Bold Company

Hey, Amy here! The Bold Company podcast is going on hiatus for the summer. But never fear! We'll be back in the fall with new guests, new insights, and lots more to share. Over the summer, we'll be busy working with our course creators on Brioka to get their courses ready to launch. Want to join us? Sharing your craft with the world is not only fulfilling, but a great way to make your creative business more profitable and sustainable. Plus, there are zero startup or monthly fees. Learn more and join us at www.brioka.com. Follow Amy on Instagram

Over the next few weeks we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes related to creativity and creative self-care. This week we're revisiting Amy's chat with Jenni Kowal, a fantastic self-care and creative exploration coach!  Original Description: In this episode I am chatting with Jenni Kowal of Anytime Creative. In addition to being a visual artist, Jenni is a self care and creative exploration coach. How cool is that?  Listen in to hear us talk about bringing joy and a sense of play into your creativity, running a successful Kickstarter campaign, and the importance of boundaries when it comes to self care. Plus we talk about her awesome Self Card Aventure Card Deck, which you are definitely going to want to check  out! About Jenni: Jenni Kowal is a multi passionate, visual artist and personal development coach specializing in self care and creative exploration. Founder of Anytime Creative, she offers a variety of life coaching services, mindfulness support. Her flagship product is the Self Care Adventure Cards - an intuitive card deck that sparks inspiration for every step of your self care journey. Her mission is to help scattered and multi-passionate creatives use self care to fuel their creative expression, get out of their own way and spend more time in flow! Links: Jenni's Website: https://anytimecreative.com Jenni on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anytimecreative   Amy's Website: https://www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures   Brioka's Website: https://www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka

Over the next few weeks we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes related to creativity and self-care. This week we're revisiting Amy's chat with Mari Reisberg, creativity coach and host of the Sustaining Creativity Podcast!   Original Description: In this episode, I'm speaking with Mari Reisberg: therapist, performer, creativity coach, and host of the Sustaining Creativity Podcast.  Mari and I talk about her journey as a very creative child, to the world of performing, and then onto her role supporting other creatives. We talk about rejection as a creative (something we all experience), creative self-care, and creating on your own terms.  Words you'll hear… “Affirmations lead us to goals, they lead us to the changes we want to make in our life.” “When we give our mind space to relax, answers show up.” “Creativity is a present moment experience.” “I think we forget how important mindfulness is to creativity.” About Mari Mari Reisberg, LPC is a therapist, performer, podcast host of the Sustaining Creativity Podcast and creativity coach. She holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Hartford's Hartt School and an MA in Somatic Counseling Psychology, Dance/Movement Therapy, from Naropa University. She currently splits time between the traditional 9-5 world as the director of utilization review and internship programming for a substance abuse treatment center, and her own Sustaining Creativity coaching business where she works 1:1 with performers and non-performers to spark, grow, sustain, share and transform creativity in their lives. She has shared her Sustaining Creativity work at conferences, Universities and in workshops across the country. Mari believes we are all creative and life is way more fun when we can find creativity.   Links Mari's Facebook: facebook.com/sustainingcreativity Mari's Instagram: instagram.com/sustainingcreativity Mari's Podcast: https://sustainingcreativity.buzzsprout.com/ Amy's episode of the Sustaining Creativity podcast: https://sustainingcreativity.buzzsprout.com/1028026/9485614-amy-eaton Mari's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marika-reisberg-b1320151 Mari's 7 Day Creativity Challenge: https://courses.skillfulmeans.life/7-day-Awakening-Creativity Mari's Free Creativity Guide: https://courses.skillfulmeans.life/Awakening-Creativity Brioka: https://www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka Amy's website: https://www.amytakespictures.com/ Amy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures  

Over the next few weeks, we're revisting some of our favourite episodes related to crerativity and self-care. This week we're revisiting Amy's chat with Becca Rich, our favourite Holistic Time Coach! Original Description: In this episode I'm chatting with Becca Rich, a holistic time coach who helps busy, ambitious entrepreneurs reclaim their time and combat time scarcity. How many times have you said or thought "there's never enough time"? I've thought it MANY times - today. While scarcity mindset in terms of money is something we hear about often, time scarcity was a brand new concept for me and one I really needed to hear. What Becca shares in this episode is absolutely game-changing for entrepreneurs and creatives who feel like they're always struggling with time. Time is finite, but the way we view our time can make it feel like there truly is more hours in the day. About Becca Becca Rich is a holistic time coach and consultant supporting conscious yet ambitious business owners heal time scarcity and leverage their unique way of operating, so they can unapologetically live and work their way. As an engineer turned mindfulness teacher and holistic coach, her mission is to blow up the hustling status quo and help folks discover tools and mindsets authentic to them. Becca's deeply committed to the ripple effect that happens when we begin to reclaim our time. If you're interested in her work, be sure to connect with Becca!  

Over the next few weeks we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes related to creativity and creative self care. This week we're revisiting Amy's chat with Lauren Saunders, an entrepreneur and business mentor for heart-driven entrepreneurs.    Original Description:   In this episode of Bold Company I'm chatting with Lauren Saunders, business mentor and entrepreneur who shares with us how mindset and manifestation aren't just buzzwords - they're important, valuable, and legitimate pieces to the success puzzle.   There's a lot of talk about mindset and manifestation in the online business world, and sometimes they're romanticized concepts that don't seem like they carry much weight. Lauren shares with us how mindset and manifestation, when combined with action that is in alignment with what feels good to us, is the key to unlocking forward momentum in your business.   Listen now to hear about how you can change your way of thinking to begin making serious strides in your business.   Lauren Saunders is a Business Mentor who coaches ambitious, heart-driven entrepreneurs to align with their desired success. At the age of 28, she left her career as a high school art teacher for a life of entrepreneurship, and she's built two full-time businesses by implementing mindset, marketing, & manifestation strategies that actually work. Her experience and success has allowed her to coach business owners all over the world into full-time entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur, she's quadrupled her income as a teacher and lives a life of travel, freedom and passion. She is lit up when providing ambitious business owners with the tools they need to manifest the success and lives they truly desire. Links ⤵️   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurencsaunders/  Website: https://www.laurencsaunders.com/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3wpu3QJln0Tcq5unwqTWuW   Amy's Episode on Lauren's Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7E85Ae7C3Mntdcl33lrr08 Amy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures Amy's Website: https://www.amytakespictures.com

