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How to think business as a creative and become a sought after brand with Nataley Shepherd. Sep 09, 2020

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#003: On this episode, Margo is joined by Nataley Shepherd. Nataley is a handmade brand consultant and owner of Studio Shepherd. She graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with an art degree (with an emphasis in weaving) and after a few random jobs she found herself landing a job on the ground floor of a local handmade start up company, Two Guys Bow Tie Co. She went from maker to operations manager and was an integral part of growing and scaling TGBT straight onto ABC's Shark Tank. (Yes, they got a deal!) Nataley continued on to become the marketing director for another handmade start up, Plank and Mill and thoroughly enjoyed helping to scale this business as well except this time through creative marketing.

Margo & Nataley discuss:

Nataley's post-college career path
The importance of understanding your "why" as a creative
Keeping a separation between hand making and personal worth
Nataley's shift from hand maker to coach/consultant
Curating your brand around the vision you have for your life
Finding alignment, purpose, and intention in business
And much more

Today, Nataley helps makers elevate their businesses into sought after brands by connecting the products to a deeper mission and message, developing a business roadmap conducive for scaling, and marketing simply and strategically to reach the next level of success.

Connect with Nataley:

https://www.studioshepherd.com/

nat@studioshepherd.com

https://www.instagram.com/studio_shepherd/

Honest talk about balancing all the things and still having room for creativity with Mandy Ford. Sep 09, 2020

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#002: Margo and Mandy get real and honest when it comes to creativity and finding a balance. Mandy Ford is a licensed illustrator, lettering artist, teacher, and all around creative soul living in Indiana with her husband Dan, twin boys Ben & Landon, and Siamese cat Chloe. She specializes in honest & whimsical artwork that encourages living a life grounded in authenticity.

Some topics discussed include:

Being described as an artist at a young age
Being your worst critic
Finding time and balance to make a career being creative while also managing being a mom and wife
Working with an agent
Giving yourself permission to learn and experience new hobbies
And much more!

When she isn't drawing, Mandy loves to art journal, pay attention to (and be surprised by) nature, and has never met a nap she doesn't like. She's currently obsessed with moon phases,

the enneagram (she's a 4), and sending snail mail covered with stickers. Mandy keeps herself running on equal doses of hope and coffee.

Connect with Mandy:

https://www.mandyford.co/

https://www.instagram.com/mandyfordart/

Creating a Vision Board in Procreate

What happens when you design a famous logo and try to find a job you really love with Nicole Larue. Sep 09, 2020

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#001: On this episode, Margo chats with Nicole LaRue, a graphic designer and illustrator whose own adventures have taken her across the world from California to South Korea to Japan and more. Now residing in Salt Lake City UT, she spends her days as the Art Director, Designer & Illustrator for Gibbs Smith Publisher & Spumoni Studio.

Nicole and Margo discuss:

Nicole's graphic design journey
The trickiness of managing business and creativity
Creating the Women's March on Washington logo and how the opportunity found her
The trickle effect of opportunity that arose after creating the logo
How understanding human design has helped her as a freelance designer
The importance of learning our own creative processes
And more!

Some of her clients include: The Women's March on Washington, Chronicle Books, Abrams Books, Gibbs Smith Publisher, Oxford University Press, Compendium, Inc., Madison Park Greetings, Johnson & Johnson, Spumoni, Chatbooks, Tiny Prints, DC Shoes, American Eagle & more.

Connect with Nicole:

www.smallmadegoods.com

https://www.instagram.com/smallmadegoods/

https://www.facebook.com/nicole.larue.509

https://spumonistudio.com/

Small and Mighty - An Activist's Guide for Finding Your Voice & Engaging with the World

Girl Almighty - An Interactive Journal for Being a Mighty Activist of the World & Other Utterly Respectable Pursuits

Come Sit with Me in My Sunny Windowsill Aug 30, 2020

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In this introduction episode to Windowsill Chats, Margo Tantau introduces herself and tells us the premise and goals behind creating it. A podcast for artists and other creatives, Margo tells stories, shares interviews, and gives a behind the scenes glimpse into real people and their creative paths!

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