income with your lettering. --- Business Resources --- - Download the Calligraphy Business Blueprint: CalligraphyBlueprint.com - Free Calligraphy...
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130: What You Didn't Know About Wedding Calligraphy
So you want to be a wedding calligrapher? My guest Shaochen Wu of Monstera Gold is sharing three things that you didn’t know about wedding calligraphy. Tune in as she shares some myths about being a wedding calligrapher, how to increase your prices, and more. Plus learn more about her course, Pro...
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129: Do This to Find More Time for Your Calligraphy Business
Are you a side hustling calligrapher who struggles with finding more time for your creative business? Do you feel overwhelmed with all the things you need to do to grow your business? Is balancing your day job and your calligraphy business challenging? Tune in to hear my top tip for “finding”…
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128: Becoming a Full-Time Calligrapher
So you want to turn your calligraphy side-hustle into a full-time calligraphy business? In this episode of the Modern Creative podcast I’m sharing things you need to consider if you’re planning to go full-time, how to prep for the transition to being a self-employed calligrapher and CEO, and…
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127: What to Consider When Setting Your Prices in 2022
Confused about pricing your calligraphy services? Not sure where to start when it comes to pricing your calligraphy work, what to do about shipping, or how to increase your prices? Marie from Maiden September shares her pricing tips and things you need to consider when setting up your calligraphy...
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126: The Very First Step to Making Money as a Calligrapher
Are you thinking about starting a calligraphy business? I’m sharing the very first step you need to take to make money from your calligraphy skills. If you’re interested in turning your calligraphy hobby into a business that earns revenue, tune in. --- Business Resources --- - Calligraphy…
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125: 2021 Business Lessons
Keeping the podcast tradition alive with this year’s business lessons learned. It’s so important to take a look back at the year to see what went well and what didn’t, so you can form a plan for the coming year. Tune in to hear my calligraphy business lessons learned as well as hear some…
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124: Don't Make These Calligraphy Business Mistakes
Don’t make these mistakes in your calligraphy business! I’m sharing three common mistakes I see new calligraphy business owners make so tune in if you’re new to business so you don’t make these mistakes. --- Business Resources --- - Calligraphy Business Blueprint: CalligraphyBlueprint.com - Free...
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123: What It Actually Costs to Run a Calligraphy Business
Are you thinking about starting a calligraphy business but wonder how much it costs to get started? Are you a new calligraphy business owner and wondering about the essential tools and software you need for your calligraphy business? Tune in to learn the must have tools and software you need to…
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122: My Top 3 Tips for Calligraphy Business Growth
I’m chatting about growth in this episode and sharing my top tips to growing your calligraphy business. And guess what? I’m not just going to tell you to post on social media or write a blog post every week. --- Business Resources --- - Calligraphy Business Blueprint: CalligraphyBlueprint.com -...
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121: How It Started, How It’s Going
Season three of the Modern Creative Podcast is here! In this quick episode, I’m sharing what the new season is going to be like and how it will be more focused on calligraphers who want to grow their calligraphy businesses. I’m also sharing what I’m bringing back to the podcast! So if you’re a...
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120: Bye Bye Bye
It’s the LAST episode of the Modern Creative. We share how we came to this decision, our biggest lessons, what we’ve LOVED about creating this podcast for you, and what is next for each of us. Thank you for listening to us for the last 3 years and joining us through moves, babies (human, fur, and...
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119: Defining Your Business Messaging
How do you speak to your audience so that they can picture how you can help them? How can you be clear in all your copy so that it converts to sales? It starts with your messaging and we discuss how to get started in defining your messaging in this episode. Things Mentioned: Calligraphy Business...
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118: All About Content Creation
We’re sharing our thoughts on different content platforms for your creative business and the pros and cons of each. We also breakdown what we think about when creating content, repurposing, and more. Check out our courses: Calligraphy Business School: http://calligraphybusinessschool.com/ The...
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117: Investing in Your Creative Business
We’re sharing different ways to invest in your creative business and how to tell when it’s the right time to invest. Contact us at: instagram.com/moderncreativepodcast Contact Joyce: joycechristine.com instagram.com/joycechristine.co Sign up for a free business training:...