Over the next few weeks, we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes related to creativity and creative self-care. This week we're revisiting Amy's chat with Nicola Taylor, which is still one of Amy's favourite convos to date. Original Description: In this episode of the Bold Company podcast, I'm chatting with Nicola Taylor of Makers Business Toolkit. Nicola is a fine art photographer and mentor for makers and artists running their own businesses. She and I had one of my favourite conversations to date - all about finding your unique voice as a creative, maintaining your creativity and inspiration as a professional creative, and how there's no "right" or "wrong" way to go about it. If you are a creative professional of any kind, you are going to LOVE this conversation.

Over the next few weeks, we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes related to creativity and creative self-care. We thought there'd be no better place to start then with Amy's own personal journey of creative rediscovery. Original Episode Description: Last summer, I hit a breaking point. I had stifled my creativity out of fear for so long that I firmly believe I was "not a creative person". Until it began bubbling up out of me in the most unexpected of ways - anxiety, mood swings, tears randomly bursting out of my face at the oddest of times. I couldn't keep it locked away any more. At the time, I didn't even know what "it" was - only that I was really struggling. I was disconnected, lost, unsure of where to go with my business and how to "fix" whatever it was that felt broken inside me. One conversation changed everything for me, and in this episode I share what was said that made me really evaluate my beliefs that I "wasn't creative", and how that began a beautiful, painful, and transformative quest to finding myself and my voice as a creative. Follow Amy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures Follow Amy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amyeatonphotography Go to Amy's website: https://www.amytakespictures.com/ Music: Happy Life by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic https://www.facebook.com/fredjimusic/ Music promoted by Audio Library 

In this, the 50th episode of Bold Company Amy answers another awesome question from a listener. And this one is near and dear to Amy's heart because it's about books! "What are your favourite business books or authors?" Listen in as Amy shares her favourite recommendations as well as a list compiled from her Instagram followers!  The book list: Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less by Michael Hyatt Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity by Felicia Day You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth by Jen Sincero All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert Driven to Succeed: From Poverty to Podium - A First-Nation Success Story by Kendal Netmaker It's About Time: The Art of Choosing the Meaningful over the Urgent, by Valorie Burton Atomic Habits by James Clear (Instagram recommended as well) We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman's Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power by Rachel Rodgers (Recommended by Julieanne from Heirloom Island) Words that Sell: The Thesaurus to Help You Promote Your Products, Services, and Ideas by Richard Bayan The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life by John Daido Loori Trust the Process: An Artist's Guide to Letting Go by Shaun McNiff Stories That Sell: Turn Satisfied Customers into Your Most Powerful Sales & Marketing Asset Donald Miller: Marketing Made Simple, Business Made Simple, Hero on a Mission Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott Links: Leave us a review - www.ratethispodcast.com/boldcompany Amy's Website - www.amytakespictures.com Amy's Instagram - www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures  Brioka's Website - www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram - www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka  

In this episode Amy talks to Emma Freeman, an incredibly talented intuitive artist and poet. Amy and Emma dive deep into their respective creative journeys and practices.    Listen in as they discuss their spirituality and how it affects their creativity, their shared love of objects with rich histories and healing through creativity. You are definitely going to want to hear this fantastic and fascinating conversation.    Bio:   Emma Freeman is an artist, poet, and teacher who uses creative and spiritual practices to heal and unearth deeper knowing and meaning in her life. Her practice is  contemplative, slow and focused on quiet play and intuitive listening. She loves creating community spaces that encourage deep conversation, intuitive self-expression, spiritual discovery and collective healing. She's a Buddhist, queer, highly sensitive and sober. She lives in Wisconsin with her two rescue beagles.    Links:   Emma's Website: www.creativeunearthing.com Emma's Instagram: www.instagram.com/emmafreemanart   Amy's Website: www.amytakespictures.com Amy's Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures    Brioka's Website: www.brioka.com Brioka's Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka 

In this episode Amy answers a listener's question about setting up email marketing. She talks about the ins and outs of email marketing and exactly why you need to have an email list set up. Hint: you TOTALLY need to!   Listen in to hear Amy's best recommendations for content, frequency and building your email list. Plus she talks about which program she uses now and why she recommends it so highly.   Thanks to Ayla at Ruya Creations for the question. And if you want to submit your own question to be answered in a future episode you can send Amy a DM or submit it at the link below. We'd love to hear from you.   Links:   Ruya Creations Website: www.ruyacreations.com    Question Submission: www.amytakespictures.com/submitaquestion    Shine Bright Registration: www.amytakespictures.com/shinebright Amy's Website: www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures   Brioka's Website: www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka

In this episode Amy answers the first of the questions listeners have submitted! Melissa asked “How did you approach hiring your assistant and how did you know it would be a good fit? Where did you start looking and where did you find her?”   Listen in to hear how Amy hired Megan, who started out handling her customer service but has grown into Amy's invaluable right hand assistant. Amy talks about how you know it's the right time to hire a Virtual Assistant (VA), what it can do for the growth of your business and her most important tips for how to go about finding and hiring the right person!   We would love to hear your questions - you can submit them at amytakespictures.com/submitaquestion    Amy's Website: www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures  Question Submissions: www.amytakespictures.com/submitaquestion   Brioka's Website: www.brioka.com  Brioka on Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka   

