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027: Community Over Competition with Bonnie Kuhl Nov 05, 2019

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As a creative business owner, it's oh so important to develop a community of support to keep you going. On today's episode, I am joined by Bonnie Kuhl, founder of Archer and Olive, a paper goods studio that she created after realizing the therapeutic benefits of journaling. We talk about the importance of community over competition and supporting other people in business. She shares how she set up a sourcing process, her experience with using a fulfillment center and how she knew it was time to hire a team. We discuss how being diagnosed with general anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder led her to journaling and her tips for sharing what you do with the world.

What's in this episode:

How Bonnie got started in creating journals and notebooks
Recognizing a void in the market and deciding to go for it
The process of growing a team and when she realized she needed help
Bonnie's advice for getting through overwhelm
Getting to the point where you need to pause and take a break to avoid burnout
Being diagnosed with general anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder
How Bonnie has used journaling and art to cope with anxiety
How she films her videos and the importance of working with what you have
Using a fulfillment center and when she knew she was ready to use one
The sourcing process she went through to create her products
Dealing with knock offs and copycats from other brands
Developing your community in business
Supporting other creatives and cheering other people on
Why Bonnie has decided to do collaborations with other creatives
Working with Amy to create a 2020 planner and sticker pack
Filling up empty spaces while allowing for white space in your journal
Why it's so hard to be vulnerable and open up online
Being a new mom and navigating motherhood
The power behind showing your messes in an authentic way
Bonnie's tips for sharing what you do online
How Bonnie runs her e-commerce business

From Bonnie:

Journaling has radically changed the way I experience the world around me. My self-discovery journey started at university when I received a life-changing diagnosis. After learning I had bipolar disorder and general anxiety disorder, I struggled to navigate each transition while prioritizing my own mental health. The overwhelming pressure to have it "all figured out" followed me wherever I went. It wasn't until a mentor introduced me to the power of journaling that I began to fully embrace life with my diagnosis. Paired with doctor-prescribed treatment, journaling helped me organize my thoughts, reduce my anxiety, and take control of my mental health. After experiencing my own transformation, I set out to share the empowering tool of journaling with as many people as possible through my paper goods studio, Archer & Olive. We design dot grid journals and daily agenda planners to help ambitious, purpose-driven people like you achieve your goals and exercise your creativity while giving you the tools to manage your mental health.

Connect with Bonnie:

Website | Instagram | Facebook

Links:

Amy Tangerine for Archer & Olive Dated 2020 Planner + Sticker Pack (USE CODE: AMY10 for 10% off)

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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026: Not Chasing Perfection with Adele Toomey Oct 29, 2019

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Life as a creator comes with its own set of challenges. Today I am chatting with my friend, Adele Toomey about all things scrapbooking and life as a YouTuber. We dive into how she got hooked on all things creative and how she manages her day to day as a wife, mom, creative and YouTuber (did I mention she runs not one, not two, but three different YouTube channels?). We chat about why she decided to create three different channels for her subscribers and how to figure out what content your viewers like best as a creator. She discusses what challenges she faces as a YouTuber including what she does when she hits a creative rut and how she overcomes mom guilt.

What's in this episode:

What Adele did before she discovered scrapbooking
How Amy and Adele met
How she got hooked on all things creativity
Keeping up with scrapbooking and bulking her work
A typical day in Adele's life as a creator, YouTuber and mom
Why Adele has three separate YouTube channels and how to figure out what your viewers like the best
How Adele stays inspired when she hits a creative block by looking at her supplies in a new way
The rollercoaster of feeling like you have too many ideas with not enough time vs. not enough ideas and hitting a creative rut
How her background as a teacher has helped her with her work
Dealing with mom guilt and how this affects your creative work
Adjustments that Adele will make to make her creative process flow easier
How to handle negative feedback on YouTube
Why Adele recommends having free content to go along with your paid content

About Adele:

My name is Adele and I am a paper-holic.

