Stay ConnectedA podcast for creative entrepreneurs who want practical tips and strategies to build engaging brands and craft high converting websites.
We’re your hosts Davey and Krista, cofounders of a brand + website design agency specializing in visual brand design and Showit + WordPress websites.
Tyler J. McCall is an Instagram and social media marketer, strategist, and coach for creatives. He teaches his students how to use Instagram with intention to grow their community online, grow their list, and grow their business. Tyler focuses on using Instagram and social media to tell stories, build relationships, and convert followers to fans, drawing from his 10 years of experience in non-profit marketing and management and community organizing. Tyler is based in Chicago, where he lives with his partner Eric and their dog Douglass.
For the show notes, go to https://daveyandkrista.com/btb-tyler-mccall-episode-10/
Elisa loves studying personality and exploring the ways it impacts our lives personally, relationally, and professionally. She and a fellow personality-loving friend chat about that and other things on their podcast, SiNes of Life. She also loves to write, and (when time allows) her usual topic on her blog is life as a mom of four boys. She co-owns the drag-and-drop website company Showit with her husband Todd, who she has been married to for nearly seventeen years. They call the warm but wonderful town of Gilbert, AZ home.
For the show notes, go to https://daveyandkrista.com/btb-elisa-watson-episode-9/
Jesse + Becky (yes, just like Full House!), owners of Idealust, help creative entrepreneurs build + scale businesses that produce profits, joy and time for more adventures. They are big believers in facing fears and creating your own opportunities. They met and fell in love in South Africa in 2008 and are in the process of adopting their daughter from China spring of 2018. When Jesse + Becky are not coaching others to make their business dreams come true, you'll find them backpacking, beach cruising, or eating tacos in the San Diego sunshine.
For the show notes, go to https://daveyandkrista.com/btb-becky-jesse-episode-8/
Shanna Skidmore is a business strategist and financial coach. Nicknamed the “dream-releaser” by her clients, she helps entrepreneurs make money doing what they love by building profitable & sustainable businesses. For the past 12 years she has been immersed in the world of small business development and finance. By studying patterns of success, she now coaches and consults with creative entrepreneurs on business principles she found to be key indicators of success. Her background in finance, psychology, and art have allowed her to marry the world of business and creativity. Her greatest joy is watching others transform their stories and build businesses & lives they love!
For the show notes, go to https://daveyandkrista.com/btb-shanna-skidmore-episode-7/
"Hi y'all! I’m Kat and I help creative boss ladies (boss ladies like you!) dream big & bold. I’m all about #realtalk & real results. I believe in that thinking "tiny, small but mighty" can push you even closer to those "go big or go home" dreams! I’m the owner, lead planner & florist behind Dear Sweetheart Events and the founder and visionary of Creative at Heart Conference. I’m an educator, speaker, activator & love watching those lightbulb moments go off!!
My HS sweetie, Matt, and I live in a two stoplight town with our Brittany Spaniel, Knox. Matt recently left his full-time job to join me in small biz life & we're loving this new season!! Baby Schmo will arrive in May so right now our down-time consists of nursery prep & eating all the burgers & fries I can get my hands on!! My vices include buying all the pink things & sappy romance novels on my Kindle! I love connecting on IG Stories & would love to say "hi" over there!"
For the show notes, go to https://daveyandkrista.com/btb-kat-schmoyer-episode-6/
Jennifer is a Virginia-based graphic designer, visual storyteller, and type nerd. A lifelong fan of a good story - and shaping the words and letters that tell it - she specializes in creating uniquely-tailored brand experiences for creative entrepreneurs, and in building online spaces that people love to explore.
In 2013, Jen and fellow designer Jeffrey Shipley founded TONIC SITE SHOP and launched their first collection of cocktail-inspired, "completely customizable websites for the modern, stylish creative." (Yep, there's a Martini, a Mojito, and Moscow Mule... her mother is still pretty sure she owns a bar.)
Jen runs her business from her home outside Washington, D.C., where she lives with her handsome husband, their two little girls, a golden retriever, and a much-beloved espresso machine. She eats gluten so you don't have to, enjoys hosting and hospitality (with a cocktail in hand!), and her love language is witty banter.
For the show notes, go to https://daveyandkrista.com/btb-jen-olmstead-episode-5/
Makayla Jade of The Harris Company shares how selling products and prints transformed her business, and she shares some tips for getting started with in-person sales in your own business.
Makayla Jade, co-owner of The Harris Company, developed a brand distinguished by providing an elevated photo and cinema client experience, propelling the company to reaching multiple six-figures and beyond in less than 3 years by serving a niche clientele that places a high value on printed products & photographic art. With a background in business consulting and marketing, paired with a passion for the creative industries, Makayla Jade has been featured in Rangefinder, fstoppers, and Click Magazines, sharing techniques involving business systems, brand marketing, and unique approach to educating clients about the importance of print and investing in heirlooms.
Her shining moment was the day she snatched her handsome husband David atop the peaks of the Berkshires and vowed to embark on a lifelong adventure of messy memories and worldwide travels.
Her biggest accomplishments are her two adorable kids, Blake the builder and Princess Lia who are the foundation of her why and the reasons for her craziness.
For the show notes, go to https://daveyandkrista.com/btb-makayla-jade-episode-4/
Graham is an entrepreneur and business coach from Tampa, FL who helps people monetize their passions and ideas and get paid to do what they love. Graham is also the founder of The Recording Revolution.
For the show notes, go to https://daveyandkrista.com/btb-graham-cochrane-episode-3/
Ashlyn writes well-appointed words for creative women as a copywriter & calligrapher. She left her job as a publicist to go full-time with her calligraphy biz for brides--and realized there were lots of creatives fumbling with their message and sales copy (you can take the girl out of the PR agency ... ).
Trading clients like Delta Air Lines and Chick-fil-A to write website copy and launch copy for creative industry dreamies like Jenna Kutcher, Katelyn James, Heather Crabtree, Hilary Rushford and Justin & Mary Marantz is just the bee's knees. Her calligraphy has been featured in Southern Weddings and The Knot. When not writing about herself in third person, she’s usually trying to scratch the ink off her fingernails or grabbing margs and tacos with her husband.
For the show notes, go to https://daveyandkrista.com/btb-ashlyn-carter-episode-2/
Photographers & educators Amy & Jordan Demos share their tips for managing time, working as a husband and wife team, and growing a business.
Amy and Jordan Demos are professional photographers and educators who help people take better photos and build profitable businesses that change lives. They started as elementary school teachers who didn’t know anything about photography, but turned their passion into one of the most successful photography businesses in America’s fifth largest city. They’ve photographed a million dollar wedding, had their work featured in People and were recognized by Rangefinder as a “Top 10” educator. But if you ask them, they’d tell you that achieving their own dreams doesn’t come close to helping other photographers reach theirs.
For the show notes, go to https://daveyandkrista.com/btb-amy-jordan-episode-1/
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