In this episode Amy talks about what you, the listener can do to help shape future episodes and three things you can do right now to help grow your business.   Wondering how to expand your audience? How to grow your business and get people to buy your products or services as a small business? Listen to Amy's three biggest tips on how to show up authentically and earn that all important “know, like and trust” factor. It's all about YOU!   Have you got a question or a topic you'd like Amy to talk about? Feeling stuck in your business or creatively? Amy would love to help. You can send your questions or voice recording to hello@amytakespictures.com or via DM on Instagram   Link:   Amy's website: www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures   Brioka's website: www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka   

In this episode Amy talks about how to navigate social media as an overwhelmed, introverted or highly sensitive person. Because guess what, she's all three!   Social media can be exhausting and overwhelming, and we are all under this external pressure to post every day or to post a certain way. It feels like our businesses depend on getting it just right. But it's just not true. It's far more important to be true to yourself and to decide what works for you and for your business. So listen in to hear some of Amy's tips for cutting down on the mindless scrolling, setting boundaries and figuring out how to do social media your own way.    Links: Amy's newly rebranded website: www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures   Brioka's website: www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka   

In this episode Amy talks about the evolution of Amy Takes Pictures and the why behind the  changes. It's an exciting time for the business and Amy shares some of her personal journey and how this new direction brings things more into alignment with who she is now. It's all about her motto “Creativity is Everything”.  Listen in to hear her talk about Phase One of the rebrand and some of the changes you can expect to see in the short term, as well as some of the exciting new plans coming up down the road! She's on a mission to bring creativity to the every day and to help people fall in love with photography, not just teach them how to take a technically great photo.  Come join us on this journey, it's going to be amazing. Links: Amy's website (Rebrand coming March 28th!): www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures  Brioka's website: www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka

In this episode I am chatting with Jenni Kowal of Anytime Creative. In addition to being a visual artist, Jenni is a self care and creative exploration coach. How cool is that?  Listen in to hear us talk about bringing joy and a sense of play into your creativity, running a successful Kickstarter campaign, and the importance of boundaries when it comes to self care. Plus we talk about her awesome Self Card Aventure Card Deck, which you are definitely going to want to check  out! About Jenni: Jenni Kowal is a multi passionate, visual artist and personal development coach specializing in self care and creative exploration. Founder of Anytime Creative, she offers a variety of life coaching services, mindfulness support. Her flagship product is the Self Care Adventure Cards - an intuitive card deck that sparks inspiration for every step of your self care journey. Her mission is to help scattered and multi-passionate creatives use self care to fuel their creative expression, get out of their own way and spend more time in flow! Links: Jenni's Website: https://anytimecreative.com Jenni on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anytimecreative   Amy's Website: https://www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures   Brioka's Website: https://www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka  

In this episode I am chatting with Christine Marie of Awāsis Boutique, an Indigenous artist who is passionate about educating others about Indigenous culture and about giving back to organizations that support babies and families.    Listen in to hear us talk about how she makes clothing that connects people with their language and culture, the importance of always learning and the power of community. Plus listen to me rave about her Reels on Instagram, she's definitely got them nailed! About Christine: Christine Marie, a Filipino/Indigenous Mom of two, launched Awāsis Boutique in Feb 2018 as an online shop. Awāsis means child in Cree. It was the first Indigenous inspired baby and kids fashion shop in Western Canada. After seeing a gap of Indigenous inspired clothing for babies/kids on the market in Canada, she set out to fill this gap. To not only provide little ones with fashion pieces that connect them with their language and culture, but to also educate others about the Indigenous culture. Christine is passionate about making an impact beyond the business sector. To be able to do her part at revitalizing the Indigenous language, which was lost, be intentional about educating others about the culture, give back to organizations that support all things babies/families and act on the calls of reconciliation by engaging in relationships/business partnerships with non Indigenous people. As well as, giving proceeds back to organizations that are related to all things babies + their families. Awāsis Boutique would have not grown like it has over the last few years without the incredible support of customers, suppliers and collaborations. Although she is the face behind the brand, Christine gives credit to the village who has joined her for the ride! In June 2021, she ran a successful “Every Child Matters” tee campaign. Within 45 minutes, 600 tees sold. Proceeds of $9,375 were donated to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. By the end of September, an additional $15,000+ was donated to the Legacy of Hope Foundation + the SPSchools Literacy program. Links: Christine's Website: www.awasisboutique.ca  Christine on Instagram: www.instagram.com/AwasisBoutique Christine on Facebook: www.facebook.com/AwasisBoutique  Brioka's Website: www.brioka.ca Brioka on Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka Amy's Website: www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures   

In this episode I'm chatting with graphic designer Stacy Fredericks Just when everything was moving online and going digital Stacy made the bold decision to move toward print. Listen in as we chat about how she came to that decision, how she works with business owners to create physical items that will “surprise and delight” their clients and to hear us get a little bit nerdy about paper and the joy of getting cool stuff in the mail!   About Stacy: Stacy Fredericks is a graphic designer and founder of Waypoint Creative Services. With 10 + years designing for print, Stacy helps female founders surprise and delight their clients with print assets that elevate their client experience. She has a knack for creating unique print pieces that keep you top of mind, heart, and wallet. When she's not nerding out on the latest paper swatch book, you can find her cosied up with her kiddos and kitties watching Disney movies or playing Minecraft. Connect with Stacy on instagram @waypoint_creative for all things paper and printspiration.    Links Stacy's Website: www.designwithwaypoint.com Stacy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/waypoint_creative   Brioka's Website: www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka   Amy's Website: www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures 