Yes, it may have taken years for me to admit it…but alas it is true. I am a primary school teacher by day (fourth year on Kindergarten this year) and often use the excuse "Oh, but I need it for work!" to justify my paper purchases. My husband has learned to "smile and nod" at my excitement over paper quality and adhesive possibilities…

I have been recording memories using art journals for many years but have embraced Project Life style scrapbooking for the last 2 years. I scrap weekly and use multiple inserts for each week due to the large amount of photos I take. I am almost finished my fourth PL volume for 2014 alone…eeek!

I love recording the simple moments in life, as well as the fun social times. As PL is my only means of photo-keeping, I tend to include as many important moments as possible through photos to remember life in years to come. I am an embellishing queen and cannot deem a layout complete without an embellishment cluster…or two…or three! I am also hoping to create an epic pocketed scrapbook style wedding album in the next few months.

Connect with Adele:

Links:

Project Life

Spotlight

Craft a Life You Love by Amy Tangerine

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025: How Stickers Have the Power to Change the World with Mo Vasquez Oct 22, 2019

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Would you believe me if I told you that stickers have the power to change the world? Today I brought on Mo Vasquez, founder of Pipsticks, mom of 4 and a life long sticker lover to discuss just that. We reminisce on how we used stickers in our childhood and the nostalgic feeling they bring. Mo tells us all about her subscription-business and how she fell into this line of work. She shares how she transitioned from side hustle to full time, how she brought her husband into the business and how they've scaled the business to over 60 countries. She shares how much joy she receives from having the ability to delight thousands of people each month with her stickers and her advice for running a creative business.

What's in this episode:

How Mo fell in love with stickers and why she created a business around that passion
Deciding she wanted to get back into design after being a stay at home mom
Coupling a sticker club with wanting to bring back snail mail and officially launching her business
Bringing her husband Nathan into the business and transitioning it from side hustle to her full-time thing
How Mo crafts a life she loves by being present with her family and having the ability to delight thousands of people each month
Mo's experience with opening her flagship store
Amy visiting the Pipsticks store during her RV trip
How everyone can find a sticker that relates to them
Expanding her sticker club to over 60 countries
The response of getting happy mail
Using stickers for your kids as a creative outlet
The downsides of running your own business as a creative
The growing pains that you face when scaling a business
Embracing the little things in our lives that bring you joy
How sticker lovers can submit their own artwork as a part of the monthly stickers
Taking the first step into realizing your dream
How all of the little steps that you take add up

About Mo:

As the head honcho of Pipsticks, I know my stickers. Growing up, I walked with my parents to our neighborhood gift store once a week where they let me choose one square of stickers. This square was cut from the many rolls hanging on the wall, packaged in a glassine bag and carefully carried home to join my collection in The Sticker Book. I lived for it.

I left my career in design and brand management to have kids - 4! - and, as a mom I let myself indulge in (and spend a lot of $$ on) stickers "for my kids." This soft spot for cool stickers + my need to find reliable and creative distractions for my crew led to the creation of Pipsticks.

We search far and wide to make sure that you've always got a sweet and totally cool stash of stickers. Pipsticks has given me the chance to be able to connect and collaborate with thousands of amazing sticker lovers all over the world - it turns out that it's not just crazy me who's been dreaming of stickers since the '80s! These Sticker Club members have proven to me that indeed, a little sticker love goes a long way.

Connect with Mo:

Website | Instagram | Facebook

Links:

Our First RV Trip!

Shop Pipsticks Get 15% off with code: AMYTAN15

Pipsticks+Workman Collection

The One Thing by Gary Keller

The Power by Naomi Alderman

Craft a Life You Love Retreat

I would love to hear from you! Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or on my website. If you enjoyed this podcast and you haven't already, I'd like to encourage you to subscribe that way you won't miss a single update. Craft a Life You Love by taking a small step toward spreading joy for what lights you up, even if it seems as silly as a little sticker.

