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Creative Thursday with Marisa

Marisa Anne Cummings, a Los Angeles based artist + author + entrepreneur, actually started the Creative Thursday podcast in 2006. What? what! how is that even possible? And yes! she wishes she had kept it going after all these years. Yet as a small business owner, maybe you can relate? choices needed to be made, and a passion for painting and continuing to build her art business became her focus. Cut to over a decade later, armed with SO many more lessons learned, and a – can no longer be suppressed – desire to share them with you! Marisa is ready to make a return to one of the first creative mediums she loved, podcasting! Even more fired up than before, Marisa is looking forward to picking up where she left off on her creative journey through both – one her favorite things to do – having thoughtful, inspiring, keeping it real, conversations with fellow Creatives + Business Owners along with offering her own perspective as an artist and entrepreneur, traversing this online world. We’re talking everything from life + business + creativity + entrepreneurship.

Latest Episodes:

285 Let's talk about the Slow Build when it comes to growing your Art Business Aug 18, 2022

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Episode Title: 285 Let's talk about the Slow Build when it comes to growing your Art Business

How does feeling more calm with less overwhelm sound when it comes to growing your Art business?

Yes? tune in!

Today's episode is another special edition of Creative Business Coaching over Coffee where I go LIVE on Instagram and share business guidance.

On this call, we covered such a variety of topics I decided to split this one into two parts, with this being PART 1.

Inspired by a recent comment our Expansive Artist member Linda shared with me, today I want to talk to you more about what it means to apply the Slow Build to growing your business as an Artist.

I also share some tips on how to start planning your Holiday launch product offerings.

If you catch this episode early you can join me LIVE TODAY Thursday, August 17 @ 10 am PDT over on Instagram @creativethursday for another session of Creative Business Coaching over Coffee

And if you want help creating your Profitable Artist Plan without relying on Social Media...!

Join me for the Profitable Artist Workshop + Coaching Week starting Monday

https://profitableartistchallenge.com/

and be sure to grab your copy of the 1st edition Creative Planner before it's SOLD out!

You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday

creativethursday.com

and on instagram and facebook

@creativethursday

284 If I Could Only Do 1 Thing Differently in My Art Business it Would Be This Aug 11, 2022

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Hello Creative Friend, I've got you!

While I don't regret it, I do look back and recognize the sometimes subtle, singular decisions I could've made that would've been a game changer in growing my Art business.

In today's episode, I'm sharing with you the 1 thing - if I could only pick 1 - that I'd do differently.

There's no need to repeat the Artist struggles and yet I see Creatives ignore this recommendation again and again.

So this is it! my invitation to act on this 1 simple suggestion that has the potential to radically change the success you'll see in your Art business from this point forward.

And here are more ways I can help you, starting TODAY 💖

Come join me LIVE TODAY Thursday, August 11 for Creative Business Coaching over Coffee on Instagram @creativethursday @ 10 am PDT. Same day + time next week too!
Join me for the Fall session of the Profitable Artist Plan 5-day Workshop + Coaching week, starting August 22. Click here to register, and you can also upgrade to grab your Creative Planner (including domestic + international shipping!) before the workshop begins.

You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday

creativethursday.com

and on instagram and facebook

@creativethursday

283 At Square One Building Your Art Business? 3 Steps to Get Started Aug 04, 2022

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You don't want to skip this part!

It can be easy to get too carried away with more advanced steps to building your Art business that you completely forget to be thoughtful in the order and care you take those early steps.

When you rush, and try to figure it out by yourself you just cost yourself more frustration and time in the long run.

Save yourself that agitation now and ask an experienced Mentor you trust for guidance.

Just like one of our Expansive Artist members asked me during our monthly Q&A. It's such a good one that I wanted to share my answer in this week's podcast episode.

Some ways you can get coaching from me over the next month:

Come join me LIVE for Creative Business Coaching over Coffee on Instagram @creativethursday next Thursday, August 11 + 18 @ 10 am PDT
Join me for the Fall session of the Profitable Artist Plan 5 day Workshop + Coaching week, starting August 22. Invite to register 💌 is coming soon, so stay tuned!

You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday

creativethursday.com

and on instagram and facebook

@creativethursday

282 Healing from Surgery + How I Won't Be Doing Business the Same Jul 28, 2022

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No one wants it to take an overnight hospital stay to be the wake-up call for you to learn an important lesson.

But so be it.

This is my personal story that doesn't veer far from my professional life.

For too long I let fear and anxiety influence the way I chose to grow my Creative Business, and this is where it's time to make a new choice.

The person who went into the hospital is not the same person who came out, and how I was running it will no longer be the way I will be running it going forward.

In today's episode, I share with you how this health challenge inspired me to dive into my fear versus resisting it, and what has happened since.

Join the Artful Selling Waitlist here to be the first to know when we open the doors again, on August 26th

You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday

creativethursday.com

and on instagram and facebook

@creativethursday

281 Do You Discount Your Art? Jul 14, 2022

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Are you in it for the long game or the quick sale?

Or? are you wanting to offer an affordable option to your loyal Collectors?