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116: CEO Tips for Creative Business Owners
As a creative business owner, you’re already a CEO, but how do you become confident enough to call yourself one? We’re sharing a few tips on how you can step into your CEO shows in this episode. Contact us at: instagram.com/moderncreativepodcast Contact Joyce: joycechristine.com...
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115: Morning Routines for Creative Entrepreneurs
Do you have a morning routine? How does it help with your creative business and overall being? In this episode, we’re sharing the top two things we have to do every morning to help us with our mindsets, health, and businesses. Contact us at: instagram.com/moderncreativepodcast Contact Joyce:...
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114: How to Pitch Businesses and Brands
We’re answering a listener question in this episode! How should you pitch your services to other businesses and brands? If you’ve ever wondered how to work with other businesses instead of direct customers, how to pitch your services, or how to pitch yourself to brands, listen in. Contact us at:...
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113: People You Should Unfollow on Instagram
Feeling uninspired by Instagram? Trying to be more conscious of the content you consume? Want to unfollow accounts, but not sure if you “should” unfollow? In this episode we chat all about the thought process behind unfollowing accounts, if it affects your business relationships, and more.…
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112: New Year, New Goals?
It’s one of our annual episodes where we share our focus + goals for the year for accountability. We’re sharing one business and one personal goal each. Listen in and help keep us accountable :) Things Mentioned: Calligraphy Business School: http://calligraphybusinessschool.com/ The Watercolor...
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111: Words of the Year
Did you pick your word of the year? In this episode we talk about our words of the year and setting intentions for 2021. Plus we get a little woo-woo. Contact us at: instagram.com/moderncreativepodcast Contact Joyce: joycechristine.com instagram.com/joycechristine.co Sign up for a free business...
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110: Current Favorites
We’re sharing our recent favorites in this episode. None are actually business-related and some are activities, but allow us to feel like Oprah and share our faves. We’re just sorry we can’t send you anything :) Things Mentioned: Joyce: Quip toothbrushes + floss You Are a Badass at Making Money -...
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109: If we had to start over...
We’re chatting about what we’d do if we had to start our creative businesses from scratch. No Instagram followers, no email list, no clients. If you’re at the beginning of your creative entrepreneurial journey - listen in so you can learn what to focus on in your creative business, what really...
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108: How to Validate Your Business Idea
How do you know your idea is a good one? Is there a way you can set up your new offer for success and more sales? In this episode we share tips on how to validate your new creative business or your new business idea. Things Mentioned: Calendly Google Forms Temi Contact us at:...
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107: Should You Do Instagram Collaborations?
We’re answering a listener question today! Should you collaborate with other businesses or brands on Instagram? We break down things to consider and how to approach a collaboration. Contact us at: instagram.com/moderncreativepodcast Contact Joyce: joycechristine.com…
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106: 5 Things You DON'T Need to Start Your Creative Business
You can find a ton of advice on what you “should” do to start a creative business so in this episode, we’re talking about what you DON’T need to do. Listen in for 5 things you don’t have to worry about if you’re thinking about being a creative entrepreneur. Contact us at:...
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105: Balancing a Full-Time Job + Full-Time Creative Business
In this episode, we’re talking about how to manage running a creative business along while having a day-job. Joyce also shares how she went back to work, the reasons why, the mindset around it, and steps you can take to balance a job and a business without burning out. Things Mentioned: Creative...
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104: 3 Tips For Managing a Remote Team
Dianuh shares how she manages her creative team and live artists remotely. She also shares hiring tips, and how she plans to keep the Chasing Linen company culture going. Even if you don’t have full-time employees yourself, you can apply the tips she shares to working with any contractors,...
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103: How COVID Has Changed Our Day to Day
As creative entrepreneurs, life and business often bleed into each other. This is part two of our “pandemic life” episode where we share recent life changes, changes due to COVID, and the trends we randomly tried during 2020. Contact us at: instagram.com/moderncreativepodcast Contact Joyce:...
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102: How the Pandemic Has Changed Our Creative Businesses
We’re kicking off season two by catching up and sharing how the pandemic has changed (or not changed) our creative businesses. We discuss things we’ve noticed, how we’ve had to adjust the day to day in our creative businesses, and finding the good in these crazy times. Contact us at:...