024: Making Room For What Fills Your Cup with Shanna Noel Oct 15, 2019

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Are you taking time out of each and every day to do something that fills up your cup? Today I was joined by Shanna Noel, the woman who pioneered the bible journaling movement and founder of Illustrated Faith. We dive into bible journaling and the collections she created with brands like Studio Calico, Bella BLVD and DaySpring. She shares her advice for what you can do as a creative when you're feeling uninspired. We also chat about allowing yourself the time and space to refuel your creative process and making time for what brings you joy.

What's in this episode:

How Amy and Shanna met
How Shanna got started with bible journaling
Combining her love of creativity and scripture
Creating a collection with Studio Calico
Deciding to start her business, Illustrated Faith
Creating faith-based items with Bella BLVD
Getting to see other people open up to creative experiences
Finding what works for you to fuel your creativity and document your life
Being a student in your creative endeavors
What Shanna does when she doesn't feel inspired
Allowing yourself the time to refresh and refuel your creative process
Slowing down and not being in a rush
Why Shanna decided to start homeschooling her daughter
Being willing to play around and try things out in your creative process
How the creative community has evolved over the years and why you need a community to support you
Making room for things that fill your cup

About Shanna:

My name is Shanna Noel and I live in Sonoma County, California with my husband Jonathan and our two beautiful daughters. We traveled all over the country before settling back home and I have never been happier to be surrounded by family!

I have always had a passion for capturing the little details I want to remember 10 years from now. When I discovered paper scrapbooking through Studio Calico in the summer of 2012 I fell in love with the whole process but it wasn't until I started using my journaling bible that I really felt the meaning behind what I was creating. I was extremely nervous to share my new form of worship as I wasn't sure how people would react to it. Looking back, I am so glad that I listened to the whisper that God put on my heart to share with you all, because from the moment I shared that first post on my blog (in early 2014) it has been a wildfire that just keeps growing. By sharing that I was documenting my faith right there in my bible, it turned the light bulb on for so many women… "YES!!! it's okay to use the gifts God has given you to glorify HIM!".

Connect with Shanna:

Website | Facebook | Illustrated Faith Instagram | Shanna's Instagram

Links:

Studio Calico

Bella BLVD Illustrated Faith Collection

Creativation

DaySpring Illustrated Faith Collection

014: Filling Your Life With Color With Stephanie Smokovich

Project Life

Citrus Twist Island Escape Creative Retreat

Craftcation

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023: Being Flexible and Evolving with Joy Cho Oct 08, 2019

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Our lives are ever-changing and evolving. You don't have to lock yourself into one thing for your entire life or career, you have the choice to change and transform as you go. That's exactly what I chat about with today's guest, Joy Cho, founder of Oh Joy! Joy shares how she started freelancing and blogging after moving and not being able to land a job in a career she wanted. She shares how her business has grown since the beginning and what it was like to collaborate with brands like MixBook, Target, and CalPak. We also dive into why we often put way too much pressure on ourselves, how she knew that she was ready to hire and why you shouldn't lock yourself into one thing.

What's in this episode:

Not finding the job she wanted and deciding to start freelancing and blogging
Shifting her focus from graphic design to blogging
Connecting with people through design and knowing the results of your work
Becoming the most followed person on Pinterest
Joy's collaboration with Mix Book
Her past collaboration with Target
Doing a luggage collection with CalPak and planning the launch party for it
Leveraging her team and network to create balance in her life and business
Putting too much pressure on yourself
Admitting that you need to delegate tasks
Feeling enough stability in the work she was getting and knowing it was time to hire
Joy's personal definition of success
Why she started the Oh Joy Academy
How Joy found her life coach
What she does to craft a life she loves
Having three new children's books releasing next year
Being okay with closing chapters in your life to make room for more joy

About Joy:

Launched in 2005 as a graphic design studio, Oh Joy! is now a lifestyle brand and design studio that includes various licensed product lines and a daily editorial content with a focus on design, fashion, food, and joyful moments from everyday life. Oh Joy! creates a wide range of licensed products including home décor, kids, pet, and furniture collections with brands such as Target, Band-Aid, Calpak, Petco, and more.