Maybe you're prolific and running out of room to create new work?

Perhaps, you're getting ready for a studio move?

What if you want to celebrate an important anniversary with your Collectors!

All reasons that you might consider having a special sale around your original work and yet do you really want to discount your Original Work?

Important questions to answer and in today's Creative Business Coaching over Coffee, I'm joined by Southern California Artist Kat to talk through all of these options when she asked whether to discount her work or not after her gallery exhibition?

I also opened today's episode with some thoughts and how to navigate the following your dream path during such uncertain times.

You can find all things Kathleen Kaller on instagram

@kathleenkallerart

You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday

creativethursday.com

and on instagram and facebook

@creativethursday

280 But, Can You Make 💰 With Your Passion? Jul 07, 2022

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Stunned that we're still having this conversation and throwing cautionary tales out to people who may just be getting up the courage to pursue their passion as a business, I open this episode with a response to a conversation I heard with 2 well-respected Women leaders, just moments before I went LIVE for Creative Business Coaching over Coffee last week

And then one of our founding Expansive Artists members, Quilting Artist + Teacher Laura came on to get coaching help with her recent "failures".

She bravely, and vulnerably shared what happened in her recent launch, and together we came up with a solution for her next steps. Spoiler alert: no failing actually happened….😝

Happening TODAY! Join me for LIVE Creative Business Coaching over Coffee ☕️ at 10 am PDT this morning over on Instagram @creativethursday.

You can find all things Laura Schrader on instagram

@lulusews

You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday

creativethursday.com

and on instagram and facebook

@creativethursday

279 How Can You Reach More of Your Audience? Jun 30, 2022

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Turns out that when asked if social media feels both frustrating, and confusing as to who's actually following you? that answer was a resounding 100% on a recent poll I posted.

Which means, we've got some work to do!

Precisely why I'm back with another edition of Creative Business Coaching over Coffee where I get to have a conversation with EA member and Artist Jeanette Bergstrom answering her Social Media questions.

And I open this call by answering this question from Katherine about how to reach more followers, by sharing a whole lot of Social Media tips including:

What content performs best on Instagram right now
Reasons why you may not get seen on Social Media
How to grow organically on Social Media

Happening TODAY! Join me for LIVE Creative Business Coaching over Coffee ☕️ at 10 am PDT this morning over on Instagram @creativethursday.

You can find all things Jeanette Bergstrom on instagram

@jeanette.bergrstrom.art

You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday

creativethursday.com

and on instagram and facebook

@creativethursday

278 How Do You Show Up Consistently Online, While Also Honing Your Craft? Jun 23, 2022

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Oh and! which platform do you choose?

Do you choose just 1 or more?

How do you know which one is the right one?

Before you set sail in the wide-open ocean of social media, and possibly waste a whole bunch of time posting aimlessly to ALL the platforms at the same time, you're going to want to answer some important questions about your business vision + goals.

In today's podcast episode I walk you through suggestions for you to know what will work best for your working style, along with the details of how and why I prioritize what platforms I'm currently focused on, and the best strategy for showing up consistently both digitally and in your art-making process.

Happening TODAY! Join me for LIVE Creative Business Coaching over Coffee ☕️ at 10 am PDT this morning over on Instagram @creativethursday.

I'll be hosting another session next Thursday, June 30 as well, same time, same place.

You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday

creativethursday.com

and on instagram and facebook

@creativethursday

277 Keeping your Creative Spirit Intact with Artist Jo Blake Jun 16, 2022

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What if you could save a TON of time, and get that next breakthrough?

Do you have a Coach?

Today on the podcast, I'm bringing you a Creative Biz Coaching over a Coffee conversation I had on Instagram with one of our Expansive Artists members, Artist + Illustrator Jo Blake.

From practical tips to inspired tangents about living this Creative Business life, we covered a lot of ground in our chat together, from

setting up your email opt-in + welcome email
to best practices for keeping your Creative Spirit intact
while focusing on your work goals and marketing to gain momentum
and build your confidence as an Artist.

We also talk about the most important! We also talk about this very important truth behind the sudden desire to clean your house (even if you don't like cleaning your house) 😝 🏡

And when and why you want to LEAN IN!

You can learn more about Artist + Illustrator Jo Blake

@joblakeart on Instagram

You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday

creativethursday.com

and on instagram and facebook

@creativethursday

276 Not Making Money Yet? Listen Before You Give Up… Jun 09, 2022

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What do you do if your financial goals are not being met by your dream (yet)?

How long do you give it before you give up?

If this is the question you're asking, then this is precisely the moment you'll learn just how much you want your dream.

And how much you're ready to be self-reliant

And spoiler alert, as I recount my financial story of how I finally started to make a consistent living, it took me several years, and as I continue to grow, the "strategic financial risk" taking never ends...

While no one can answer whether you should give up or not, in today's episode, I share the state you definitely don't want to be in when you're deciding, along with 3 suggestions on how to find comfort in the discomfort to help you breathe easier and get the clarity you're seeking about the next step that's right for you ~

You can find all things Marisa and Creative Thursday

creativethursday.com

and on instagram and facebook

@creativethursday

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