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Have you thought about working with a Coach, but you're not sure if that's what you need right now?

Do you get confused by the LARGE selection of Coaches out there? Like where do you even begin?

AND THEN once you decide, WHAT'S NEXT?

This episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method for Side Hustlers is answering all of those questions for you! There can be a lot of HYPE around Coaches, the results that they can bring, but Much like everything else you need to ensure that you and the Coach will be a good fit to get optimal results FOR YOU.

It’s about YOU and what you want… make that need. Just because someone is a good Coach doesn’t mean they’re the RIGHT Coach.

So I broke the process down into five really easy-to-follow steps so that by the end you will:

- know what to do even before you start looking.
- know what you should be looking for in a Coach.
- know what to do when you've found the right Coach.

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Does your 9to5 keep you so busy that you don't have time for your side hustle? Do you feel like you'll put in all this money just for it to fail? It's time to overcome that fear of failure and fear of losing control! You want to reclaim your time and make an impact with what you do! That's where The Shine to FIVE™ Movement! Find out more and join the waitlist here to be the first to know when doors open up again for Q2!

You can get FREE ACCESS to my How to become your OWN Boss Masterclass for the entire month of February when you sign up here! In this Masterclass, I teach you how to create a 3D Exit Strategy™ (Decide, Dedicate, Depart) to help you to better manage your time and expectations to follow through with starting or growing your side hustle so you can ultimately leave your 9to5 for good!

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Are you READY for CONSISTENT ACTION and LIFE-CHANGING RESULTS in 2024?

Join my 3-Part Side Hustle Success Masterclass Series where I'll be spilling the beans on creating an easy action plan in January, mastering time to feel productive in February, and Creating killer content strategies in March.

Click here to learn more and register. Let's crush those side hustle goals together!
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Crush Goals, Master Time & Stay Consistent with the Side Hustler's Quarterly Guide!

It's the ultimate resource designed to simplify your business planning on a quarterly basis.

Discover a guide that's dedicated to helping you set rock-solid goals, improve time management, and maintain consistency in your side hustle.

Let's turn your aspirations into accomplishments, together! Click here to grab your copy TODAY!
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Remember - I am just a click away from a private 15-min chat with you about what's next on your journey from employee to ENTREPRENEUR. Be sure to ask how the 3D Exit Strategy™ sets you up with a detailed action plan to help you grow your side-hustle AND shift your Employee Mindset, so you can confidently leave your 9to5 within your desired timeframe!

I'd love for you to let me know how you're doing in a DM on Instagram.

Have a Sparkling Day!

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for, we are the change that we seek" - Barack Obama.

It's the first Bustle to Boss Success Story for 2023, and I just LOVE my guest's approach to life and how much faith she has in herself. Because of that, she left her corporate job because she had to follow through on what her REAL purpose was.

In this episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method for Side Hustlers, you'll hear from Kayann Saunders, Mortgage Agent and Personal Assistant and I guarantee that she'll leave you inspired to GET MOVING so you can leave your 9to5 in 2023!

Here's what is covered:

- the questions she asked when she started to "plan her escape" from her unfulfilling corporate job.
- how the type of employee she was then made her into the type of Employer she is now.
- the SURPRISING corporate support she received that solidified her decision to leave.... Even to this day!

Kayann Saunders, wife, Mother, business owner.  Mortgage Agent and Personal Assistant here in Toronto.  Kayann owns and operates her very own Mortgage Business and Personal Concierge Company.  Kayann combines her passion for helping people find solutions to life’s challenging situations. Having been in the Financial Sector for over a decade, it was a no brainer to start a business that follows that stream. I constantly explore various disciplines to broaden my own passion and pursuits, integrating Finances and Personal services. My current areas of interests and exploration is My family, Serving my community, everything Real estate and wealth building. Find her on Instagram: @vincanpersonalconcierges and @mortgagesbykay.

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Are you READY for CONSISTENT ACTION and LIFE-CHANGING RESULTS in 2024?

Join my 3-Part Side Hustle Success Masterclass Series where I'll be spilling the beans on creating an easy action plan in January, mastering time to feel productive in February, and Creating killer content strategies in March.