Founder and Creative Director, Joy Cho, has authored three books and consulted for hundreds of creative businesses around the world. Joy has given keynote speeches on entrepreneurship, leadership, and business at many conferences and companies including Watermark, Alt Summit, Pinterest HQ, Target HQ, and Hallmark HQ. For two years in a row, Joy was named one of Time's 30 Most Influential People on the Internet and has the most followed account on Pinterest with almost 13 million followers.

In addition to our own Oh Joy products, you can now shop the work of other designers, artists, makers made exclusively for the Oh Joy shop!

Joy and her team work out of the Oh Joy! studio located in Los Angeles.

Connect with Joy:

Website | Oh Joy! Instagram | Joy's Instagram

Links:

The Oh Joy! Mixbook Collection

The CalPak + Oh Joy Collection

Oh Joy! Academy

Joy's Blog Post on Why She Got a Life Coach

Early Riser Companion by Elizabeth Antonia

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022: Keeping it Simple with Allison McNamara Oct 01, 2019

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There are times when we just need to take a step back and simplify our routines. Today's guest, Allison McNamara, is the founder of MARA, a beauty brand that focuses on natural, nontoxic algae base face oils powered by the sea. She shares her tips for taking care of your skin and why she suggests a simple skincare routine. We discuss her career and experience working in the fashion and beauty industry. She gives insight to those who may be aspiring to break into the beauty industry and why you need to pay your dues in your career. We also chat about using Instagram and social platforms as a business tool and why you shouldn't spend your time worrying about the algorithm.

What's in this episode:

What made Allison decide to start Mara
Getting her brand into retailers
How Allison stays inspired
Taking an ingredient-focused approach to skincare
Building a work-life balance and taking time to disconnect
Capitalizing on Instagram and tapping into social media as a business tool
Allison's advice for taking care of your skin and keeping a simple skincare routine
Her tips on how to get started in the beauty industry
Feeling that she had to choose between fashion and beauty
How Allison crafts a life she loves
Paying your dues in your career
Not worrying about engagement and the algorithm
What Allison does on her days off that brings her joy

From Allison:

I'm Allison, the Founder of MARA and I'm so excited you're checking out my natural, nontoxic line of algae face oils powered by the sea. As a beauty editor and digital influencer, I was tired of using oil after oil comprised of the same ingredients with lackluster results, so I made my own! We crafted a proprietary algae blend that is used throughout the line and loaded our formulas with superfood ingredients that will make your skin sing. I believe in simple skincare with clean ingredients–try MARA and get ready to #SeatheGlow.

Connect with Allison:

Website | Mara Beauty Instagram | Allison's Instagram

Links:

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

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021: Listening to Your Inner Voice with Ali Bonar Sep 24, 2019

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One of the greatest joys in life comes with learning to listen to that inner voice inside your head that is urging you to make a move. That's exactly what today's guest, Ali Bonar did when she launched her business, Kween. Ali shares how she's learned to craft a life that she loves by shutting out the noise. We discuss her struggles with a disordered relationship with food, her journey to self-love and how she came up with the idea for creating granola butter. She shares what it's like running a business with her boyfriend and using food, a former trigger for her, as the creative element for her business.

What's in this episode:

How Ali crafts a life she loves by tuning out the noise and listening to her inner voice
Becoming obsessed with eating clean
Starting her self-love journey with her Instagram account, Avokween
Her idea for creating granola butter and launching her business
Her experience of working with her boyfriend as cofounders
Being transparent about her eating disorder and her healing journey
Finding the right therapist for you
The role that creativity plays in Ali's business and using food as a creative element
Giving herself permission to enjoy former triggers
Slowing down in her personal life and taking time for yourself
Carving out space in your day to spend time with friends and family

About Ali:

Hailing from the rough streets of San Diego, Ali Bonar inevitably developed an addiction - to food. In fact, she's been eating 3x/day for as long as she can remember. Her deep-rooted passion for nutrition inspired her to study Nutritional Sciences at UC Berkeley and eventually launch @avokween, where she dove crown-first into the Kween lifestyle. Ali wholeheartedly believes that overall wellbeing is often achieved off-the-plate: nutrition is important, but human connection (and pizza with friends at 2 a.m.) are essential. Avocado is her drug of choice and people who "forget to eat" are the reason she has trust issues.