In this episode I'm chatting with another awesome member of our team, Emily! Emily is the social media maven for Brioka, is the most-seen face on our reels, and one chatting with you in the comments. Emily is sharing some AMAZING advice when it comes to social media. If you're tired of all the overcomplicated social media guidance, then you will LOVE Emily's realistic, attainable steps for a stronger social media presence. About Emily: Emily discovered her passion and talent for social media as manager of a boutique clothing shop in the destination town of Almonte, Ontario. Full of personality, Emily was able to translate her talent for connecting with people in the shop into a genuine and engaging social media presence for the business. She is now excited to be a part of the Brioka social media team! Emily lives in the Ottawa Valley and can be found roller skating around town, at the pottery studio or planning her next big travel adventure! Links Emily on Instagram - www.instagram.com/emily_kadokescantlebury Brioka's Website - www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram - www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka Amy's Website - www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram - www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures 

In this episode I am talking to Megan Bennett. You may already know her as Megan - Team Amy Takes Pictures or Megan - Team Brioka. That's right, she's my awesome right-hand-gal! But she's not only my assistant, she's also a Maker herself. Listen in to hear us chat about how Megan found her authentic voice as an artist, what it's like behind the scenes around here, and a bunch of fun stuff we didn't already know about each other!  About Megan: Megan is a mixed media artist, who usually describes her work as “I glue book pages to stuff that falls out of trees.” She uses natural materials as her inspiration, and can often be found hanging out in the forest gathering acorn caps, fallen branches and other interesting bits. Her work tends to be small-scale with a healthy dose of whimsy - you can always expect to find tiny bookshelf crowns, hand carved acorns, her signature book page leaf buds and a whole lot of moss! She lives in Vancouver with her husband, two only mildly well behaved dogs, and their two year old son, who thankfully loves wandering around in the forest as much as his mother does! Links: Megan's Etsy shop: http://www.MeganBennettStudios.etsy.com Megan on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/meganbennettstudios Brioka's Website: http://www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka Amy's Website: http://www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures   

In this episode I am chatting with expert Etsy seller and business coach, and host of the Crickets to Cha-Chings Podcast, Lauren Keplinger! Lauren has been selling on Etsy for 10 years and has earned more than $800,000 in revenue in that time!  She has definitely cracked the code to selling on Etsy and she now shares that knowledge with other Etsy sellers through her Coaching business.  Listen in to hear us talk about how running an Etsy shop has changed over the years, Lauren's business journey, and how meaningful it is to shop on Etsy and support other Makers. About Lauren: Lauren Keplinger started selling on Etsy in 2012, and has since grown her basement shop to a $800,000 company with over 22,000 sales on the platform. In 2018 she started coaching other Etsy sellers to grow and scale their Etsy shop through her website, laurenkeplinger.com and her Crickets to Cha-Chings podcast.   Links  Lauren's Website - http://www.laurenkeplinger.com Lauren's Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/lauren.keplinger Lauren's Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crickets-to-cha-chings/id1462287744 Brioka -  http://www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka Amy's Website - http://www.amytakespictures.com Amy's Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures 

In this episode I'm talking in depth with fellow Nova Scotian photographer DeeDee Morris. DeeDee's creative work is stunning and powerful. She works primarily with women, capturing their true essences by getting to know them deeply and personally. Everyone has a different story to tell and DeeDee gives women the space to get vulnerable and real. And raw. Listen in to hear DeeDee talk about her process, how she views her creativity, and the importance of charging what you are worth as a creative business owner. Plus you get to hear us bond over what a small world it is and how much we love Nova Scotia! About DeeDee: DeeDee Morris is an awe-inspiring photographer whose work is not only beautifully raw, but is also incredibly honest. She dives in deep with her subjects, getting to know them on a personal and spiritual level, and is then able to capture a single moment that portrays their vulnerable individuality in stunning ways. Her work celebrates family, motherhood, self-understanding,and love of the natural world, all of which are outward expressions of her own values and ambitions. DeeDee's pursuit of authenticity is a rare and powerful experience. Featured in Lemonade and Lenses, Wild Woman Magazine, Feels Zine, and multiple other prints, she has also shown her work in galleries across Canada. She lives on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia with her husband and twin girls.

In this episode, I'm chatting with multi-passionate artist coach, Diane Foy. You may have heard that you MUST choose a niche as a creative and you must only ever do ONE thing in order to be successful. Diane disagrees. Her refreshing perspective embraces the idea that creatives are multi-faceted and can bring more than one thing to the table. Diane believes that artists have the power to change lives with their talent. Her mission is to educate, motivate and empower multi-passionate artists to embrace their authenticity, creativity, and purpose so that the world can experience that power. Listen in to hear all about how you can flourish as a creative entrepreneur while embracing your multipassionate self.

In this episode, Jeff is back and we're breaking down how to outline your online course. Last week we talked about narrowing in on your course topic, and this week's chat is the perfect follow up. It maps out the journey your students will take from where they are before they take your course, through to the transformation or acquired skillset. In our free workshop next week, we'll be digging deeper into these topics and more to help you totally plan out your online course, so that all that's left to do is make it! And we'll help you with that too. All totally free. Visit www.brioka.com/workshop for full details and to register!

