The Maker's Playbook
The Maker's Playbook
Rebecca Ickes Carra
Ep 601: Staying Okay (even when your business isn’t) with Clare Barboza of Poppy Bee Surfaces
1 hour 17 minutes Posted Nov 1, 2024 at 10:00 am.
Clare Barboza
A Familiar Connection
Meet Claire Barboza
Journey into Photography
Transition to Food Photography
Challenges and Resilience
Starting Poppy Bee Surfaces
Understanding the Value of Handmade Products
Educating Customers About Handmade
Marketing Strategies: Paid Ads vs. Collaborations
Challenges of Paid Advertising on Meta
The Importance of Staying Present and Creative, Balancing Business and Personal Well-being
Teaching and Learning in the Creative Field
Final Thoughts and Advice for Creatives
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Send us Fan Mail How do you stay okay even when it doesn't feel like your business isn't going well? Because while we might feel pulled to log the long hours and push ourselves to "work harder" to "grind it out," in reality, we can't really come up with new, interesting, creative solutions when we're exhausted or stressed or frankly, freaking out. As foolish as it might feel to get up and go for a walk instead of "being productive" it might also be exactly that walk that brings you a clever i...