Episodes
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Marketing your business doesn’t have to feel overwhelming, confusing, or like a full-time job.
In this episode, I’m sharing five ways my group program, Booked Not Busy, takes the pressure off your marketing and actually makes it feel easy?! I know, I know 😌
From having more time and energy to market, to knowing exactly what to say and who you’re speaking to - I'm covering the shifts that make marketing feel less like a chore, and more like a natural part of running your business.
Hope you enjoy this one!
✨ Booked Not Busy is now open!
If this episode resonated, and you're craving more consistency, more peace, and more dreamy clients booked in advance - you’ll love this. Join the program now! Doors close on the 28th May at 1pm ☺️
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You know that feeling when everything goes quiet in your business?
No enquiries, no new bookings, and suddenly you’re second-guessing everything — your pricing, your content, your ability to even do this. In this episode, I’m sharing why those quiet periods happen (even when you’re doing all the right things) and why they don’t have to be your normal anymore.
We’re talking about the deeper reasons behind the feast-and-famine cycle so many creative business owners get stuck in, and what it really looks like to build a business that’s booked in advance — peacefully, calmly, and in a way that actually supports you.
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✨ Booked Not Busy is now open for presale!
If this episode resonated, and you're craving more consistency, more peace, and more dreamy clients booked in advance - you’ll love this. Register for the workshop to get access to presale and an exclusive 1:1 bonus!
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Getting fully booked doesn’t have to mean feeling constantly busy, overwhelmed, or on the edge of burnout.
In this episode, I’m sharing 10 ways your business becomes so much easier when you get booked up peacefully - with the right clients, on the right schedule, and with a strategy that supports consistency in your income and energy.
If you’ve been stuck in the feast & famine or burnout cycle, or just feel like running your business always feels harder than it should… this one’s for you.
Plus, I’m sharing how you can take this even further inside my free workshop: How to Get Booked Up Peacefully in 2025.
📽️ Save your spot for the free workshop here
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So many creative business owners are stuck in project chaos - reinventing the wheel every time a new enquiry comes in, adjusting timelines to fit around client demands, and burning out trying to make everything work. And it could be your offer that's creating the problem!
In this episode, I’m sharing why building a steady, spacious, and evergreen signature service could bring more steadiness, flexibility and consistency into your business!
✨ And I'd love for you to join me at my free workshop - How to Get Booked Up Peacefully in 2025! Register here!
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You might not feel burnt out.
You’re showing up. You’re getting through your to-do list. You’re not lying on the floor crying (at least not today). But… things feel heavier than they should. The simplest tasks feel overwhelming. Your creativity feels off. You’re either too busy or completely disconnected.
In this episode, I’m talking about the quiet, sneaky signs of burnout that so many creative business owners have just gotten used to - the ones we often dismiss as “just being tired” or “having a lot on.”
✨ And I'd love for you to join me at my free workshop - How to Get Booked Up Peacefully in 2025! Register here!
I really hope you enjoy the episode! To hear more from me, you can sign up for my weekly email series, The Confident Creative Expert, below:
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You’re doing everything you can to keep your business moving forward and you're pushing to get booked and busy...
But what if the very thing that feels like “progress” is actually the thing keeping you stuck?
In this episode, I’m talking about the hidden ways constant busy-ness keeps creative business owners spinning their wheels, stuck in patterns that look productive… but leave you exhausted and unsure what’s really working.
✨ Ready to figure out what’s really keeping your business so busy? Take my free 2-minute quiz to find out!
I really hope you enjoy the episode! To hear more from me, you can sign up for my weekly email series, The Confident Creative Expert, below:
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A lot of creative service providers I work with come to me at this exact point in their business - in the midst of a feast & famine cycle.
If you’re stuck in a cycle of overworking one month and wondering where all your clients went the next, this episode is for you.
I’m sharing three practical shifts that helped me break out of the endless feast & famine loop and build a more peaceful, predictable business.
Download My Free Workload Wake-Up Call Calculator to figure out your personal capacity! You can download this here ✨
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There are certain projects I always say no to - not because of "red flags", not because they're TERRIBLE clients and not even because they're not potentially good projects... But because they're not my perfect people and they're not the most aligned clients I could work with. And it's important to me to say no to the "not-quite-there" projects, so I can say yes to the "oh-my-god-this-is-the-most-amazing-project" clients!
I’m sharing the kinds of enquiries that could seem fine on the surface, but that I’ve learned aren't the best for me. These are the projects that I have found aren't best to keep my processes, my schedule and my creativity as peaceful as possible.
Whether you’re in a season of trying to say yes to everything or learning to hold your own boundaries with clients, I hope this episode reminds you that saying no is a powerful part of building a sustainable, spacious creative business.
In this episode, I mention my Free Workload Wake-Up Call Calculator! You can download this here ✨
I really hope you enjoy the episode! To hear more from me, you can sign up for my weekly email series, The Confident Creative Expert, below:
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Feeling like everyone is in a similar creative industry to you? Wondering how to stand out when things feel crowded and you can't stop comparing?
In this episode, I’m sharing a quieter, more strategic approach to standing out in your own space so you can get booked up with perfect clients - even in saturated spaces. Because the truth is: your uniqueness is your superpower... but you have to know how to define it, share it, and shout it as loud as you can! (In your own way, of course!)
