by Jess | Interviews, Podcasts
Putting our creations out into the world always comes with a frisson of tension – especially when we closely connect our self-worth to our work. My guest today – Erica Ando – and I have a frank discussion about this in today’s episode. Erica...
by Jess | Other, Time Management
Business is never-ending. When you have a job, you get holidays. But when you’re in business, you have to MAKE holidays, or they never happen. After being in business for over 12 years, I rarely take a real holiday (that is, where I do zero work, and don’t...
by Jess | Marketing, Podcasts, Videos, YouTube
How can you sell if you don’t know who you’re selling to? All the marketing and advertising in the world won’t help your handmade business grow if you’re talking to the wrong people. So – who are the right people? They are your ideal...
by Jess | Interviews, Other, Podcasts
Commercial artist, author, creative director, maker, gallery artist… these are just a few of the monikers we can apply to my guest today – Beci Orpin. I was lucky enough to meet Beci at the BrisStyle Create + Connect Conference earlier this year. I loved...
by Jess | Photography, Podcasts, YouTube
I’ve made aaaaalllll the product photography mistakes – and today I’m sharing 5 whoppers you need to avoid in your own handmade product photography. Yep, I did all of these in the beginning – and they are all really good ways to destroy the...