The online learning market is growing rapidly and is on track to become a $375 billion a year industry within the next few years. Want a piece of that pie? We're going to help you get it.   In this episode, Amy is joined by fellow co-founder of Brioka, Jeff. They're sharing exactly how to choose a course topic that you'll love teaching and that will attract students (even if there's already lots of “free” content on the subject out there).   Amy and Jeff are talking about:

Happy New Year! In this episode, Amy talks about goal setting for your boldest year yet in your creative business. And “bold” might not be quite what you think… From small, meaningful goals to big, bold goals, now is a great time to reflect on the year ahead and what you want and need from it; for your life, your business, and your creativity. Amy talks about goal setting and breaking those goals down into manageable chunks, being adaptable and flexible in those goals while keeping your eyes on the big picture, and how to set and live by your “word of the year.” And if you're just not really feeling in a place where you want to set big goals or declare a “word of the year”, Amy shares that she too feels that way and why that is perfectly okay. LINKS Brioka: www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka Amy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures Rate & Review Bold Company: www.ratethispodcast.com/boldcompany

In this episode, we're revisiting one of my most-listened-to episodes of this season: Our Big Business Reveal. In this episode, I'm speaking with my business partner (and husband), Jeff Brooks - and we're sharing all the details on our brand new business, an online course platform, marketplace, and community for creatives. Listen in to hear our plans and vision for our course platform, how we'll be different than other course platforms, and how we'll support our course creators and the creative industry as a whole. Read all about our new business and join the email list to be kept in the loop at www.brioka.com! LINKS Brioka: www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka Amy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures Jeff on Instagram: www.instagram.com/acrylic.knight

In this episode, I'm revisiting one of my most-listened-to episodes: Leaving a Day Job.   In Leaving a Day Job, I share the story of how I walked away from a day job for the last time exactly 5 years ago to the day. With no savings, no prospects, and no activity in my business for months, I took a major risk - and it paid off BIG TIME.   From the final straw to the tears that led to my breakthrough and everything that came afterwards, I'm sharing my story as well as concrete advice on how you can leave your day job and take your creative business full-time too.   The Links… Amy's Website: https://www.amytakespictures.com Amy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures Brioka: https://www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka

In this episode of Bold Company, Amy and Jeff are talking about how you can add more profit and income to your creative business without creating more work for yourself. Scalable income comes in many forms, and they can provide more stable, consistent, and sustainable income for creative businesses. But are they really worth it? Does it really require no additional work? And what exactly can you do to add scalable income to your business? We answer all of these questions and more in this episode, including how to add a stream of scalable income to your business easily and investment-free with our new company, Brioka.   Things you might hear… It's such a good feeling to know that you've made a difference in someone's life. Being able to share your gift, share your craft and your talent with other people is incredibly rewarding. You put the work in in the beginning and then you reap the benefits for a long time to come. Demystifying all of the fog around creating a course is what we're here for.   The links… Brioka: https://www.brioka.com Amy's Website: https://www.amytakespictures.com Brioka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka Amy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures Jeff on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrylic.knight

In this episode, I'm speaking with creative business and jewelry maker, Amanda Sampson.   Amanda started her jewelry business in 2019, growing it continuously as a side hustle until COVID-19 forced the closure of her restaurant. Amanda threw herself full-time into her jewelry business, Night Moves Atelier, which developed a passionate fan-following and landed a spot in a show for emerging designers at New York Fashion Week in 2021.   Listen in as Amanda talks about her business journey, the challenges, triumphs, and realities of running a creative business, and how showing at New York Fashion Week impacted her small business.   Things you might hear…   “Your community that you foster with your brand? They are everything.”   “You need to be constantly in reflection of what you're bringing to the table.”   “If you think of people as community it changes the perspective and changes that narrative.”   “You can learn so much from other people, just chatting with them, if you let go of that fear of intimidation.”   About Amanda   Amanda is the designer/maker/babe-in-chief of Night Moves Atelier. Night Moves Atelier designs colourful retro-inspired handmade polymer clay earrings and accessories for rad babes everywhere. What started in early 2019 as a creative side hustle quickly turned into a full-time career and passion.    Links   Amanda's Website: http://www.nightmovesatelier.com   Amanda's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/nightmovesatelier   Amanda's Tiktok: http://www.tiktok.com/nightmovesatelier   Amy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures   Brioka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka   Amy's Website: https://www.amytakespictures.com/   Brioka: https://www.brioka.com

Today, on this last day of the Cozy Creative, we're talking about rest and planning in your business.   Rest provides opportunity for reflection. It allows space for inspiration. And gives us time to engage in the reasons WHY we work so hard - spend time with family, travel and explore, create with freedom for ourselves, whatever else is important to you. Work hard. Rest well.   Planning is the roadmap for your business. Mapping out your year ahead, setting goals with measurable outcomes, blocking off space for time off or working “on” your business instead of “in” your business, and being prepared to be flexible and adaptable are all keys to a successful year in business.  

Today we are talking about reflection. Reflection is one of the most important practices we should include in our businesses.    Reflection and evaluation of your creativity, your business, and your goals and how they fit into your is one of the most powerful things we can do as creative entrepreneurs. It empowers us with clarity, focus, and reaffirms that we're on the right track. And if, through our reflection, we find we're not, we can starts to right the course and make different decisions to help us get to where we want to be.  

Today we are talking about gratitude. Gratitude is something we hear a lot about these days, and how we need to be more grateful in our lives. But what does that actually look like? And how does it impact our business, creativity, and our overall well-being?   When you practice gratitude in your daily life, you begin to see everything through a different lens. You slow down, appreciate the small things, lift your overall mood, which puts you in a more positive mindset to be a better parent, spouse, friend, to be a better creative and business owner, and just generally a happier person.   But what about gratitude in business? How do we weave gratitude practice into our work?   Gratitude towards our customers, clients, collaborators, and peers goes a LONG way in business. From “surprising and delighting” your customers to show your appreciation, to sending your collaborators a little gift in the mail, you can forge lasting beneficial relationships that will take you far in business.   When you lead with gratitude and grateful heart, you welcome in positivity, deepen connections with others, and open yourself up to a wealth of new opportunities.  