Click here to learn more and register. Let's crush those side hustle goals together!
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Crush Goals, Master Time & Stay Consistent with the Side Hustler's Quarterly Guide!

It's the ultimate resource designed to simplify your business planning on a quarterly basis.

Discover a guide that's dedicated to helping you set rock-solid goals, improve time management, and maintain consistency in your side hustle.

Let's turn your aspirations into accomplishments, together! Click here to grab your copy TODAY!
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Remember - I am just a click away from a private 15-min chat with you about what's next on your journey from employee to ENTREPRENEUR. Be sure to ask how the 3D Exit Strategy™ sets you up with a detailed action plan to help you grow your side-hustle AND shift your Employee Mindset, so you can confidently leave your 9to5 within your desired timeframe!

I'd love for you to let me know how you're doing in a DM on Instagram.

Have a Sparkling Day!

Is it just me, or did 2022 do the ABSOLUTE most?!

That's okay though, because life is one BIG lesson anyway. If you listened to the episode from a couple of weeks ago about the 4Rs to help you feel productive at this time of year, the first R was REFLECT! (Be sure to go check out that episode to hear the other 3). So... As I reflected on the year, I realized I had many challenges (as did many of us) but WHEW did I have a lot to C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E!

In this episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method for Side Hustlers, since you like being In My Business and I don't shy away from sharing the highlights as well as the lowlights - I do just that for the entire year.

So I'm going through it all, including:

- my biggest challenge and how I overcame it.
- my biggest lesson and what I learned.
- my biggest WIN and how my challenges got me there.

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Are you READY for CONSISTENT ACTION and LIFE-CHANGING RESULTS in 2024?

Join my 3-Part Side Hustle Success Masterclass Series where I'll be spilling the beans on creating an easy action plan in January, mastering time to feel productive in February, and Creating killer content strategies in March.

Click here to learn more and register. Let's crush those side hustle goals together!
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Crush Goals, Master Time & Stay Consistent with the Side Hustler's Quarterly Guide!

It's the ultimate resource designed to simplify your business planning on a quarterly basis.

Discover a guide that's dedicated to helping you set rock-solid goals, improve time management, and maintain consistency in your side hustle.

Let's turn your aspirations into accomplishments, together! Click here to grab your copy TODAY!
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Remember - I am just a click away from a private 15-min chat with you about what's next on your journey from employee to ENTREPRENEUR. Be sure to ask how the 3D Exit Strategy™ sets you up with a detailed action plan to help you grow your side-hustle AND shift your Employee Mindset, so you can confidently leave your 9to5 within your desired timeframe!

I'd love for you to let me know how you're doing in a DM on Instagram.

Have a Sparkling Day!

I know what you’re thinking about when it comes to your side hustle at this time of year…. WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING? Especially if you have taken some time off from your 9to5 and feel like you need to maximize on that for your side hustle. Before you try to do ALL OF THE THINGS, listen to this episode.

In this episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method for Side Hustlers, you're going to get 4 simple steps that you can take so you switch off and celebrate how you want (and are meant) to! These 4 R's will really take all of the guesswork out of how to work through any guilt that you may experience because of how you are spending your free time. You worked TOO HARD all year for that mess!

Tell me, which R is your favourite? I bet you that I already know.

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Are you READY for CONSISTENT ACTION and LIFE-CHANGING RESULTS in 2024?

Join my 3-Part Side Hustle Success Masterclass Series where I'll be spilling the beans on creating an easy action plan in January, mastering time to feel productive in February, and Creating killer content strategies in March.

Click here to learn more and register. Let's crush those side hustle goals together!
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Crush Goals, Master Time & Stay Consistent with the Side Hustler's Quarterly Guide!

It's the ultimate resource designed to simplify your business planning on a quarterly basis.

Discover a guide that's dedicated to helping you set rock-solid goals, improve time management, and maintain consistency in your side hustle.

Let's turn your aspirations into accomplishments, together! Click here to grab your copy TODAY!
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Remember - I am just a click away from a private 15-min chat with you about what's next on your journey from employee to ENTREPRENEUR. Be sure to ask how the 3D Exit Strategy™ sets you up with a detailed action plan to help you grow your side-hustle AND shift your Employee Mindset, so you can confidently leave your 9to5 within your desired timeframe!

