insightful interviews. creative lessons.

The Creative's Journal Podcast is an audio platform for business owners and creative entrepreneurs. Featuring many interviews from successful business owners and entrepreneurs, TCJ arms us with the knowledge to become creatively equipped to do more of the things we love.

We upload every Tuesday at 8 am EST on every platform, including YouTube. 😊

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Marketing for small businesses

Building a New Kind of Marketing Agency | Kevin Kamis | The Creative's Journal Entry 050

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Unforgettable business lessons

3 Hard-Won Business Lessons I Just Can't Stop Thinking About | TCJ Entry 049

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Working with Solopreneurs

Finding A Niche That's (Actually) Profitable and Fullfilling | Ezekiel Rochat | TCJ Entry 048

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Pitching Your Business

A Bulletproof Guide to Pitching Your Business (if you hate public speaking) | TCJ Entry 047

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Branding for Startups

How Posting on Twitter Everyday Got Her 3X More Clients | Christina Liubynska | TCJ Entry 046

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Finding the Ideal Client

A Framework for Finding Your Ideal Target Client in 2024 | The Creative's Journal, Entry 045

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Adding Repeat Value

An Honest Conversation on Pricing Your Services w/ Steve Schramm of Subscription Web Design | TCJ Entry 044

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Ideas For the Future

Update from Andy (Business, Ideas for the Future, Things I'm Excited about) | Entry 043

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Seo and AI as Services

From 0-$6K MRR From Adding This One Service | Sam Sarsten, Thencan Designs | TCJ Entry 042

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Creative Briefs P3

Professionalism vs. Authenticity in Your Business: Can You Have Both? | Creative Briefs P3 | TCJ Entry 041

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Business & Rejection

Liz Mosley: Dealing With Rejection, Running A Creative Business, Managing Social Media as a Business Owner, and More | TCJ Entry 040

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client relationships

How to Talk to Clients in Creative Business (Friends or Business Partners?) | TCJ Entry 039

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Creative Briefs P2

How a 5-Minute "Marketing Habit" Gave Me Enough Runway to go Full-Time Freelance: Creative Briefs P2 | TCJ Entry 038

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Human-Centered Design

Lacey Picazo: Human-Centered Design, Career and Self-Confidence, Networking Mindsets, and Advice to Young Creatives | TCJ Entry 037

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Creative Briefs P1

Creative Briefs P1: How to Consume Less and Create More of What Matters in Your Business | TCJ Entry 036

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Marketing Lead

Resilience in Your Creative Business with Mark Bloemhard of Bolder & Co. | TCJ Entry 035

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Transparency in the Business

Creative Business Q and A: Favorite tools, Recent Lessons, Small Wins, and How to stay Creative when Struggling Financially | TCJ Entry 034

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Hope is Not a Marketiing Strategy

Marketing vs. Creativity: Hope is Not a Strategy | Drake Jimenez | TCJ Entry 033

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Subscription Design

The "Subscription Design" Model and How to Make it Work for Your Creative Business | TCJ Entry 032

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The Essentials of Design and Branding for Small Business

How Small Businesses Can Use Design and Creativity to Thrive (Ohio SBDC Guest Appearance) | TCJ Entry 031

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Creative Expert Positioning

Position Yourself as A Creative Expert | Michael Mondragon | TCJ Entry 030

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Fearsetting for Creatives

The "Fearsetting" Exercise and How it Can Help your Creative Business | TCJ Entry 029

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Design Logos With Meaning

Design Logos with Meaning- James Barnard | TCJ Entry 028

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Social Media Versus Websites

Websites vs. Social Media for Business: A Comprehensive Comparison | TCJ Entry 027

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Faith In The Creative Journey

Faith in The Creative Journey - Joshua Berrios | TCJ Entry 026

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Master Linkedin

The 5 Most Effective Ways to Niche Your Freelance Practice | TCJ Entry 025

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LinkedIn For Creatives

LinkedIn for Creatives: A Masterclass for Landing More Opportunities | TCJ Entry 024

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Creative Books For All Purposes

Radim Malinic: Selling Your Creativity, Starting and Scaling a Creative Career, Publishing Design Books, Mental Health as a Creative | TCJ Entry 023

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lessons from my first year in creative business

2023 Year In Review: Finances, Lessons, Looking Ahead | TCJ Entry 020

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Build a Creative Case Study

Create an INCREDIBLE Case Study using this 4-Step Process | TCJ Entry 017

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Advice for Young Creatives

5 Lessons from an ENTRY-LEVEL Graphic Design Job | TCJ Entry 007

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Mindset tips to Improve Your Creative Workflow

Mental Toolkit for Creatives P2 | Play, Power, and People | TCJ Entry 022

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Matt Vojacek

Make the Younger You Proud w/ Matt Vojacek | TCJ Entry 021

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Essential Reading For Creatives

3 Books To Supercharge Your Entrepreneurial Creativity | TCJ Entry 019

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how creative leaders operate at a high level

Meet The Creative Leader behind Ohio State Athletics | TCJ Entry 018

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Find your creative value

Are Your Services Being Valued as a Creative? (Thought Exercise) | TCJ Entry 016

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Build your Relationships in the Creative Industry

Relationship Development for Creatives: Kelly Sells | TCJ Entry 015

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networking as a creative

3 Strategies I'm Using to NETWORK as a Young Creative | TCJ Entry 014

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Build a six-figure freelance business for YOU

Control Your Destiny as a Freelancer: The Story of JoshHall.co | TCJ Entry 013

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Master Your Creative Skills

Control What You Can | TCJ Entry 012

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First Big Project!

My First 4-FIGURE Design Project: Valuable Lessons and Mistakes | TCJ Entry 011

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Creative Entrepreneur and Professor

Becoming a Creative ENTREPRENEUR with Carla Treadway | TCJ Entry 010

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How to solve problems with your design business

What PROBLEMS is Your Creative Business Solving? | TCJ Entry 009

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Interviews With Creatives

Telling Your Creative Story: Jazzy Okami | TCJ Entry 008

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Interviews With Creatives

Discovering Your Creative Passion in College: Aidan Eubanks | TCJ Entry 005

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A Toolkit to Perform as a Creative

A Mental Toolkit for Creatives | TCJ Entry 004

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Creative Interview: Je

Showing Love Through Graphic Design: Jeremy Slagle | TCJ 003

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How Stoicism Helps Me Become A Better Creative

Stoic Lessons for Creatives | TCJ Entry 002

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Introduction

Entry 001- The Creative's Journal Podcast