This is Part 2 of the Cozy Creative Audio Series!   Today we're talking about NOURISHMENT. Nourishment is more than just what you eat. It's everything you consume: TV, books, music, podcasts, social media, even in our relationships with other people. What we consume affects us in every way, from how we feel physically, to how we perform, to our mental wellness, and everything that permeates from those things.    During busy times, nourishment often gets pushed to the back burner, which is ironic because it's extremely important during those times. What we consume is the fuel that carries us onward.  It impacts our stamina (physical and mental), and plays a part in how well we make it through to the other side.   In this episode I'm sharing my favourite nourishing things - recipes, playlists, podcasts, and books.    The Cozy Creative audio series is a comforting chat, an easy listen to have on in the background while preparing orders, and instead of making you feel like you should be doing MORE in your business, it'll inspire you focus in, take a little extra of yourself during this busy time, and hopefully bring you a sense of peace and contentment.  

Welcome to the Cozy Creative audio series!    The Cozy Creative audio series is a comforting chat, an easy listen to have on in the background while preparing orders, and instead of making you feel like you should be doing MORE in your business, it'll inspire you focus in, take a little extra of yourself during this busy time, and hopefully bring you a sense of peace and contentment.   Today we are talking about CARE - self-care and creative self-care. Because they're different, and equally as important as working creatives.   Resources mentioned in this episode:   Excerpt from Bliss to Boss by Cameron Chapman: https://medium.com/@cameron_chapman/self-care-for-the-creative-entrepreneur-36360d9de0a8   5 Minute Journal: https://amzn.to/311Kdul   All Along You Were Blooming: https://amzn.to/319Kyeb   The Cozy Creative audio series is brought to you by Brioka, an up-and-coming online course platform for creative, by creatives. To learn more about Brioka and sign up to become a course creator, head to https://www.brioka.com.   Brioka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka   Amy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures   Amy on the web: https://www.amytakespictures.com/      

In this episode, I'm speaking with Mari Reisberg: therapist, performer, creativity coach, and host of the Sustaining Creativity Podcast.    Mari and I talk about her journey as a very creative child, to the world of performing, and then onto her role supporting other creatives. We talk about rejection as a creative (something we all experience), creative self-care, and creating on your own terms.    Words you'll hear…   “Affirmations lead us to goals, they lead us to the changes we want to make in our life.”   “When we give our mind space to relax, answers show up.”   “Creativity is a present moment experience.”   “I think we forget how important mindfulness is to creativity.”   About Mari   Mari Reisberg, LPC is a therapist, performer, podcast host of the Sustaining Creativity Podcast and creativity coach. She holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Hartford's Hartt School and an MA in Somatic Counseling Psychology, Dance/Movement Therapy, from Naropa University. She currently splits time between the traditional 9-5 world as the director of utilization review and internship programming for a substance abuse treatment center, and her own Sustaining Creativity coaching business where she works 1:1 with performers and non-performers to spark, grow, sustain, share and transform creativity in their lives. She has shared her Sustaining Creativity work at conferences, Universities and in workshops across the country.   Mari believes we are all creative and life is way more fun when we can find creativity.   Links   Mari's Facebook: facebook.com/sustainingcreativity   Mari's Instagram: instagram.com/sustainingcreativity   Mari's Podcast: https://sustainingcreativity.buzzsprout.com/   Amy's episode of the Sustaining Creativity podcast: https://sustainingcreativity.buzzsprout.com/1028026/9485614-amy-eaton   Mari's LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marika-reisberg-b1320151   Mari's 7 Day Creativity Challenge: https://courses.skillfulmeans.life/7-day-Awakening-Creativity   Mari's Free Creativity Guide: https://courses.skillfulmeans.life/Awakening-Creativity   Brioka: https://www.brioka.com   Brioka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka   Amy's website: https://www.amytakespictures.com/   Amy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures

In this episode I'm chatting with Becca Rich, a holistic time coach who helps busy, ambitious entrepreneurs reclaim their time and combat time scarcity.   How many times have you said or thought "there's never enough time"? I've thought it MANY times - today. While scarcity mindset in terms of money is something we hear about often, time scarcity was a brand new concept for me and one I really needed to hear.   What Becca shares in this episode is absolutely game-changing for entrepreneurs and creatives who feel like they're always struggling with time. Time is finite, but the way we view our time can make it feel like there truly is more hours in the day.   About Becca Becca Rich is a holistic time coach and consultant supporting conscious yet ambitious business owners heal time scarcity and leverage their unique way of operating, so they can unapologetically live and work their way. As an engineer turned mindfulness teacher and holistic coach, her mission is to blow up the hustling status quo and help folks discover tools and mindsets authentic to them. Becca's deeply committed to the ripple effect that happens when we begin to reclaim our time. If you're interested in her work, be sure to connect with Becca!  

In this episode, I'm speaking with creative director and designer of Lemon and the Sea, Samantha Mabe.   Samantha is a web designer, podcaster, and mom - in this episode we dive deep into the idea that success looks very different to everyone, and that what you see on the outside might just not be indicative of how a business really is on the inside.    We also talk about the complexities of juggling life as entrepreneurs with young children, and how no matter what your life situation is, the concept of “balance” isn't really about balance at all.   Things You'll Hear...   Everybody's going to do this differently and part of being an entrepreneur  is being allowed to do that.   My version of success is really to have a business where I can work with the type of people that I love to work with   We have realized that that million dollar business isn't what everybody needs.   Throw out all the things you've been told you should do and figure out a way that works for you and your life.   About Samantha   Samantha Mabe, creative director and designer of Lemon and the Sea, empowers service-based business owners with a custom website that reflects the price increase they deserve. She loves creating websites with beauty and brains that are designed to convert and give you the power to make edits yourself. She currently lives in Richmond, VA with her husband and one talkative toddler.   Links   Samantha on the web: https://www.lemonandthesea.com/   Samantha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lemonandthesea/   Samantha on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lemonandthesea   Amy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures   Amy Takes Pictures: https://www.amytakespictures.com   Brioka on Instagram: https://www.instgram.com/createwithbrioka   Brioka on the web: https://www.brioka.com   Music Credit: Happy Life by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic https://www.facebook.com/fredjimusic/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/u4PI5p5bI9k