I'd love for you to let me know how you're doing in a DM on Instagram.

Have a Sparkling Day!

POP THE CHAMPAGNE because Issa Celebration y'all! This is the 100th EPISODE!

It's December (already), and there is already a buzz of excitement in the air as folx prepare for the holidays!

For the 100th EPISODE, I wanted to do something a little different from inviting guests or covering a particular topic. And by that I mean that I wanted to include the listeners and share the full story behind the podcast name... Plus I have a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! 

Press play to hear notes from some VERY special guests and then listen all the way through to hear what I have coming up. It'll be worth it, especially if you've written down "start a podcast" as one of your goals but you keep putting it off.

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Are you READY for CONSISTENT ACTION and LIFE-CHANGING RESULTS in 2024?

Join my 3-Part Side Hustle Success Masterclass Series where I'll be spilling the beans on creating an easy action plan in January, mastering time to feel productive in February, and Creating killer content strategies in March.

Click here to learn more and register. Let's crush those side hustle goals together!
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Crush Goals, Master Time & Stay Consistent with the Side Hustler's Quarterly Guide!

It's the ultimate resource designed to simplify your business planning on a quarterly basis.

Discover a guide that's dedicated to helping you set rock-solid goals, improve time management, and maintain consistency in your side hustle.

Let's turn your aspirations into accomplishments, together! Click here to grab your copy TODAY!
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Remember - I am just a click away from a private 15-min chat with you about what's next on your journey from employee to ENTREPRENEUR. Be sure to ask how the 3D Exit Strategy™ sets you up with a detailed action plan to help you grow your side-hustle AND shift your Employee Mindset, so you can confidently leave your 9to5 within your desired timeframe!

I'd love for you to let me know how you're doing in a DM on Instagram.

Have a Sparkling Day!

This week, Toronto based podcaster and c+p digital co-founder, Susan Diaz joins Melissa to talk about how creatives, artists and makers can get smarter and more efficient about making social media work for them -  without wanting to pull their hair out or needing to be digital content creators.

The secret? Repurposing content. Susan breaks it down for us this very practical and sanity saving episode!

This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs Illustrations

This episode is for...

• anyone who finds social media marketing stressful
• any creative who wants to get strategic and efficient with their social media marketing
• has ever wondered what content, or repurposing content, actually is
• working artists, makers and creators who know they need to market their business but really just want to make the thing
• wonders if they have to do ALL the platforms

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:
Episode122: An Easier Way to Market Your Creative Business on Social Media with Susan Diaz

You can find Susan Diaz on LinkedIn, TikTok and at c+p digital.

You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com, finelimeillustrations.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

When running a Business, you want to generate an income and find inspiration - both parts are equally important. Being successful at both means allotting the time for each.

In This episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method for Side Hustlers, I break down the difference between working ON and working IN your side hustle the best way that I know how: using an analogy.

GIRL, I remember being quite confused when I first learned about these 2 crucial components of being a solopreneur! Listen to find out how describing a musical simplifies the concept so you can better manage your priorities and time!

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Are you READY for CONSISTENT ACTION and LIFE-CHANGING RESULTS in 2024?

Join my 3-Part Side Hustle Success Masterclass Series where I'll be spilling the beans on creating an easy action plan in January, mastering time to feel productive in February, and Creating killer content strategies in March.

Click here to learn more and register. Let's crush those side hustle goals together!
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Crush Goals, Master Time & Stay Consistent with the Side Hustler's Quarterly Guide!

It's the ultimate resource designed to simplify your business planning on a quarterly basis.

Discover a guide that's dedicated to helping you set rock-solid goals, improve time management, and maintain consistency in your side hustle.

Let's turn your aspirations into accomplishments, together! Click here to grab your copy TODAY!
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Remember - I am just a click away from a private 15-min chat with you about what's next on your journey from employee to ENTREPRENEUR. Be sure to ask how the 3D Exit Strategy™ sets you up with a detailed action plan to help you grow your side-hustle AND shift your Employee Mindset, so you can confidently leave your 9to5 within your desired timeframe!

I'd love for you to let me know how you're doing in a DM on Instagram.

Have a Sparkling Day!