Connect with Ali:

Website | Kween Instagram | Avokween Instagram

Links:

You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

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020: Creating the World You Want to Live In with Kristina Werner Sep 17, 2019

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You have the power to create the world you want to live in, both on social media and in person. On today's episode, I am joined by Kristina Werner, a graphic designer and YouTuber who has a passion for all things crafting. We discuss the growth she's had with her YouTube channel, what she does when she lacks motivation for creating a video and how she finds inspiration for her work. She shares how she spends her typical day as her own boss, why you should acknowledge stress and how she got into teaching online card classes. We also chat about examining the icky feeling we can sometimes feel while scrolling through our social media feeds and creating the social media world we desire.

What's in this episode:

The slow growth that she's had with her YouTube channel
What Kristina does when she lacks motivation to create a video
How Kristina finds inspiration for her work
How she manages negativity or negative feedback
Why Kristina has been into stenciling and hand lettering lately
How Kristina typically schedules her day
The difference between work life balance and harmony
Acknowledging her stress and giving herself permission to feel it
How to stop using the blanket of busy
How Kristina got into teaching online card classes
Doing a cruise vacation with other creatives and crafters
The importance of putting yourself out there
Examining why you're getting an icky feeling when looking at social media
Creating the social media world that you want to live in
How Kristina crafts a life she loves
Giving yourself permission to take a break

About Kristina:

After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design, Kristina Werner started her graphic design career at papercrafting company Stampin' Up! She initially designed their catalog. It was during this time that she discovered the wonderful and creative outlet of stamping, scrapbooking and cardmaking. Since finding her love of all things papercrating related, she has designed product for Stampin' Up!, BasicGrey, and her own digital kits.

She began her popular blog, K Werner Design, in 2006 to share her cards and pages online with friends and family. This led to joining various design teams. She has also had numerous cards and pages published in magazines.

Kristina is well-known for her popular card videos where she walks viewers through the creation of a handmade card. Her popular YouTube videos have been watched over 37 million times, and her YouTube channel has over 400,000 subscribers who view her videos weekly.

On top of maintaining an active blog and YouTube channel, Kristina also designs stamps and dies for Simon Says Stamp, and stamps for the Simon monthly card kit. In June 2011, Kristina and fellow-cardmaker Jennifer McGuire founded an online education site specifically for cardmakers called Online Card Classes. Years later, Kristina and Jennifer continue to team-teach classes at OCC.

A tech geek to the core, Kristina can never be seen too far from her iPhone and computer. She also loves calligraphy, reading, and watching her "guilty-pleasure" reality TV shows. She resides in the Salt Lake City, Utah area with her two cats Daphne and Sophie.

Connect with Kristina:

Website | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook

Links:

LetterWest Conference

ScrapFest

Board and Brush

CHA Creative Conference

Creativation

Simon Says Stamp!

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall

Armchair Expert

Disney Emoji Blitz

Online Card Classes

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019: Creating Real Connections with Kara Elise Sep 10, 2019

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In today's world, so many people crave having real connections. With so much taking place online, and more and more people eating dinner in front of their favorite Netflix show, it comes as no surprise that people are feeling isolated and lonely. On today's episode, I am joined by Kara Elise, a chef, experience curator and hostess who helps clients by hosting dinner parties that create connection and community. She shares how she developed this idea for creating a dinner party company and why she's always followed her heart. She discusses the power of words and speaking things into existence and the importance of taking time to pause, reflect and write things down. We also chat about how the Enneagram can help you to understand yourself and others.