In this episode of Bold Company, I'm chatting with artist, online educator, and fellow podcaster, Julieanne Steedman.   Julieanne shares the story of her journey from burnt out school teacher to successful creative entrepreneur, how doubt about her talent as an artist prevented her from moving into a creative career earlier, and how the idea of success has changed for her over time.   Julieanne's story is so special in that it is SO relatable, but also so inspiring for others to hear what's possible for them and their creative business too.   Things you'll hear...   “The storytelling behind your work and creating a connection with your audience is key”   “There's a lot more opportunity now for people as artists and handmakers to actually do this as a job”   “Success to me is doing something that you feel really good about.”   “I get to teach and mentor other makers, and that just makes me feel so so good.”   About Julieanne   Julieanne Steedman is an artist, online educator, podcaster, and champion for her handmade community. She believes in the power of community, that spending time in nature often gives you the answers you need, and that there is no such thing as too much coffee. She is passionate about supporting creatives to master the art of a thriving business. Julieanne lives and runs her business, Heirloom Island in rural Northern Ontario.   Links   Heirloom Island: www.heirloomisland.com   Julieanne on Instagram: www.instagram.com/heirloomisland   Free Resource from Julieanne: The Maker's Map   Brioka: www.brioka.com   Brioka on Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka   Amy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures   Music Credit: Happy Life by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic https://www.facebook.com/fredjimusic/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/u4PI5p5bI9k

In this week's episode, I'm speaking with my business partner (and husband), Jeff Brooks - and we're sharing all the details on our brand new business, an online course platform, marketplace, and community for creatives. Listen in to hear about how we evolved as business owners over the past four years and how we decided to create something totally new, together. You'll also hear all about our plans and vision for our course platform, how we'll be different than other course platforms, and how we'll support our course creators and the creative industry as a whole. Read all about our new business and join the email list to be kept in the loop at www.brioka.com. LINKS Brioka: www.brioka.com Brioka on Instagram: www.instagram.com/createwithbrioka Amy on Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures Jeff on Instagram: www.instagram.com/acrylic.knight    

In this episode of Bold Company I'm chatting with Lauren Saunders, business mentor and entrepreneur who shares with us how mindset and manifestation aren't just buzzwords - they're important, valuable, and legitimate pieces to the success puzzle. There's a lot of talk about mindset and manifestation in the online business world, and sometimes they're romanticized concepts that don't seem like they carry much weight. Lauren shares with us how mindset and manifestation, when combined with action that is in alignment with what feels good to us, is the key to unlocking forward momentum in your business. Listen now to hear about how you can change your way of thinking to begin making serious strides in your business. Lauren Saunders is a Business Mentor who coaches ambitious, heart-driven entrepreneurs to align with their desired success. At the age of 28, she left her career as a high school art teacher for a life of entrepreneurship, and she's built two full-time businesses by implementing mindset, marketing, & manifestation strategies that actually work. Her experience and success has allowed her to coach business owners all over the world into full-time entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur, she's quadrupled her income as a teacher and lives a life of travel, freedom and passion. She is lit up when providing ambitious business owners with the tools they need to manifest the success and lives they truly desire. Links ⤵️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurencsaunders/  Website: https://www.laurencsaunders.com/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3wpu3QJln0Tcq5unwqTWuW   Amy's Episode on Lauren's Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7E85Ae7C3Mntdcl33lrr08 Amy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy.takes.pictures Amy's Website: https://www.amytakespictures.com   Music Credit: Happy Life by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic https://www.facebook.com/fredjimusic/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/u4PI5p5bI9k

In this episode, I'm welcoming artist, designer, and podcaster Duane Jones to Bold Company. Duane and I talk about some of the very real struggles of running a creative business, include what it's like when you just can't find the motivation to create, pricing yourself in a way that honours your time, talent, and work, when it's actually okay to work without pay, how difficult it can be to outsource (but how great it can be as well), and more. Get ready for a very real peek behind the curtain of creative business and enjoy my conversation with Duane. About Duane Duane is a Bermuda born multi-disciplinary artist currently based in Kjipuktuk. His work blurs the lines between commercial and fine art – jumping between paintings, drawings and digital tools. Duane holds an Associates Degree in Art and Design from Bermuda College, a Communication Design (Honours) degree from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University and a Master's Degree in Information Management from Dalhousie University. Duane's work challenges commonly held beliefs around race, culture, gender and sexual orientation. Recently, Duane's explored his Bermudian roots in the form of paintings and apparel designs that reference Bermuda's landscape and slavery abolitionist, Mary Prince. Duane is most known as the founder of Art Pays Me, a lifestyle brand rooted in the belief that artists can achieve the dream of financial and creative independence. Art Pays Me was nominated for Most Innovative Business of the Year by The Halifax Chamber of Commerce in 2021. Duane was also named one of the most inspiring immigrants in the Maritimes in 2021 by My East Coast Experience and has been nominated for The Coast's Best of Halifax Reader's Choice award twice for fashion design, once for podcasting and has appeared in a number of media outlets. Links Art Pays Me (website): https://artpaysme.com/ Art Pays Me (podcast): https://artpaysme.com/blogs/art-pays-me-podcast My episode on Art Pays Me: https://artpaysme.com/blogs/art-pays-me-podcast/amy-eaton Duane on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artpaysme/   Music Credit: Happy Life by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic https://www.facebook.com/fredjimusic/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/u4PI5p5bI9k