Earlier in the year, I talked about "The Great Resignation", which sounded like a movement of people leaving their unfulfilling jobs for better opportunity. Now the new buzz term is "Quiet Quitting", but the definition actually should not be taking literally!

At what point do you turn "Quiet Quitting" to ACTUAL QUITTING? In this episode of The Shine to FIVE™ Method for Side Hustlers, we will cover:
- Breakdown what it REALLY means when someone is "quiet quitting".
- What you need to do if you identify with this term.
- How I help clients through their own process when they relate to the term.

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It's Q4, my friend! How is your quarterly planning going? Need some guidance on how to plan out a quarter that gets rid of all the mental clutter so that you can easily STEP INTO ACTION? Grab this freebie A simple Strategy for a SUCCESSFUL Quarter when you join my mailing list. Oh, and we never EVER get spammy.

And you know what I'm going to say! I am ALWAYS just a click away and ready to chat with you privately (for only 15 mins) about the next steps in your journey from employee to ENTREPRENEUR. If it feels like a fit for what you need, you can ask about the 3D Exit Strategy™; it sets you up with a detailed action plan to help you grow your side-biz AND shift your Employee Mindset, so you can confidently leave your 9to5 within your desired timeframe!

Be sure to let me know how you're doing in a DM! Find me on Instagram!

Have a Sparkling Day!

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Are you READY for CONSISTENT ACTION and LIFE-CHANGING RESULTS in 2024?

Join my 3-Part Side Hustle Success Masterclass Series where I'll be spilling the beans on creating an easy action plan in January, mastering time to feel productive in February, and Creating killer content strategies in March.

Click here to learn more and register. Let's crush those side hustle goals together!
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Crush Goals, Master Time & Stay Consistent with the Side Hustler's Quarterly Guide!

It's the ultimate resource designed to simplify your business planning on a quarterly basis.

Discover a guide that's dedicated to helping you set rock-solid goals, improve time management, and maintain consistency in your side hustle.

Let's turn your aspirations into accomplishments, together! Click here to grab your copy TODAY!
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Remember - I am just a click away from a private 15-min chat with you about what's next on your journey from employee to ENTREPRENEUR. Be sure to ask how the 3D Exit Strategy™ sets you up with a detailed action plan to help you grow your side-hustle AND shift your Employee Mindset, so you can confidently leave your 9to5 within your desired timeframe!

I'd love for you to let me know how you're doing in a DM on Instagram.

Have a Sparkling Day!

Have you started your holiday season prep? Q4 is  3 months away and there's a lot to do. In this re-air of a previous episode, Melissa & Heather give you loads of tips & strategies to get the heavy lifting done now so you can focus on selling and shipping this fall and winter. We're talking about designing products, building up stock, getting systems in place, planning your promotions, developing and communicating your shipping and refund policies, evaluating if you need help and lots more!

This is a great episode for creatives who

• are  always trying to play catch-up in Q4 
• need help creating systems around the holiday season 
• never really quite feel like they promoted their business as well as they could have over the holiday season
• wind up selling the same items every year because they didn't work far enough ahead to get new product, designs, or creations ready in advance
• who are new to creating for a living and haven't got a holiday season under their belt yet. 

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit the original show notes:
Episode 70: Holiday Season Prep - It Starts Now!

You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.
You can find Heather at heatherlynnetravis.com or on Instagram @heathertravis.

You can connect with the podcast  on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup 
• Facebook 
• YouTube 

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative jo

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Setting boundaries in your creative business (and your life) are key to ensuring you're happy, successful and mentally and physically well. We talk about the key areas to look to and the questions to ask when you're determining what your boundaries are!

This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs Illustrations

This is a great episode for creatives who:

• are feeling like everything is chaotic in their business and their life
• feel like they're never getting anything accomplished or moving forward
• are constantly saying yes at the expense of things that are important to them
• are struggling with feelings of burnout or overwhelm
• aren't living the life they thought they would be when they went to work for themselves
• fear saying no
• are people pleasers

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:
Episode 109: Setting Boundaries For Your Creative Business

You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.
You can find Heather at heatherlynnetravis.com or on Instagram @heathertravis.