If you’ve ever thought “there are too many people doing this - how can I stand out?” this one’s for you.
I really hope you enjoy the episode! To hear more from me, you can sign up for my weekly email series, The Confident Creative Expert, below:
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If marketing feels like a never-ending chore, you’re not alone. But what if you could add more joy into your marketing tasks so they feel lighter and easier - and eventually more consistent? In this episode, I’m sharing how to shift the way you approach marketing so it doesn’t feel like a task you dread - because when it feels good, it’s way easier to stay consistent.
I'm booking 1:1 Breakthrough clients for May 2025 - Find out more and Apply Here
And you can Download The Workload Wake-Up Call Here!
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In this episode, I’m sharing the business boundaries that keep my work peaceful and joyful. After a decade in business, I've found that boundaries are one of the key ways I can make - and keep - my business peaceful and spacious!
I'm booking 1:1 Breakthrough clients for April 2025 - Find out more and Apply Here
And you can Download The Workload Wake-Up Call Here!
I really hope you enjoy the episode! To hear more from me, you can sign up for my weekly email series, The Confident Creative Expert, below:
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In this episode, I’m diving into a conversation about pricing, but not in the way you might expect. This isn’t just about making more money. It’s about how undercharging impacts your energy, creativity, and day to day experience in your business.
You’ll hear why pricing too low doesn’t just affect your income - it affects your confidence, your client relationships, and even your love for your work. I’m sharing how undercharging leads to overthinking, burnout, and resentment, and why raising your prices is about so much more than profit - it’s about creating a peaceful, sustainable business that actually feels good to run.
If you’ve ever struggled with pricing or felt drained by your projects, this one’s for you!
I'm booking 1:1 Breakthrough clients for April 2025 - Find out more and Apply Here
I really hope you enjoy the episode! To hear more from me, you can sign up for my weekly email series, The Confident Creative Expert, below:
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In this episode, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes of how I pressed pause on Instagram - without the pressure, guilt, or fear of disappearing - and stayed booked up with dreamy clients in a peaceful schedule.
You’ll hear why I made the decision, the unexpected benefits that came from it, and the strategies that kept my client work flowing without constantly showing up online. If you’ve ever felt trapped in the content hamster wheel or wondered if social media is truly essential for booking clients, this one’s for you!
I'm booking 1:1 Breakthrough clients for April 2025! Apply to work with me here
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In this episode, I’m sharing what helped me step out of the constant state of stress and start running my business with more ease, clarity, and control. If you’re feeling stretched too thin, always playing catch-up, or wondering if it ever gets easier… this one’s for you.
Booked Not Busy is now closed until May! Join the waitlist here
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I've been booked up with dream clients in my business since 2017. But what would I do if I was starting right now? What would I focus on to go from stressed out, inconsistent and overworking to booked up peacefully?
Booked Not Busy is open now! Join us here
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Your offer is your bread and butter. Being in client delivery means that how you feel in your projects is usually how you'll feel in your business - so how do you make your offer more peaceful? What are the elements you can refine to make it work so much better for you? Let me share my best offer tweaks with you!
I also share more about my group program Booked, Not Busy which is opening on the 5th February! Or join the waitlist here for early access and the Build Your Booked Up Offer Bonus 👀
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I'm sharing more about my experience with going from extremely burnt out to booked up with a peaceful, stress-free work week! In the decade I've been running my business, I've gone through so many cycles of burnout from overworking to feast & famine to undercharging. Not only do I talk about what my journey looked like, I'm sharing the tips to get out of that place intentionally.
I also share more about my group program Booked, Not Busy which is opening on the 5th February! Join the waitlist here ✨
I really hope you enjoy the episode! To hear more from me, you can sign up for my weekly email series, The Confident Creative Expert below:
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Let me share exactly how I plan my booking schedule for creative clients in my design studio. Every year, I plan my entire booking schedule for the whole year and this process helps me reach my income goals, create more space in my schedule and keep my creative business peaceful.
Is it just about the organisation? Nope! In this episode, I share how this booking schedule is a full strategy and the pieces of the strategy that most creatives miss out which is why they stay busy and unpeaceful.
I also share more about my group program Booked, Not Busy which is opening on the 5th February! Join the waitlist here ✨
I really hope you enjoy the episode! To hear more from me, you can sign up for my weekly email series, The Confident Creative Expert below:
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It's been a little while since you've seen me around here... but I'm back and the podcast has a brand new name! Wondering where The Daring Designers Podcast went? Well it's now The Peaceful Creatives Podcast and I can not wait to share more episodes.
Why the name change? My own brand went through a big transformation at the end of 2024 in what I like to call my "unbrand"! Taking the two branches of my business and bringing them together to share all of the work I love to do. Get all of the behind the scenes of my thought process and then steps I went through to bring my unbrand to life!
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Have you ever thought about how we as humans bring so much uniqueness to our businesses - our experiences, our successes, our failures, our skills and struggles, our goals and versions of success... Yet we're often given the same steps to follow to get to where we want to be.
As a mentor (and as a designer!), I love to bring more human-ness into the businesses of the designers I work with and I'd love to share some of my favourite lessons that I have learnt as I've tried to build my business with myself as a key focus. All of the messiness included!
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