On this episode of Bold Company, I'm chatting with Emily Thompson of Being Boss fame. We discuss the ins and outs of being a creative boss, how to avoid burnout, and how to embrace the seasonal and cyclical nature of our business. We talk about how important it is to recognize the time to hustle and the time to rest in our businesses, and how we can empower ourselves to take these much-needed breaks in our creative business. Emily is the co-founder and host of Being Boss, a resource, podcast, and community for creative entrepreneurs, and founder and CEO of Almanac Supply Co., a retail brand that makes and curates products that help people connect with nature. For over a decade Emily has worked closely with creatives to help them make money doing work they love, with a focus on building online business models and growing creative businesses. She's also the co-author of Being Boss: Take Control of Your Work and Live Life on Your Own Terms.

Welcome back to Bold Company! Season 3 is kicking off with this introduction of what is to come this season - and spoiler alert - it's all about being holistically successful as a creative entrepreneur. Hear about not just what we're up to this season, but for 5 ways to have a more profitable and sustainable business, and for a special little tease of something HUGE that we're working on behind the scenes. If you enjoy Bold Company, please consider leaving a review + sharing it with a friend! Reviews  and shares mean everything to us, and knowing that you appreciate the podcast gives us the motivation to keep going.

In this episode of Bold Company, I’m chatting with photographer and self-portrait artist, Michelle England.   Michelle first picked up a camera as a way to document her children throughout their formative years, and evolved her craft into a creative business where she captures artistic documentary style portraits for women, families, and couples.   As a working photographer, Michelle acknowledges the pressure to always be sharing content, feeling the need to prove your worth and talent, and how being creative and running a business often don’t go hand in hand. But, Michelle has remained steadfast in her resolve to always prioritize her creative vision and artistic self-care. And it’s truly inspiring.   In one of my favourite interviews to date, Michelle shares honest truths about creativity and business, artistic self-care, and integrity as an artist. This conversation will inspire creatives across all genres to honour their artistic vision, tune into what feels right and good to them as artists, and to seek out that elusive balance between creative and business.  

In this episode, I’m sharing the story of how I walked away from my day job exactly 5 years ago to the day. With no savings, no prospects, and no activity in my business for months, I took a major risk - and it paid off BIG TIME. To celebrate this magical day, I’m sharing my story with you - from the final straw, to the tears that led to my breakthrough. And, I’m sharing some of my best advice for how you can leave your day job too.

In this week’s episode of Bold Company I’m sitting down with Brodie and Michelle, the women behind Canadian slow fashion brand, Blondie Apparel. Brodie and Michelle, with a background as small fashion retailer and fashion designer respectively, founded their company through a love of simple, uncomplicated fashion, small business, and supporting local. As they outgrew their capacity to keep up with demand, they faced the challenge of outsourcing their manufacturing - a daunting task for them, who were firm on their commitment to remain 100% Canadian and wanted to maintain a connection to those who would go on to make the clothes for their cherished customers. Listen in to hear how they evolved from handmaking all of their clothes, to finding the right manufacturers (after some missteps) to bring their pieces to life - all while navigating business partnership, a pandemic, and a fabric scarcity.

In this episode, I sit down with Jess Van Den of the Create & Thrive podcast, and Thriver Circle, a membership for handmade business owners.  Jess and I talk about her journey as an entrepreneur, how she went from science teacher to a jewelry maker, and then grew into a podcaster and handmade business coach through focus, hard work, sacrifice, and the unconditional support from her partner and husband. After being in this business for nearly a decade, Jess is FULL of wisdom and inspiration for creatives trying to make a go of it in business. This episode is definitely a must-listen!  

In this episode of the Bold Company podcast, I’m chatting with Nicola Taylor of Makers Business Toolkit. Nicola is a fine art photographer and mentor for makers and artists running their own businesses. She and I had one of my favourite conversations to date - all about finding your unique voice as a creative, maintaining your creativity and inspiration as a professional creative, and how there's no "right" or "wrong" way to go about it. If you are a creative professional of any kind, you are going to LOVE this conversation.

In this episode of Bold Company, I’m chatting with Telisa of Roessein Art. Telisa is a calligrapher and engraver based in Toronto, and she has worked with some big brands - all because she decided she wanted to. Telisa’s inspiring story from working an office job in human resources, to a sought-after calligrapher and engraver for some of the world’s biggest luxury brands, is nothing short of wildly inspiring. We talk pricing and valuing yourself as a creative professional, how identifying the kinds of customers you want to attract can direct your business efforts, and how taking risks pays off. Telisa shares some incredible gems of wisdom and advice in this chat, and I cannot wait for you to take it all in! Enjoy!

In this episode, I’m speaking with Sarah - entrepreneur, flower farmer, florist, and all around superb human being. Sarah and her husband Kenny made some huge, bold changes in their life when they realised they wanted something different. They wanted to work together, spend more time outside, and get out of the rat race. So, they uprooted their lives in Ontario and move four provinces over to Nova Scotia, starting a brand new adventure as flower farmers. Sarah tells the story of their journey, how their family and friends felt about their bold move, their early challenges, how they continue to grow and develop as entrepreneurs, and how they’ve risen to local fame as the most sought-after florists in the area.

In this episode, I'm chatting with Shannon Siriano Greenwood of Rebelle - a company dedicated to creating supportive environments for women to help them thrive both personally and professionally. Shannon and I bonded over a mutual love and dedication to forging our own path, regardless of traditional "rules" and convention - AND our commitment to helping others do the same. In this conversation, Shannon shares her path as an entrepreneur, her candid points of view on business, work, and family, and what being successful means to her.