You can connect with the podcast  on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup 
• Facebook 
• YouTube 

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

We all have moments where we want to throw in the towel with our creative businesses but how do you know when it's really time to move on? And how do you navigate all the fears that come with that? And what do you do with your business when it's time? My original co-host Lisa Bolton is back this week and we talk all about knowing when it's time to let go, move on or pivot.

This episode is great for anyone who:

• has a nagging feeling that they're no longer fulfilled by what their creative business does
• suspects it's probably time to move on or pivot but is struggling with fear of change, fear of losing their identity, fear of losing an income or fear of "what's next?"
• is ready to move on but has no idea what to do next (and has a lot of fears around that question mark)
• is ready to move on but has no idea what to do with their current business

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:
Episode 106: When Is it Time to Move On From Your Creative Business?

You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.
You can find Lisa at lisadawnbolton.com or on Instagram @lisadawnbolton

You can connect with the podcast  on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup 
• Facebook 
• YouTube 

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Creative burnout can have a direct impact on your mental health and your ability to earn a living as a working creative. This week, we have an honest conversation about creative burnout, how you can protect yourself from it and what to do when you find yourself in the midst of it.

This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs Illustrations

This is a great episode for creatives who:

• isn't sure if they're feeling burnt out and wants to understand what to look for
• struggles with periodic episodes of creative burnout
• is feeling burnt out and isn't sure what to do next
• is looking for tools to prevent future burnout

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:
Episode 105: Creative Burnout

You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.

You can connect with the podcast  on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup 
• Facebook 
• YouTube 

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illus

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Is it possible to have a 7 figure a year creative business? Is it a number we should all be shooting for? Yes... and no... Heather and Melissa talk about what's involved in running a 5, 6  and 7 figure business and how to measure success.

This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs Illustrations

This is a great episode for creatives who:

• struggles with using $$ as their only success metric
• hasn’t figured out what success is for them or looks to the success of others to define whether or not they are successful
• is curious as to what is involved in running and scaling a 5, 6 or 7 figure a year business
• wonders if they have what it takes to make 7 figures a year as a self-employed working creative
• wonders if it’s ok not to want to have a 7 figure business

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:
Episode 104: A 7 Figure a Year Creative Business?

You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.
You can find Heather at heatherlynnetravis.com or on Instagram @heathertravis.

You can connect with the podcast  on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup 
• Facebook 
• YouTube 

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podca

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Vancouver based writer and PR professional Dee de los Santos talks about her creative journey and how, after spending a decade building the popular blog Gastrofork, she is now leveraging her platform, social presence and relationship building skills to give back to the causes she's passionate about.

This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs Illustrations

This is a great episode for creatives who:

• want to find a way to give back to their community
• want to give back but aren't sure how to get started or what they can do
• aren't sure that they have a platform that can create change
• may not realize they already have the skill set to make giving back a reality

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:
Episode 103: Creative Canadian Dee de los Santos - Giving Back

You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.
You can find Dee de los Santos at Gastrofork and The Heart Box Project or on Instagram and twitter as @deedls and @gastrofork. You can donate to the Heart Box Project here and follow them on Instagram @heartboxprojectca

You can connect with the podcast  on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup 
• Facebook 
• YouTube 

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

This week Melissa and Heather explore the curse of expecting instant gratification, the frustration of comparing ourselves to others  and the importance of embracing (and enjoying) the process of doing the creative work in our businesses.

This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs Illustrations

This is a great episode for anyone who:

• get frustrated when they don't get instant results, sales, improvement, followers, views etc
• experiences feelings of panic when something doesn't work the first time they try it (or sell the first time they put it out there!)
• struggles in their business when they compare themselves to those around them
• overlooks the process required to get the outcome they want
• struggles to enjoy the process of doing the work or running a business (or both!)

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:
Episode 95: Embrace the Process

You can find Heather Travis at heatherlynnetravis.com or on Instagram @heathertravis.
You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.

You can connect with the podcast  on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup 
• Facebook 
• YouTube 

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canad

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Meghan Telpner is a multi-passionate creative entrepreneur, a nutritionist,  2x best selling author, podcaster and has been listed as one of the top 100 female entrepreneurs in Canada. She sits down with Melissa to talk about her creative & entrepreneurial journey, the importance of building community, experimenting & inspiration, and finding alignment and coherence through the heart-brain connection to foster happiness and creativity.

