Nicole is the CEO and Creative Director of Dear Handmade Life which produces Patchwork Show: Makers Festival and Craftcation Conference as well as a blog, online learning and this podcast.
Dec 7, 2021
Leveling up and standing out with Lauren Keplinger, small business owner, Etsy shop consultant and mom of four. Lauren and I talk about analyzing and streamlining your business to increase profits and decrease your working hours, outsourcing, how to stand out in crowded market, mistakes she made early on, shifting...
Nov 23, 2021
Running Your Business Like a CEO with Agency+Team Operations Coach Tatiana O'Hara. Tatiana and I discuss what first steps you can take right now to begin to be the CEO of your business, the roadblocks that may be standing in your way, how to start assessing your business using KPI’s, how to give critical feedback...
Nov 9, 2021
Make a Life with Melanie Falick, independent writer, editor, and creative director—and a lifelong maker. Melanie and Nicole talk about Melanie's career in publishing, why making is so vital and valuable in the modern world, slowing down and making for the sake of making rather than selling or sharing, what a good life...
Oct 26, 2021
Authenticty & following what makes you come alive with musician, director and educator Kathryn Lounsbery. Kathryn and I talk about that that painful but necessary space between what we want to make and what we’re capable of making, being authentic, life as a c, bad-assery and more.
Oct 12, 2021
Marketing for Creatives with Christina Loff, a marketing strategist. Christina and Nicole talk about Christina's big leap to starting her own business after working at big brands like CreativeLive, Minted and Chronicle Books, content strategy, the current social media climate, uncovering your unique brand story, how she...