Lesson 34: The Business of Being Creative with Jennifer Perkins

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How to be a bad ass creative entrepreneur and make money doing what you love

with Jennifer Perkins

You gotta let it out or you’ll get sick.
— Jennifer's Grandma

How can you be a bad ass creative entrepreneur and make money doing what you love?

This week on Creativity School, I talk to Jennifer Perkins, a creative content designer for places like HGTV and DIY Network. Jennifer has worked in the creative industry as an author, editor, television host, and crafter for over 20 years, and she’s also the host of Creative Queso, a podcast all about the business of being creative.

If you want to learn more about how to make money with the things you make, how to self promote without turning people off, how to network when you hate networking, how to prevent boredom in your creative work, AND SO MUCH MORE - tune in because you’ll love this episode!

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Mentioned in this episode:

  • The importance of having multiple streams of income

  • How to prevent yourself from getting bored of your work when you turn it into a business

  • How to start learning and embracing business, marketing and promotion

  • Overcoming the discomfort of promoting yourself and your work

  • How to network when you hate networking

  • Why having ADD in your creativity should be something we embrace

  • My episode on Jennifer’s Podcast Creative Queso

  • Goal Digger Podcast

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