What's in this episode:

Always wanting to follow her heart
Moving across the country on a whim
Developing the idea for a dinner party company
The power of your words and speaking things into existence
Knowing that it's okay to end a chapter and create space for new things
Taking the time to pause, reflect and write down
Getting rid of the fear of failure
Using table questions to get everyone to speak
What the Enneagram is and how it can help you understand yourself and other people
Hosting dinner parties for celebrities
Craving real connections and how dinner parties can help fuel those connections
Having gratitude and being in the moment

About Kara:

Kara Elise is a chef, experience curator, and the ultimate hostess. She focuses on creating spaces and experiences that cultivate community. Kara's expertise in hosting, recipe creation, and food styling establish a culture of invitation through holistically designed, welcoming environments. She is intuitive, warm, and disarming. A genuine hostess encouraging us to live fully.

In a culture obsessed with technology, being busy, and overstimulation, slowness is one of our most difficult disciplines. Kara believes that creating intentional time to sit with others is an essential practice. A moment to feed our bodies and fill our deepest human desire - to be seen and known.

While fostering relationships in Los Angeles, Kara has garnered a network of influential guests, clients, and brand partners. Her dinner party movement has successfully traveled between the West Coast and London and continues to grow internationally - drawing in socially savvy, mindful foodies along the way for dinners, retreats, and events. Kara also collaborates with a variety of brands, turning their consumers into a community of thriving relationships.

Kara recently launched her YouTube channel empowering freedom in the kitchen and teaching how to eat both mindfully and beautifully. Her first cookbook, Toast, was released in September 2017.

Connect with Kara:

Website | Instagram | YouTube

Links:

Maui Retreat

Amy's Collection with American Crafts

The Enneagram Institute

Sparketype Test

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay

Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie

I would love to hear from you! Connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or on my website. If you enjoyed this podcast and you haven't already, I'd like to encourage you to subscribe that way you won't miss a single update. Craft a Life You Love by taking a small step toward turning happiness and fulfillment by savoring this season no matter where you are in your life and in the world.

018: Showing Up for Others (and Yourself) with Emily McDowell Sep 03, 2019

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What do you say to a friend or family member that is hurting? Whether it be from illness, grief, miscarriage, infertility or any of the other ups and downs we can come across in life, there are moments when we just don't quite have the words to say to comfort our loved ones. Today I am speaking with Emily McDowell, a writer, illustrator, speaker and teacher who after overcoming cancer and losing a friend to cancer a short time later, decided to bring a product to market that would help both the person on the giving and receiving end. Emily created stationery products that would help express what people are feeling but don't know how to put into words. We talk about her business and why she merged with another company. She also shares what she does when she is in a creative rut and why she takes the time to focus on self-care.

What's in this episode:

Emily's experience of going to a breath work camp
The main takeaways that Emily took from her experience
Recognizing that you're not responsible for other people's happiness
Listening to our bodies when they tell us to stop
Navigating through her illness and feeling disconnected from others
How cancer gave Emily a unique perspective of the world
Feeling like sympathy cards didn't express what she wanted to say
Why she decided to get back into journaling
What Emily does when she's stuck in a creative rut
Deciding to merge with another company
Being reactive rather than proactive in her business
Creating meaningful work
Taking the time to focus on self-care
Emily's advice on doing what you dream about
Being mindful and keeping what makes life beautiful to her a priority

About Emily:

Emily McDowell is a writer, illustrator, speaker, teacher, and entrepreneur who is fiercely committed to not doing all of those things at the same time. After spending a decade working in advertising, she founded Emily McDowell Studio in January 2013. In January of 2019, Emily McDowell Studio officially changed names to Emily McDowell & Friends to reflect their expansion into partnerships with other artists and writers.

Emily's work has been featured by The New York Times, Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, BBC News, and NPR's All Things Considered, among many others, and in 2015, she was named one of Slate's 10 Designers Who Are Changing the World. Her first book, There Is No Good Card For This: What To Say and Do When Life Gets Scary, Awful, and Unfair To People You Love, co-authored with Dr. Kelsey Crowe, was released on January 2017.

Emily currently serves as an equity partner and SVP of strategy at the Who's There Group, while remaining creative director/founder of Emily McDowell & Friends. She lives in Los Angeles with her family and various half-dead plants.

Connect with Emily:

Website | Personal Instagram | Business Instagram

Links:

Knock Knock

On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard by Jennifer Pastiloff

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