This is a great episode for anyone who:

• needs a dose of inspiration from another creative Canadian female small business owner
•  is feeling burnt out, stuck, stressed or out of alignment (and wants to know how to fix it!)
• ever wondered if it's worth building a community around their business
• would like to how other business owners get inspired, experiment and learn to fail (or fail in order to learn)

This episode is part of our ongoing series profiling creative Canadian women - their journeys and some of the their most impactful business lessons and tips. 

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:
Episode 83: Creative Canadian Meghan Telpner

To Meghan's free Coherence Training session.

You can also connect with us on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup 
• Facebook 
• YouTube 

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. 

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

As Managing Director of Devour! The Food Film Fest, Lia Rinaldo and her team have grown a small, niche film festival in Wolfville, N.S into the largest film festival related to all things culinary in the world! She had to get small to go big and this week she shares her story with us. We talk about niching down, curating the work of other creatives,  grass roots marketing, applying for grants and, of course, pivoting in a pandemic!

This episode is part of our ongoing series profiling creative Canadian women - their journeys and some of the their most impactful business lessons and tips.

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned, please visit:
Episode 78: Lia Rinaldo - Devour! The Food Film Festival

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. 

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel, left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

As small business owners, we pour an inordinate amount of time into social media for the benefit of our creative businesses. Every day there is a hungry algorithm to feed that regularly changes what kind of content it's in the mood for.

But is it financially, creatively or mentally worth it? Is it healthy or even good for our craft to feel the pressure to create art or content that must be shared on a daily basis?  Melissa & Heather get into the pros & cons of  creating endless content to feed an insatiable beast and whether or not it benefits our businesses as much as we're encouraged to believe.

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned, please visit:
Episode 76: The Social Media Mindset Struggle

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. 

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel, left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She's a graphic designer, an illustrator and a multi-six figure a year entrepreneur in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

As creative business owners, our creativity is our livelihood - which means it's so important we take steps to protect it.  Lawyer Andrea Henry of Henry Business Law joins us in this episode to talk about how you can take steps to protect your creative business and your intellectual property including what you can do yourself and where you should get a lawyer to help you (and how to find a lawyer that gets you and your business!)

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned, please visit:
Episode 75: Protecting Your Creative Work

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Some days the artist gets to be in charge, and some days, it’s the businessperson.  And sometimes that can create tension! But tension can be a really good thing - from it comes new ideas, inspiration, and growth. 

When you run a creative business you need to keep your “inspiration well” full, your mind and body healthy and your business brain sharp. You also need friends and a community that understand what your days are like. 

That’s why And She Looked Up was created - to create a space for Canadian female artists, creatives and makers to come together and share our ideas and stories while growing our creative businesses! Your host Melissa Hartfiel is a designer, illustrator, writer, and photographer with a penchant for vibrant colour. She’s owns three businesses and has been a self-employed creative since 2010. She resides just outside of Vancouver, Canada. 

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.

Copywriter Natalie Gates turned her childhood love of writing into a career and now she uses those skills to help other creatives communicate with their customers and clients through great copy. This week she shares her best tips so you can do the same for your creative business.

This episode is great for any creative business owner who struggles with the copy for their website, marketing materials or product listings. Natalie guides us through what to focus on, how to form a connection with our customer base, how to improve our selling without being sales-y and how to showcase what makes you... you - quirks and all!

For a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned, please visit:
Episode 69: Creative Canadian Natalie Gates and the Power of Good Copywriting

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Some days the artist gets to be in charge, and some days, it’s the businessperson.  And sometimes that can create tension! But tension can be a really good thing - from it comes new ideas, inspiration, and growth. 

When you run a creative business you need to keep your “inspiration well” full, your mind and body healthy and your business brain sharp. You also need friends and a community that understand what your days are like. 

That’s why And She Looked Up was created - to create a space for Canadian female artists, creatives and makers to come together and share our ideas and stories while growing our creative businesses! Your host Melissa Hartfiel is a designer, illustrator, writer, and photographer with a penchant for vibrant colour. She’s owns three businesses and has been a self-employed creative since 2010. She resides just outside of Vancouver, Canada. 

You can connect with the podcast on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.