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101: The Modern Creative Podcast is BACK!
We are back with another season of Modern Creative Podcast. Expect more business tips for creative entrepreneurs, how to balance life with a full-time or part-time creative hustle, and just like season one - tangents and more tangents! Contact us at: instagram.com/moderncreativepodcast Contact...
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100: Lessons Learned Through Podcasting and Celebrating 100 Episodes!
We're celebrating 100 episodes! Listen in as we chat about lessons learned, how the podcast has changed our respective businesses and more. Thank you, thank you, thank you for listening to us over the last 99 episodes. We are so grateful for you and are honored to be a small part of your creative...
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99. Best Of: Having a Profitable Launch and Business | Haley Burkhead
We’re chatting all about profitability with our guest, Haley Burkhead. We’re chatting about monthly recurring revenue, using data vs feelings to make business decisions, what success could look like for you, sales machines and more. Grab a notebook and pen for this one! Contact Haley:...
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98: The Best Tips From Our Business Coaches
In this episode, we're sharing the best tips and pieces of advice we've received from our own business coaches. Contact us at: instagram.com/moderncreativepodcast Contact Joyce: joycechristine.com instagram.com/joycechristine.co Sign up for a free business training:...
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97. Best Of: Starting Your Etsy + E-commerce Site
We're back with another Best Of episode. In this episode we chat about starting a successful Etsy and e-commerce site with Alex Register of KLSD - a woman-owned company committed to creating positive affirmation lifestyle apparel & wedding goods. Alex shares how she started her online business…
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96: Making Time To Create
As creative business owners, making time to create just for you - and NOT for your business - can honestly be a little hard. In this episode, we share some tips on how to make space in your life for creativity without making something for clients, customers, or your Etsy shop. Contact us at:...
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95: Know Your Metrics | Lanie Lamarre
Raise your hand if numbers intimidate you a little bit. If your hand is raised, today's episode is for you, friend. Today, Lanie Lamarre is coming on the show to chat about analyzing metrics for your biz without overwhelm or confusion. When you think about metrics and analytics for you biz you...
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94. Best Of: How to Create Great Content | Hailey Dale, Your Content Empire
We’re chatting all about content creation with Hailey Dale of Your Content Empire. Hailey shares how to get started with content creation, the four things you should be doing with your content, and more. Hailey is a certified content strategist and founder of Your Content Empire, where she…
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93. Feeling meh about Instagram?
Feeling bad or meh about Instagram? That's ok, it happens to all of us! Here are some tips about reigniting your love for the social media platform that allows you to connect with your clients and customers. Contact us at: instagram.com/moderncreativepodcast Contact Joyce: joycechristine.com...
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92. Best Of: Money Management For Creative Entrepreneurs | Katie Scott
We’re chatting all about money management with Katie from More With Money. Whether you’re a 9-5’er, side hustler, or full time creative, knowing how to manage your personal and business finances is key for a healthy business. Things Mentioned: You Need A Budget Dave Ramsey's 7 Baby Steps Profit...
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91: The 7 Profit Pillars for a Sustainable Business | Angela Henderson
We're chatting all about sustainability and profitability with Angela Henderson. We're also chatting about why businesses struggle to survive, how to build your perfect profit profile and more. Contact Angela: facebook.com/angelahendersonconsulting instagram.com/angelahendersonconsulting...
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90. Best Of: Transitioning to Full-Time Creative Entrepreneur
We're back with another best of episode aka one of YOUR favorite episodes. In episode 58, we shared tips for making the transition from side hustling creative to full-time entrepreneur. What should you do beforehand, how to know you’re ready, and what you should do once you make the leap - it’s…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join Joyce and Dianuh, two creative business owners, on their quest to redefine the hustle. We're talking actionable tips, real-life struggles (because let's be honest, there will be some!), and an anti-hustle approach that celebrates balance, authenticity, and chasing those creative dreams (without sacrificing your sanity!).Dive in and discover open and honest conversations about the messy, beautiful journey of juggling motherhood and creative entrepreneurship.P.S. We sprinkle in some humor, laughter, and real talk along the way, so get ready to be entertained! Subscribe Now!
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