Creative Courage Podcast

It seems like everyone is talking about the power of your personal story, but how do we share it effectively? How do we know what bits to keep in and what to leave out? How do we overcome the fear of judgement? How do we use it to strengthen our personal brand and grow our audience? Ash Rathod answers all of these questions and more in the latest episode of the Creative Courage Podcast Listen to the Podcast by clicking one of these links: Youtube: https://lnkd.in/gx_qbGca Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gA2V5V-K Apple Music: https://lnkd.in/gQCuffbm

Do you ever feel like your creativity is just a ‘nice to have’ for your clients? Are your services the first to go to when budgets are cut? If you are bored of taking on projects just to pay the bills and want to find clients that give you the creative freedom you truly desire, check out our latest podcast episode with Ben Tallon Listen by clicking the link below: Spotify - https://lnkd.in/en9WjagX   Apple Podcasts - https://lnkd.in/eekqzZwD YouTube - https://lnkd.in/eE3uCdXQ 

Are you looking to land more corporate clients with bigger budgets? Are you tired of having optimistic sales conversations only for your prospects to come back to you with a ‘no’? Selling to large corporates can be more complex than selling to smaller businesses, but the rewards can be far greater. In this episode, I’m joined by James Connolly. James is a business development expert and CEO at Forward Foundry. He’s managed accounts at Microsoft and GSK and grew the UK tech unicorn Darktrace from four to thirty-two people with a $22 million yearly revenue. James shares with us the most powerful tactics that he’s developed over his ten years of business development experience. If you want to stay in control of the sales process and build better relationships with bigger clients, this episode is for you. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/e6NczCtP

Do you ever feel stuck in your business? Like you’re trying all sorts of things, but you’re just not moving forward? Many business owners have stories they tell themselves in an attempt to justify the challenges they’re facing, but that story often isn’t the truth. “I’m just not that kind of person…” “It works for them, but could never happen for me…” “People just won’t spend that much on…” If any of these sound familiar, this episode is for you. I’m joined by Dave Raybould, Head Coach at The Creative Life. Dave has been working with our clients for over six months and holds a unique perspective on what creative business owners struggle with. We dive into some of the coaching principles that are creating serious shifts and transformational results for our clients. This is going to open up your eyes to what’s possible for you and help you to understand what’s really driving the symptoms showing up in your business. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/e2BRCf8K

Are you tired of sending out hundreds of cold outreach messages on LinkedIn only for most of them to get ignored? If you’re like most creatives, even when you do get a response, these conversations aren’t leading to enough sales calls. If this sounds familiar, then this episode is for you. I’m going to share with you a step-by-step process for crafting a cold outreach message that will help you build your network and your business faster. There are 5 key elements that must be included in your communications when you reach out to a prospect. We’re also going to go over the 3 principles that you should keep in mind when doing any kind of cold outreach; principles that helped creatives like Kai Cheng win Bentley as a client through cold outreach. Once you have this system in place, you’ll be able to tailor your messages in a way that builds rapport and trust, without taking up too much valuable time. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/e8-c29e2

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you feel like everything in your business is in flow? Where everything feels easy, it feels fun, it feels exciting... In this episode, I’m joined by Hannah Power, to discover how we can reach this feeling of flow more often within our business and our lives. Hannah is a personal branding and performance coach, best-selling author and the founder of Amplify. She’s coached over 500 people to help them to find meaning in their lives and achieve their potential. We unpack how to recognise the symptoms of a lack of balance in our lives and the steps we can take to find that balance so that we can start attracting the clients that bring us success and make our business more easeful. This is one of my favourite conversations that I’ve had on the Creative Courage Podcast, and if you’re feeling stuck and unfulfilled in your business, I think it’ll be one of yours, too. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eiM_kHhi

Have you ever felt like you know what you need to do to take your business to the next level, but something inside is holding you back? It’s like you have one foot on the accelerator and one on the brake... In this episode, I’m going to share a strategy that can help you break through this internal conflict and bring you closer towards landing those higher-paying clients, and saying no to the ones you know aren’t a good fit. It’s called ‘parts work’. It’s a type of therapy that’s been transformational for both my personal life and business. It involves understanding what parts of your subconscious brain are trying to protect you from and developing a strategy to get them working together towards achieving your goals. Once you understand the principles behind parts work, you can resolve these internal conflicts much more quickly and feel frictionless movement in the way you approach goals and challenges. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/ebekGkGy

Wouldn’t it be nice to attract your ideal clients without having to send hundreds of proposals and spend countless hours on sales calls? Mark Leruste 🎤 joins me in this episode to share his strategies for doing just that. Mark is the king of ‘Storyselling’. His TED Talk, ‘What they don’t tell you about entrepreneurship’ has amassed over one million views, and he gets paid five-figure sums to speak for blue-chip clients like Google, Nike, and Adobe. We have a focused conversation on exactly how you can use your story to attract your dream clients and gain the upper hand in creative pitches. Storytelling doesn’t come naturally to a lot of us, but the frameworks that Mark shares will allow you to plug your story into your brand and start truly connecting with your audience. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eM_Y_r8X

Sales don’t happen without people. So, why are so many creatives so adverse to building relationships? In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Daniel Priestley. Daniel is a best-selling author and entrepreneur, who launched his first company at 21 and grew it to a multi-million dollar enterprise by 25. He’s grown businesses around the world, and in this episode, he shares with us his insights on sales, gratitude, and success. We dive deep into the skills and mindset that creative business owners need to grow their businesses. We speak about the importance of building relationships and how you can build them in a way that works for you. We get a look into Daniel’s mindset that enables him to perform as an entrepreneur and so much more. Listen to the full here: https://lnkd.in/e8wXAkxh

Angelina Jolie, Drew Barrymore, Dua Lipa. These are just some of the famous faces that Dan Kennedy has photographed. Dan is a London-based portrait and fashion photographer who’s worked with some of the biggest names in the world and he joins us in this episode to share his insight. Not only does Dan share some incredible stories of his experiences of working with his celebrity clients, but he also gives us a look into the way that he captures the confidence of his clients and ensures he’s able to consistently get results to be proud of, often in a very short space of time - these are busy people we’re talking about. We speak about how, as a creative, to stay ahead of the competition. We learn about the research that goes into each job before the client has stepped through the studio door. We go into strengths and weaknesses as a creative and why it’s important to understand and communicate them. And much more. You can listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eatAv45F